Disruption
How is the Evolving Virtual Work Environment Impacting You?
Have you heard folks say, “Boy things are great! We are super-connected by Zoom”? If this is true, then why is the Great Resignation happening? The truth is: being on Zoom is not the same as being truly engaged. Today like never before, later stage Millennials and Gen Xers are walking out in the millions.…
Read MoreTom Brady and Leadership
What fascinates me most about Tom Brady is not only that he is a great player, or that he has now won a record SEVEN Superbowl events, or that he is one of the best players over 40 years of age, or that he is a stronger quarterback than someone 22 years his junior. There…
Read MoreTime: Our Greatest Asset!
Especially in today’s age, we are always pressed for time and often we find ourselves distracted. Today, I’d like to share something that will help! This article, while pointing out obvious things, is a good read to help one focus on how to use time wisely and improve performance. Planning ahead to determine the minimal/most…
Read MoreRe-Think Retail 2020 And Beyond
Retail was on an online digital trajectory way before COVID. Let’s remember the many large retailers that disappeared or are still struggling. COVID did make matters worse and accelerated the demise of some of these retailers. As society becomes more digital it is natural that online shopping becomes THE shopping behavior. This article by HBR…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Gets Into AI!
As an avid advocate of using AI and voice recognition capabilities, I was thrilled to see today that McDonald’s purchased Apprente a voice recognition, Voice-to-Meaning company to personalize the customer experience while going through drive thru stations. This means that instead of looking the entire menu, depending on time of day and various situations, the…
Read MoreThe Inversion Factor: How IoT Changes Everything
Inversion is the phenomenon that enables businesses to grow and thrive dramatically by allowing customer-needs to drive what products and services a company should have, vs, outdated product specs and offerings, often missing customer desires and needs. One of the key enablers of Inversion is IoT. IoT creates the network of connecting things, enabling companies…
Read MoreCommunity Brands Xperience 2018
Members, associations and the technology curve! I loved speaking to over 1,400 attendees at the Xperience18 Conference in Orlando. Talking about disruption, technology and the changing nature of associations! Great group of folks! Associations bring together very large gatherings of individuals who deeply care about the organization. Whether for-profit or not-for-profit, ultimately, associations of all…
Read MorePodcast Interview with Gunter Media Group: Disruption and Innovation
Truly enjoyed my time with Darrell Gunter of Gunter Media Group, WSOU: Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University. Great discussion about disruption and innovation and how to succeed! Next interview covers to topic of IoT and will be broadcast at 8 a.m. Eastern on April 1st! And we are planning…
Read MoreLet’s Talk AI: The True Buzz About AI
And deep learning, machine learning, cognitive and more… Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics on Tech St. right now – and why wouldn’t it be given the exciting advances being made? But in our conversations about AI, we’re getting ahead of ourselves and mixing up progress toward the goal with having reached…
Read MoreDisrupting The Hiring Process AND HR – The Beautiful ART of HR!
I wanted to share these thoughts with you. A major HR disruption is way overdue and I found this to be a good article to start our discussion. Whenever I have hired staff, either as a founder of a startup or as an executive working with my HR departments, I have viewed the hiring process as a…
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