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Which team are you on?
Have you noticed all the buff CEOs lately? So when did the C-Suite discover bodybuilding? The thing is, none of it is random. It is …
Why Nerds Will Rule The World
There’s this recent New Yorker video about hardcore coffee nerds. A nerd, basically, is someone who is interested in things far more than the average person. …
RISK FORWARD: Legacy, Satisfaction & Greatness
A few years after my mother died, I took my father to Las Vegas. I’d been booked for a keynote performance there and thought …
How To Invent The Future
In the last year, there have been two books that have really excited us. Rory Sutherland’s “Alchemy” and Matt Ridley’s “How Innovation Works”. Both are great reads. Both …
Innovation is Cultural
This Bloomberg article gave us pause: The USA has slipped out of the Top Ten Most Innovative Countries. That’s right. America’s being surpassed by the Swedes, …
The Connection Between Super Bowl Ads and Company Culture
Another year, another massively expensive spectacle in which companies paid a reported $5.5 million for a 30-second spot in the Super Bowl — on top of …
Are you Seeking Redemption?
Welsh denim entrepreneur David Hieatt recently tweeted this: “Being an entrepreneur is one of the most effective personal development programs you can ever take.” BAM!!! Ain’t that the …
Nobody Cares About You
The great marketing blogger (and College Professor) Mark Ritson had a superb piece in Marketing Week about how, contrary to all the hotshots that give keynotes at marketing conferences, …
How to design your future
Back in 1969, Kenneth Clarke presented the seminal BBC TV series. “Civilization”. It was a big deal at the time. It’s probably the most influential arts …
The battle of hearts is what wins wars
The Roman Civil war came to a climax when Julius Caesar defeated Pompey The Great at The Battle of Pharsalus. On paper, Pompey should’ve won the …
Make Your Impossible Dream a Future Reality
Some people wake us up. They bring us a new idea or a new way to do things. They challenge us to think differently, they …
Truth to Power
How many meetings have you walked out of and thought to yourself, that was a bunch of old white guys blowing smoke up …
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