Edge Strategy and the Future of Work
This is an amazing day – celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in America! We need to celebrate history, but we also need to avoid being consumed by the past. We need to learn from history so that we can shape an even more promising future. What action can we take today
I recently returned from a trip to Dharamshala, India where I had the honor to meet with the Dalai Lama. It was an amazing and inspiring trip on so many levels. The Tibetan Buddhist community in Dharamshala The Dalai Lama is 90 years old, but he remains full of energy. He has a wonderful sense
Strategy and emotions? Those are generally considered as two separate domains with little, if any, intersection. I’ve come to believe that they need to be tightly integrated, especially in a rapidly changing world. Strategy Strategy in the business world has long been defined by the five-year plan. Develop a detailed plan for each of the
Everyone is talking about AI these days. AI is consuming our attention as we explore what the technology can do, while at the same time many are feeling feeling fear that the technology may be used to our detriment. But the conversation is all about AI. There’s very little discussion about how we will need
Gratitude is nourishing. It helps us to connect More deeply With those Who have helped us In so many ways. We should always be grateful For those around us And all they have done To help us. But there’s another level of gratitude That’s even more nourishing. It comes from Looking within. We need to
I ve written a lot about the growing importance of curiosity in the Big Shift world that is evolving around us. While curiosity is an essential core capability that we all need to cultivate, it is far from enough. Today, I want to move one step forward and make the case that curiosity without exploration is
How many questions do you have? A few questions are OK, but if you have too many, you will start to encounter resistance and rejection. Too many questions are suspect. Don’t you know what you’re supposed to be doing? Curiosity is an incredibly powerful capability, yet fewer and fewer people have invested the effort to
Digital transformation has become a business buzzword. Everyone is talking about it, but there is a significant missed opportunity. To understand the missed opportunity, we first need to understand the context of the world we live in. The Big Shift Long-term forces are re-shaping our global economy and society in profound ways. I have done
We live in a world of accelerating change. There’s so much going on around us that we are understandably becoming overwhelmed. And the advice we get can be very confusing. Many are saying to stay focused on the present. Others tell us to look ahead and focus on the future. And then there are those
Progress can be elusive, even though we have experienced progress on so many dimensions for centuries. One of the reasons progress is so elusive is it requires us to embrace paradox. If we embrace paradox, we have the potential to accelerate and expand progress in unforeseen ways. What do I mean by paradox? There are