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The Iron Lady: Have things really changed?
Dear readers in the US and Europe (specially the UK), for the next few moments please let’s not worry about what our political views may be about Margaret Thatcher, whether we like or dislike her or if we agreed then or now with her politics, but let’s look at Margaret as a female. In the…
Seriously, Where Are the Women Keynote Speakers?
Happy Twenty Twelve everyone. What a great year 2012 is shaping up to be. For me the most distinguishing element is the huge amount of positive energy I am feeling from everyone around me, combined with a sense of massive optimism…. Energy is boundless right now. However, I am still amazed every time I look…
Year in Reflection
Dear fellow readers and bloggers, what an insane year 2011 has been. Ever year has highs and lows and highlights. But this year has been a bit different. In a course of a year, countries have ousted monarchs and leaders and social transparency is growing by leaps and bounds. But 2011 has also been a…
The Democratization of Leadership
I have rarely been as excited as I am this very moment about all the changes taking place in corporations and enterprises of all sizes around the world. By that I mean the “ Democratization of Leadership”. What inspired me to write ProVoke was to provoke my readers globally about the fact that disruption is…
Are we not all ‘entrepreneurs’ in a big company? Why not actively Disrupt and Innovate?
It is extremely energizing meeting incredibly competent people at the various companies that I visit. Fabulously talented, educated engineers, designers and other company employees at various ranks who ‘really’ know their business. They know how the products are build, their use applications and marketability. In addition they are uniquely connected with the customers and understand…
An Innovation Website Alone Does Not Make a Company Innovative
In the last 2 weeks I have been fortunate enough to be invited by a number of midsize and large enterprises to present ProVoke and start the dialog of Disruption to Innovation…. And more importantly launching the Culture of Disruption (CofD) as the necessary first step. CofD is a central premise of ProVoke and how…