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April 7, 2022

20 Quotes from Alvin Toffler: Honoring a Pioneer

This week the world lost a great mind when Alvin Toffler passed away at the age of 87. Perhaps the greatest futurist of his time, Toffler is best known […]
March 31, 2022

The Two Faces of Charismatic Leadership

Charisma and I have a troubled relationship. I find myself drawn to it and have often enjoyed that special sparkle that a charismatic leader possesses. However, […]
March 24, 2022

Mobots & More: 21 Business Terms You Need to Know (Review)

Over 5 years ago, I created  a post with a series of new terms that business leaders needed to know. These terms were a little strange, […]
December 15, 2016

The Future of Sports – 19 Trends

Today’s blog provides several fascinating insights about the future of sports developed by the Shaping Tomorrow organization. You will find that these upcoming changes are rooted […]
October 18, 2016

Podcast: The Importance of Culture

Today’s post is a podcast that I recently provided for the Lead This! organization. Mergers and acquisitions consistently top the headlines, yet most of them fail. In […]
September 2, 2016

Infographic: The Digitization of the US Economy

The infographic below (courtesy of McKinsey) provides great insights about how technology pervades our business lives. I encourage you to specifically review the chart which reveals digitization […]
August 11, 2016

E-Residency: How Estonia is Advancing Globalization

Estonia is a tiny nation in the European Baltic region. By airplane, it is about two hours north of Germany. With a population of 1.3 million people, […]
August 5, 2016

30 Things You Need to Know About the Class of 2019

Each fall, Beloit College provides an insightful overview of the incoming class of college freshmen. As the years fly by, it is easy to forget the […]
July 26, 2016

The Rise of Augmented Reality: Lessons from Pokemon Go

A few weeks ago our 17 year old mysteriously started taking walks in the middle of the day. He even took the dog! For some families this […]
May 10, 2016

Gen Z Part II: 10 Facts and 5 Organizational Implications

Last week’s post about Gen Z generated a lot of traffic and follow up content (see Gen Z Just Graduated from College Infographic). As a result, I […]
May 5, 2016

[Infographic] Gen Z Just Graduated from College! So What Are They Like?

Over the past year two of my students have taught me a lot as they have undertaken thesis work related to generational differences in the workplace. A few of […]
March 25, 2016

MegaTrends: 16 Things to Watch for in the Decade Ahead

Whenever I receive an email from the trend-watching organization called Shaping Tomorrow I get excited! Yesterday’s content was particularly insightful and I wanted to share some of the […]