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I found myself in Sonoma County, California earlier this week; I was the opening speaker for a small corporate conference that featured what were probably the top 100 cattle, stockyard and feedlot operators in the US. This was a pretty heavy duty event, so to speak, with some individuals representing ranches with upwards of 30,000 […]
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One of the highlights of 2010 had to be the day that I was the opening speaker for the 94th Annual General Meeting of the PGA – Professional Golfers Association of America. It was the first time they have ever had an external speaker open their meeting; I was invited in to discuss the major […]
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In a whirlwind of activity over the last ten days, I’ve been the keynote speaker for conferences that probably represents the vast majority of global Fortune 1000 organizations, speaking to the trends that will impact the future of ‘corporate facilities.’ These have included keynotes for the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association annual conference in Orlando; […]
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Futurist Jim Carroll, at CRIM 2010, outlines how global CEO’s are positioning their organizations for growth, through a focus on long term transformative trends. As the path to an economic recovery becomes clearer, I’m spending a lot of time speaking at leadership events for strategies for the upturn.
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My mantra about innovation is that it is always about three questions: how do you run the business better, grow the business, and transform the business. Address those three issues, and you’ve nailed the essence of innovation. Since the economic downturn, most of my global clients have been focused on the first issue: how can […]
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Leading in turbulent times! That’s a topic you need to focus on in the high velocity economy – particularly as volatility rages around you. And leading means focusing on growth: pursuing opportunities that will materialize over the longer term, rather than just managing short term trends. That’s the focus of my “Where’s the Growth” document, […]
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I’ve been doing a tremendous number of small, intimate CEO level leadership meetings; I’ll work with the CEO or other senior management team member to pull together a talk that will highlight the key opportunities for growth through innovation within an industry. I often point out that there are significant innovation and revenue growth opportunities […]
Read MoreMy news tracker picked up this small interview that appeared in Food Processing Magazine a few months ago. In a tough economy like this, it’s time to hold the line on spending and to be especially cautious of leading-edge technology. Right? History’s full of companies that leapt ahead of competitors by increasing spending, especially on […]
Read MoreI’m thrilled that Microsoft has asked me to be the opening speaker for a number of events this fall, related to the Windows 7 launch. We will be talking to CIO’s, CFO’s and CTO’s for a wide variety of organizations from multiple different industries. My talk with focus on the theme: “Achieving Growth! Why Innovators […]
Read MoreI wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes for a lot of powerful arguments as to where we will see industrial and market growth in the future. From the introduction: Gloom has set in on global markets. Volatility rages. Some organizations have gone into a […]
Read MoreI was interviewed sometime last month by FoodProcessing.com – this was related to their discovery of the keynote I did for the Readers Digest / EveryDay with Rachel Ray team food industry summit in New York last fall. They ran a short article, “March of the New Machines: The Future of Food Processing” — and […]
Read MoreHere’s a brochure extract from another upcoming conference. The theme : “Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Focusing on Growth Through Innovation.” It’s been a busy six months since the meltdown. Throughout this time, I’ve been keynoting events all over North America, for organizations and events large and small, focused on the theme of innovation and working […]
Read MoreThere’s a lot of research that goes into every keynote and workshop I undertake. Recently, one key theme has been looking at how innovators break through the recessionary blues, and create new markets and revenue through disruptive innovation. This was the theme of a recent column that I wrote, “Keep Those Ideas Coming.” While preparing […]
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I was thrilled to be the opening keynote speaker for Yum! Brands 2009 Global Leadership Meeting. It’s the world’s largest restaurant company. The organization, the owner of such iconic brands such as KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, certainly finds itself in the midst of high-velocity change. There are fast paced trends in terms of […]
Read MoreIt’s 2009, and it looks like I’ll be quite busy with a number of organizations who are focused on innovating their way into the future. A few of the upcoming presentations include: the College Board — the organization that runs the SAT education testing system among other things. This will involve a keynote for a […]
Read MoreI often get mail after speaking on stage to a group of people, or after hosting a small leadership meeting. Here’s one that just came in… As one of the behind-the-scenes people working at the conference….I was asked to pass along my feedback/reaction to your presentation. In fact, as part of my responsibilities, I edit/rewrite […]
Read MoreI’m keynoting a lunch tomorrow for a group of about 400 medical professionals. Their executive director saw me keynote a national conference of association executives two months ago. That particular keynote was on a Friday in late September — and the executives in the audience had just been pounded by a week of bad economic […]
Read MoreIf you study the screen carefully to the right, you’ll note that the current slide from my deck states, “Time to market and corporate agility are the new corporate capabilities.” In other words, it’s your ability to keep an innovation-oriented focus in order to deal with the new challenges that surround you, that will define […]
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Given the rapid pace of global economic developments in the fall of 2008, it’s interesting that the number of organizations bringing me in for a leadership or management event has increased. That’s because, despite perilous economic times, CEO’s in a variety of industries are working hard to ensure that their organization stays focused on growth. […]
Read MoreGloom has set in on global markets. Volatility rages. Some organizations have gone into a mode of “aggressive indecision,” deferring action while they try to figure out “what comes next.” A pretty lousy strategy that is doomed to fail in the longer term. Future oriented leaders understand the reality of growth. They know that we […]
Read MoreOrganizations today are looking for deep insight into the trends that will affect their markets and industries. CEO’s are focused on the need for innovation, knowing that a world of high velocity change requires that they respond to opportunity and challenge in an instant. They are looking for guidance on establishing high-performance, innovation oriented teams […]
Read MoreNext week – August 25th — I’ll be doing an online Web conference for SAP, on the topic of “Creating a Growth Culture through Innovation.” Ties in nicely to all the work I’ve been doing in writing Frogs in Texas through the summer. Have a look at the details here. SAP is also having me […]
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