Being a keynote speaker myself, trust me: Every inspirational guru worth their weight in motivational tapes loves to talk about the importance of success in life, love, leadership, management and business. What you won't hear as many mention is the importance of failure in driving personal or professional [...]
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As both entrepreneur and management consultant, it's consoling to see that many modern professionals are resourceful and capable individuals able to move mountains, even while operating under tight resources and extreme constraints. But at the same time, it's also curious to note that one common error - easily [...]
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Success can be elusive, but it’s not impossible to grab. After all, there are many roads to follow, and there’s no single ingredient list that will get you there without a hitch. But with that in mind, success stories still share some common traits. It pays to mind [...]
Is college worth it? This seems to be the question students and parents alike are increasingly posing, even as tuition costs continue to rise for many while job opportunities appear to remain tight for the foreseeable future. Even Newsweek has opted to question your local university's ongoing relevance [...]
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A common topic that seems to come up more and more in the business world is strategic innovation. Leaders and managers often wonder how to deal with change management since the world is constantly in flux and everything is changing at a brisk pace - including markets and [...]
Whether you're a business executive, marketing professional or sales team manager, you don't need a public speaker to understand that successful relationships are the fundamental building block of business today. In The Relationship Economy - a world where abundance, not scarcity, is the challenge as it once was [...]
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Are millennials the screwed generation? Critics in major media certainly seem to think so. Less wealth and stability, harsher job conditions, a growing move away from home ownership and marriage... certainly, few would argue it's a party out there for the generation just beginning to enter today's business [...]
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People like to say that they’re in the “relationship business,” and to be honest, many of us are. But maybe our connections with our clients and potential clients are better described as belonging to a “relationship economy”—a system that needs to work two ways, with equal give and [...]
December 4, 2012
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Every single one of us—professionals, teachers, students, administrators, executives, assistants—faces the need to get more done in less time. The world’s moving at a faster pace, and everything is becoming increasingly hectic. It oftentimes feels like time slips away from us and doesn’t offer any reward in turn. [...]
As one of today's top speakers for business, and a leading source of global innovation and trends experts, our firm is often asked to weigh in on the latest business, social and technology trends helping shape the world today. Below, you'll find our recent thoughts on several topics [...]