Innovation

September 22, 2022

Examples of cross cultural leadership

4 Things Star Wars Teaches Us About Cross-Cultural Leadership As a professor I often tell my students that we will engage in learning and teaching together. […]
September 15, 2022

FutureWatch: Understanding the Implications of Big Data

As a futurist, I have been watching the trend of big data for some time. In fact, it has become so commonplace that it is not […]
September 8, 2022

Linking Personal Success & Organizational Culture

If you read my blogs you know that I am a firm believer in Peter Drucker’s adage that “organizational culture eats strategy for lunch”. In other words, […]
September 9, 2021

10 Questions Leaders Ask in Team Meetings

Why leaders need to ask good questions in team meetings Leaders ask questions for many reasons, but the key reason is to collect input about their […]
August 12, 2021

When Scarcity is Your Friend

Today’s guest post is by my friend and colleague, Dr. David Stehlik. Are you a knowledge worker? Are your primary responsibilities the creation, assessment, management, reduction, […]
May 20, 2021

How does communication cause conflict?

Conflict is a natural part of life. While many of us do not enjoy it, conflict can be healthy. Innovation expert David Burkus believes that a lack […]
April 22, 2021

What is a disruptive leader?

Futurist guru Thomas Frey recently posted a list of 52 university degrees that we will need in the future. His insights reminded us of two important […]
March 25, 2021

What jobs will robots take over?

Consider what it would have been like to have been employed as a carriage driver when the automobile was invented. Or to have worked in the […]
March 18, 2021

Why do I need to upskill?

During a conversation with a colleague, she noted that she believes her job will be automated in the next five years. At a glance, her job […]
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 […]
March 7, 2016

Showing Email the Door: Why Atos Origin is Striving to be a Zero-Email Business

Today’s guest post is from David Burkus and is an excerpt from his upcoming book, Under New Management, which will be released on March 15. You can find […]
February 26, 2016

A Disney Dilemma – Fingerprinting at the Happiest Place On Earth

My teenage son recently joined me on a business trip to Florida. Our location afforded us the opportunity to spend a day at Epcot Center, a Disney […]