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Tech Conferences Should Not Be Just for Vendors… Let’s Change the Game!
Each year I go to a bunch of tech conferences around the world. The pattern is evolving and I wanted to brainstorm with you. It used to be that tech conferences were where customers went to hear about what is new, learn about innovation and network with new ideas, new people, new possibilities. Today, the…
Loyalty Can Blind Leaders, Why?!
Hello folks, I would love to hear your thoughts regarding the following: We all know there are times that our loyalty to our staff and those we have worked with for a long time can blind our judgment. At the extreme, this can have a devastating impact on our leadership capacity and how we run…
Evolving from Delivery to Growth. Ideation, Innovation, Marketable Innovation
One of the areas where I spend a lot of time on with my clients (and I am very passionate about) is how do we enable innovation in a large company? Large enterprises have massive pools of technical talent, have clients, and a global market reach. So why are we not seeing more innovation from…
I Disagree! We Need to Change the Dialogue
Why are we continuing to have these outdated discussions? Folks, this is my blog to ‘disrupt’ common notions of why we don’t have enough women entrepreneurs or angels or VCs. With a huge amount of respect I am going to use my good friend, Vivek’s article (Women and Venture Capital on Inc.com) to disagree with…
No, A New CEO is Not the Golden Solution
Image credit: Dilbert.com There is generally a lot of energy and enthusiasm around the hiring of a new CEO; especially in a distressed company. Where did they come from? How great they are? Are they are going to turn things completely around in one quarter? NOT! Excessive coverage by the media even before the new…
Easy to Be a “NaySayer and a Skeptic", Right?
Image credit: Dilbert.com “ …Innovate? You must be kidding. My company does not allow us to ‘just innovate’.” “I am closely watched here to do what I was hired to do and that is it.” “We don’t have a culture of innovation here . Inspired? No. This is my job, not my hobby, so of…