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The 5 Constants of Change Let’s Get You Prepared

Are Big Wages Losing Steam?

How to Awaken the Happiness Inside of You

The ‘Work From Anywhere’ Solution

The ‘Work From Anywhere’ Solution

What Drives Our Most Innovative People To Success

Effective Leadership Starts by Walking in Another Person’s Shoes

8 Strategic Ways to Invest Your Marketing Budget

8 Strategic Ways to Invest Your Marketing Budget

8 Strategic Ways to Invest Your Marketing Budget

8 Strategic Ways to Invest Your Marketing Budget

5 tips for leading through inflation

5 tips for leading through inflation

7 leadership development activities for Executives and CEOs to become better leaders

5 tips for leading through inflation

The accelerating advancement of exponential technologies is actually old news. So, what’s the new news? That formerly independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology are beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology. In other words, these waves are starting to overlap—stacking atop one another, producing tsunami-sized behemoths that threaten to wash

Welcome to this latest of unprecedented times, which is now being called an “unsettling monetary tightening cycle.” Inflation is sky-high, unemployment is under 4%, supply chains are a major challenge and the Fed just decided to stop babysitting the markets. Did you just sigh? Or choke? So did the global

What made Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, or Elon Musk succeed? Was it their technology or their mindset? Personally, I think the mindset is an entrepreneur’s most critical asset. Yet few of us ever take the time to craft it — to purposefully select and sharpen the mindset(s) we desire. Your

Here are two Moonshot Culture hacks I learned from Astro Teller, the world’s authority on Moonshots: Train Your Team’s Thinking: This first hack helps to put your team into the Mindset of accepting and encouraging Moonshot thinking. Weird is Good: You give your team massive congratulations for any 10X idea—no matter how

Doing anything big and bold in the world is hard. It takes passion, grit, luck, and often a decade or more of hard work to see a Moonshot materialize—much less succeed. There’s no definite roadmap for a successful Moonshot. The path can be filled with obstacles. But as Tony Robbins says,

Creating a world of abundance isn’t about creating a world of luxury—it’s about creating a world of possibility. But how exactly do we create such a world? Today we’ll explore a powerful concept called “the adjacent possible.” This is theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman’s wonderful term for all the myriad paths

Nothing is more important than your Mindset in the new year… Let’s dive in… Create a Daily Gratitude Practice: Every morning during my 10-minute meditation, I focus on gratitude and how I can be 30% more joyful throughout the day. In the evening, when I’m going to sleep before I drift

When was the last time you felt grateful? I mean truly grateful for all you have: your health, loved ones, the Moonshots you’re pursuing, the sunrise, and the extraordinary planet we inhabit. In a world with an increasing abundance of opportunities and a dizzying rate of technological progress, we tend to live

Are you afraid of failure? Most people are. Do you know why? I truly believe this and it’s one of Peter’s Laws, but how do we know that it’s true? It turns out that there’s a predictable process for the evolution of great and breakthrough ideas. Ideas that are revolutionary. I learned about

Like truth, art, or love—grace is often hard to define. But we know it when we see it, and when we experience it. I’ll never forget—it was early in my days as a CEO. A member of our board, who was mentoring me, looked me in the eye and said,

Are you afraid of failure? Most people are. Do you know why? Do you know why? Whenever I ask people what they fear most about failure, I hear three consistent answers: Fear of negatively impacting your reputation: “If I fail, I won’t get the promotion.” Fear of wasting time: “I’ve invested

Curating your community is one of the most important investments you can make as an executive or an entrepreneur. Your communities shape your mindsets, passions, hobbies, and ultimately your success. For example, if you want to think big and change the world, hang out with people who have a Massive

When you come up with a crazy idea or talk about exponential technologies or brainstorm solutions to humanity’s grand challenges, do you have a support network that inspires and supports your big thinking? Or do friends shut you down and tell you that you’re a little crazy? To be inventive,

As we look back over years past, we see what matters most and what makes us truly grateful. Indeed, Thanksgiving can really help put things in perspective. It was all about relationships and just being together—that was our real abundance. I received a call this week from a friend. Despite

There’s a tug-of-war going on in my house. I like it warm, but my daughter likes it cool. Whenever I walk by the kitchen where she’s studying, her, head snaps up. And if I dare touch that thermostat, she’s right there to change back the setting. A thermostat runs entirely

Do you have an abundance mindset? What the heck is an abundance mindset? And what’s the advantage of having an abundance mindset? Do you have an abundance mindset? What the heck is an abundance mindset? And what’s the advantage of having an abundance mindset? That’s our conversation today… In the

Our brains are composed of 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion synaptic connections. But despite this vast processing power, we are unable to process all the data entering through our senses. Because of that, our brains take shortcuts called “heuristics” that unfortunately introduce a number of (sometimes dangerous) cognitive biases.

ESG and sustainability can easily be added to the top of your agenda. But how are you going to ensure you have the right strategy for success? Our latest paper unpacks five factors to consider for building a sound ESG and sustainability strategy that will help you harness the collective

IT ALL STARTED DURING WORLD WAR II… In 1943, the US Defense Department called Kelly Johnson, the Head of Engineering at Lockheed, with an impossible task. German fighter jets had just appeared in the skies over Europe, and America desperately needed a counterpunch. Johnson accepted the critical mission and designed, tested, and

“Every time we have a discussion, there’s complete alignment—100 percent buy-in.” It sounded too good to be true—and, as it turned out, it was. I can distinctly remember the interview we conducted with an executive at the start of the pandemic. When we asked him about his process for getting

There is little question that the field of AI has seen massive progress in the past 5 years. All one needs to look at are the incredible achievements of Deepmind’s AlphaZero and AlphaFold, and OpenAI’s GPT-3 to clearly understand that something remarkable is happening. So, why are we seeing this extraordinary

Your business culture can improve, with an understanding of what is important, and what is not. Each and every day, we face the deliberate choice of kindling relationships and forging connections or else pushing ourselves deeper into retreat. After all, most of us aren’t sculptors working alone, chipping away at

When CEOs get stuck in the weeds—giving their attention to too many issues at once—it’s often difficult to find their way out. Many issues vie for the CEO’s attention. There’s the budget, brand, board, employees, executive team, plans for the future, and dozens of other details. Taken together, they can

Some of the most potent innovation taking place today does not involve breakthrough technologies… but rather the creation of fundamentally new business models. For most of history, these models were remarkably stable, dominated by a few key ideas, upgraded by a few major variations on these themes.  In the 1920s,

  The robots are coming! For years, Hollywood has warned us about the rise of robots, especially those of the stone-cold killer variety. However, the reality is far more exciting and humanizing—robots are rapidly becoming our friends, colleagues, employees, and the basis of our workforce. Robotics venture investment grew 50%

These days, paradoxes abound—grit vs. grace, perform vs transform, speed vs. significance, critique vs. create, execute vs. engage, head vs. heart. And one that I’ve seen a lot of lately is self vs. system—which can be expressed simply as “I vs. we.” The good news is we don’t have to

Last year, IBM reported that nearly six in ten consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact. Meanwhile, 50% of Gen Z’ers (those born after 1995) report having recently called out a brand for behaving in a way they believed was unethical.   Consumers aren’t the

Over the next decade, waves of  advance exponential tech advancements will stack atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact. Emerging from these waves are 20 “Metatrends,” likely to revolutionize entire industries (old and new), redefine tomorrow’s generation of businesses and contemporary challenges, and transform our lives

Take moonshots and create abundance as an Exponential Leader. The only constant is change and the rate of change is increasing. Regardless of your organization’s size, sector, or industry, this guide can help you create a sense of urgency around innovation and add important new leadership competencies to spur innovation.

Building a collaborative “Dream Team” that consistently wins gold. Remember there is a mentor in all of us. Let’s get started… with the differences between the roles – Coaches speak to you; mentors speak with you; and sponsors speak for you. I searched and searched for that dusty field, but

That’s what a Moonshot is: going 10X bigger or better when everyone else is pursuing incremental change. Most companies ask questions such as, “How do we reduce costs by 10%?” or “How can we increase profits by 10%?” Having a Moonshot Mindset means applying 10X thinking (or 1,000%) to all your efforts

Are you taking the time to analyze exactly HOW entire industries are being revolutionized from the bottom up?   Over the next decade, waves of exponential tech advancements will stack atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact.   These waves will lead to 20 “Metatrends” that

Being an executive today is vastly different than it was 20 years ago.   Today, each of us has access to more capital, more technological tools, more information, more talent, and more computational power than the CEOs of the world’s biggest companies did just two decades ago.   As I

Elon Musk’s entrepreneurial success is a direct result of his mindset, strategies, and intelligence.     Having known Elon for 20 years, I’ve had the opportunity to watch his meteoric rise into someone who is arguably the greatest entrepreneur of our age. In this blog, I’ll summarize what every exponential entrepreneur can learn and

  The other day, while speaking to a client’s leadership team, I was asked, “When are things going to get back to the way they were?” My answer was instantaneous: “They’re not—there’s no going back.”.   Time has not stood still for any of us. Nor can we simply turn

Everyone is trying to figure out the workplace these days. And it’s not about the where—it’s all about the why. For employees, it’s about community and opportunity—how they can be part of something bigger than themselves—and receive the coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship they need to advance. For organizations, it’s about

Five-hour-long hold times to talk to an airline customer service representative. Restaurants normally open every day of the week now open only five days. Fast-food drive-through lanes closed. Manufacturers pushing back product delivery dates by days or even weeks. For years, experts have worried that there would be a massive

Emboldened by the rapid pace of vaccinations and the ability to once again be together without masks, a small but growing number of business leaders aren’t shying away from airing their true feelings about remote work—and it’s clear they’re skeptical of whether it produces the best results.     The

High-profile hacks have shut down some big businesses. Is there any defense? The headlines alone can be nerve-racking. In March, a hack forced one of Australia’s biggest broadcasters off the air. Two weeks ago, a hack crippled a major US oil pipeline. And this week, a hack shut down operations

Becoming a better leader normally involves, well, being a leader. Indeed, most leadership experts say about 70% of learning and development comes from challenging assignments that force leaders to learn new skills. The rest of that development usually involves hours of training seminars, working with coaches, and dedicating oneself to

It was an unexpected reaction—encountered for the first time many years ago when I was a newly promoted CEO. The event was a formal dinner, and it started late, as was the custom. Three hours later … we were still there. Not wanting to appear rude to the hosts, I

I’ll never forget that first day of my first job out of college. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I walked through the door of the KPMG office in Los Angeles. But I looked the part—three-piece suit, shiny wingtips, and carrying that hard-sided brown leather briefcase. You know the

A new study says industry-wide turmoil can shave 18 months off a CEO’s life. Will more modern leaders handle stress better? It isn’t news that CEOs are under a lot of pressure. Even in less stressful times, they have to create successful strategies, energize thousands of employees, navigate investors, and