Futurist Jim Carroll has quickly become recognized as your ‘go-to source’ for effective insight on what comes next, the strategies that you consider, and the leadership path you need to follow.
If you keeping doing the same old thing, you’ll
end up with the same old thing!
It’s that simple. Here’s a simple list of companies that were once great successes. Then they weren’t: Blockbuster. Borders. Lehman Bros. Kodak. Circuit City. RadioShack. Pan-Am. Enron. E.F. Hutton.RCA. Tower Records. Polaroid. Woolworths. Compaq. Arthur Anderson. The list could go on…. companies that were leaders in their time, and then failed, due to a lack of […]
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It means you are in pretty big trouble. I hit my virtual broadcast studio to explain why. >Why does this happen? Straight to the point – it’s because of these failures in leadership: Here’s the list. You know I’m right! they don’t know what’s next they don’t want to know what’s next they refuse to […]
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I just sent out a short e-mail blast to the many speaker bureau partners who have worked with me through the years. They represent folks like Barak and Michelle Obama, Richard Branson and Jack Nicklaus, George Bush, and me! (I always pinch myself, but hey, I do great work!) Many have brought me into global […]
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Are there signs of greater turnover in your customer base, or more competitors in your industry than ever before? Is your top line getting hammered at the same time that your costs keep going up? Are your products or services becoming a commodity in an increasingly complex marketplace? Have you been so focused on managing […]
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“We always need to remember where we were to know where we should be going!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Most lives and careers consist of a series of successive wins and losses, writ into a story of continuous innovation and reinvention. If you do the right things and make the right decisions, you’ll end up […]
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“It’s when you are thinking about your last mistake that you will make your next mistake!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Success comes from a series of mistakes, frequently repeated. Failure is good for you – fail early, fail fast, fail often! That type of wisdom is true because a great deal of success comes from […]
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From a keynote for Philips Medical Devices – with the basic message that the product they are selling is no longer a single, standalone product. Instead, it’s become a hyper-connected, highly intelligent medical device. It’s not a widget anymore. Over the years, many senior executives have brought me into corporate leadership meetings to help their […]
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Think big! Most fast! Start now! A selection of clips from the stage!
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I’ve long observed when challenging my audience to align to the future, that there are 3 types of people in my audience: those who watch the future happen those who make the future happen and those who react, “whoah, how did that happen?” Here’s a clip where I am talking about that issue … and […]
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It’s quite true. Some people have a very narrow view of the world and never achieve too much. Innovators have a wide-open mind and change the world in new and continuous ways. Consider the differences. Some people see a trend and see a threat. Innovators see the same trend and see an opportunity. Some people […]
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The following article was published in AkzoNoble’s “A” Magazine, featuring some of my thoughts on innovation in organizations. The organization is the largest global paints and coatings company and is a leading producer of specialty chemicals. The article is a good read as to how I think and work. It was distributed in print form […]
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