By Mike Walsh | Speaker on the Change, Technology and Innovation Few leaders would dispute the fact that business today is driven by data and smart algorithms. Yet, rather than real digital transformation, many instead pursue digital incrementalism, using automation to cut costs or, worse — cut jobs. Doing…
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The Difference Between Management And Leadership – And Why It Matters
By Gary Bradt – Expert on Emotional Intelligence, Change & Leadership, Author & Clinical Psychologist In business circles, management and leadership are often used interchangeably. However, while both roles are important, they are quite different, as one of my mentors John Kotter has demonstrated over the years. Management is about…
Why Failure is the Secret to Innovation
By Duncan Wardle – Former Walt Disney Executive & Speaker on Innovation and Creativity What do fireworks and cornflakes have in common? Let me tell you; they were both invented by mistake — each a botched attempt to do something completely different. One day, the Kellogg brothers tried…
Essential Leadership: Take Risk. Make Decisions. Keep Ego in Check
By Michelle Ray – Change, Communication and Leadership Speaker Are you are leader who is comfortable taking risks, making decisions and keeping your ego in check? Great leaders possess the ability to harness these attributes at the appropriate time. Of course, not all decisions have equal weight or quality.
The 10 Commandments of Customer Service
By Willie Jolley – Motivational Speaker on Leadership, Change and Sales Dr. Willie Jolley’s Ten Commandments of Superior Customer Service: Commandment No. 1 – Thou Shalt Serve with a Smile: The best people in customer service take joy in helping others. They serve with a smile. Jolley cites an old…
Protecting Our Mental Health
By Libby Gill – Leadership Expert, Executive Coach, Award-Winning Author As I look out my home office window at the smoky sky—gray and heavy as a slab of sheet metal—I can’t help but think that it matches my mood. I’m grateful that we’re far from the fires (for now),…
The 3 Critical Ingredients to Communicate with Confidence & Influence Others
By Phil M. Jones – Bestselling Author and Speaker on Persuasion, Influence, and Sales With so much uncertainty in the world, helping others to find clarity and confidence in their next steps is more challenging than ever. This emotion-charged reality means that it is our responsibility to tread…
How to be Indistractable
By Nir Eyal – Bestselling Author & Speaker on Habit-Forming Technology ‘Just a second. I just need to respond to this one thing,’ I said to my daughter, as I attended to my iPhone. Only much later could I count the mistakes in that statement. No, it wouldn’t…
Mindfulness & Resilience for Managing Change & Uncertainty
By Pandit Dasa – Mindful Leadership Expert, Motivational Speaker and Author The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our lives almost overnight. Our routines have been disrupted and the way we interact with each other, when face-to-face, is with tremendous care and caution. We are faced with the…
3 Easy Ways to Boost your Immunity & Decrease your Stress
By Jenny Evans – Physiologist & Speaker on Stress & Resilience Feeling a bit of overwhelm and anxiety these last couple of weeks? Unfortunately, getting stressed is one of the worst things we can do as the chemistry of stress decreases our immunity. And we all need to be as…