Your 15 Minutes of Fame: Making The Most of Meetings

“In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” —  Andy Warhol (as quoted in February 1968) I’m not sure Warhol was right, but I think the idea that fame is fleeting makes perfect sense.  Especially in the world we’re living in, almost everything noteworthy only endures as such for a few moments… … Read more

The Future of Leadership, Part 5: AI – Curse or Blessing?

This is part of a series about where the future of leadership may be heading. In the past year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come into its own, and now we’re racing at breakneck speed to determine what purposes it might serve. This has enormous potential impacts for the future of leadership. “…as with all new … Read more

CEO Sales Strategies Podcast

A few weeks back, I was pleased to be a guest on Doug Brown’s “CEO Sales Strategies Podcast.” Here’s some of what we discussed: The Three Perspectives of “You” The ‘three you’s’ — There’s the ‘you’ that you think you are. There’s the ‘you’ that others think you are and there’s the real ‘you.’ To … Read more

The Future of Leadership, Part 4: Bringing People Together

This is part four of a series about the future of leadership. “I have a different vision of leadership. A leader is someone who brings people together.”–  George W. Bush In our increasingly virtual world, the future of leadership will be even more challenging than it is today. Simply put, we’re going to have to … Read more

The Future of Leadership, Part 3: Breaking Free from Bureaucracies

This is part three in a series about the future of leadership. “Bureaucracies force us to practice nonsense.  And if you rehearse nonsense, you may one day find yourself the victim of it.” – Laurence Gonzales Management expert and author Gary Hamel is known for his work on reinventing the concept of management for the … Read more