Mixing Business and Politics Requires a Strategy
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January 14, 2021
Business leaders today are trying to navigate a hyper-politicized environment that can ambush them at any moment. Everything a business does and says is being scrutinized to reveal political positions to either support or oppose. Whether intended or not, or true or not, claims made by pu
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We Can Be Silent No More - Influencer Strategies and Responsibilities
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January 13, 2021
In Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Russia, China, New York, Iran and thousands of other locations around the world influencers are developing and implementing strategies that exploit human vulnerabilities to sell products and amass power. Many of us so called "influencers" and/or "marketers" ha
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Part 2 of My Interview with Mark Bramwell the CIO at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford
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January 11, 2021
This is part 2 of my in-depth interview with Mark Bramwell the CIO at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. We leave behind our list of prepared questions and take a deep dive into the future of universities and higher education. For anyone interested in education this is a
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We Can Be Silent No More - Influencer Strategies and Responsibilities
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January 11, 2021
In Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Russia, China, New York, Iran and thousands of other locations around the world influencers are developing and implementing strategies that exploit human vulnerabilities to sell products and amass power. Many of us so called "influencers" and/or "marketers" ha
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We Can Be Silent No More - Influencer Responsibility
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January 08, 2021
In Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Russia, China, New York, Iran and thousands of other locations around the world influencers are developing and implementing strategies that exploit human vulnerabilities to sell products and amass power. Many of us so called "influencers" and/or "marketers" ha
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Reimagining the Future of Higher Education with Wiley Expert Renee Altier
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December 16, 2020
A couple of weeks back I was able to sit down and record this fascinating discussion with higher education expert Renee Altier, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Business Education and Careers at Wiley. We took a deep dive into what the university of tomorrow will look like. A great de
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Tags: AR/VR, Innovation, Business Strategy
The University of Tommorrow with Expert Susan McCahan, Vice Provost of Innovations for Undergraduate Education and Academic Programs at the University of Toronto
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December 14, 2020
Recently I had the great privilege of interviewing Susan McCahan, the Vice Provost, of Innovations for Undergraduate Education and Academic Programs at the University of Toronto. In our discussion we took a dive deep into the pandemic experience, digital transformation, and what the university of to
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University of Tomorrow - and the Role of Technology with Cornell Tech Expert Greg Morrisett
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December 09, 2020
In this series, I interview experts on the future of higher education. We take a dive deep into the pandemic experience, digital transformation, the future of university campuses and what the university of tomorrow may look like. In this episode, I interview Greg Morrisett, Dean and Vice
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The University of Tomorrow - and the Role of Technology with Expert Mark Bramwell
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December 09, 2020
In this series, I interview experts on what the future of higher education might look like. We take a dive deep into the pandemic experience, digital transformation and how universities are likely to change as a result. My guest in this episode is Mark Bramwell, CIO, Saïd Business Schoo
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Edtech
Unity and Leadership
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November 24, 2020
Colonel John BoydThis afternoon while working on a project about the future of information, I came across some books I have in my library from the insightful military strategist USAF Colonel John Boyd. He spent decades studying military strategies and learning how to unify people, and how
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Post-Pandemic University Experiences
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November 24, 2020
Last month I interviewed professors, deans, provosts and futurist on the future of higher education, and the university of tomorrow. All of them believe that the Covid-19 global pandemic will change universities forever. The move to virtual learning environments has forced universities to adap
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The University of Tomorrow with Futurist, Author and Expert David Espindola
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November 09, 2020
What does the future hold for post-pandemic universities, university experiences, university campuses and higher education? In this episode, futurist and author David Espindola shares his views on future scenarios for higher education. More on David's soon to be released book, The Expone
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The Future of Higher Education, a European Perspective with Dr. David Kalisz
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November 09, 2020
While preparing for another pandemic induced lockdown, Dr. David Kalisz, Associate Professor at the Paris School of Business, shares his pandemic experiences with us, and his views into the future of higher education, teaching, competition, and possible future scenarios for universities.************
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Reimagining Higher Education with Professor Jack Shannon and Futurist Frank Diana
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October 29, 2020
In this compelling episode we take a deep dive with futurist Frank Diana and Professor Jack Shannon into the future of children, the future of work and the future of higher education. We then discuss how the pandemic and emerging technologies have impacted all of them and explore what possible
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Digital Transformation, Caring for Students and Meeting Expectations during a Pandemic at Tuskegee University with Dr. Jack Crumbly
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October 27, 2020
This year has been like no other. Join me as I interview Professor Jack Crumbly from the historically black Tuskegee University. In addition to the rapid digital transformation already taking place in higher education, 2020 introduced the Covid-19 pandemic and social unrest. Learn
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Rethinking the Future of Higher Education with Futurist Alexandra Whittington
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October 27, 2020
Join me as futurist Alexandra Whittington helps us rethink and expand our perceptions of what the future of higher education might look like. The notion of a "traditional university experience” may no longer apply to the students of tomorrow who have different requirements, dreams and aspira
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Higher Education and Pandemic Inspired Digital Transformation with Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz, Part 2
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October 15, 2020
In Part 2 (watch part 1 here) of my interview with digital transformation and higher education expert Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz, we dig deep into the technologies that support universities, digital transformation and the long-term effects of the pandemic on higher education. *********************
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Twitching Professors, Outsourced Parenting, Digital Transformation and the University Experience
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October 15, 2020
“Even our custodians have a role to play in transforming our students,” explained Dr. Jack Crumbly of Tuskegee University, when describing the value of the “university experience.” The future is about “universities without borders,” predicted Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz, a professor who studi
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Higher Education and Pandemic Inspired Digital Transformation with Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz, Part 1
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October 15, 2020
In Part 1 of this episode, we take a deep dive into pandemic inspired digital transformation within higher education with Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz of the Queensland University of Technology. We discuss how universities are rapidly adapting to educating students during a pandemic and how ma
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The Pandemic-Induced Digital Transformation in Higher Education
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October 14, 2020
Both students and universities have been deeply involved in digital transformation since the beginning. In fact, the origins of the internet can be found in the labs of great research institutes and universities, and Facebook was first conceived by students at Harvard University. As stude
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The Mindset of a Digital Winner
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October 14, 2020
I recently presented my views on how to succeed as a digital leader to over one hundred retail executives in Asia. They seemed to find it useful, so now I am sharing them here in an article format in the hopes that others might benefit. The content is my synthesis of findings that are de
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Higher Education and Pandemic Inspired Digital Transformation with Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz
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October 13, 2020
In Part 1 of this episode, we take a deep dive into pandemic inspired digital transformation within higher education with Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz of the Queensland University of Technology. We discuss how universities are rapidly adapting to educating students during a pandemic and how ma
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The Pandemic-Induced Digital Transformation in Higher Education
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October 13, 2020
Both students and universities have been deeply involved in digital transformation since the beginning. In fact, the origins of the internet can be found in the labs of great research institutes and universities, and Facebook was first conceived by students at Harvard University. As stude
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The Pandemic-Induced Digital Transformation in Higher Education
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October 12, 2020
Both students and institutes of higher education have been deeply involved in digital transformation since the beginning. In fact, the origins of the internet can be found in the labs of great research institutes and universities, and Facebook was first conceived by students at Harvard University. Although originating in universities, it was most often Silicon Valley taking these technologies to businesses that accelerated their monetization and adoption trajectory.
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The Mindset of a Digital Winner
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October 06, 2020
I recently presented my views on how to succeed as a digital leader to over one hundred retail executives in Asia. They seemed to find it useful, so now I am sharing them here in an article format in the hopes that others might benefit. The content is my synthesis of findings that are de
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Learning Content Strategies from the Best with Jenn VandeZande SAP's Editor in Chief for SAP CX
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September 16, 2020
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending time with and from learning from SAP’s Editor in Chief for SAP Customer Experience, Jenn VandeZande. We talked all about thought leadership strategies, working with influencers and other fascinating topics. Here are some of the choice excerpts edited for readability
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PART 2: A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with TCS Expert Ved Sen
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September 15, 2020
A few weeks back I recorded two fascinating interviews with TCS digital transformation and innovation expert Ved Sen. This is the second interview (watch the first interview here) that focuses on strategies for innovating. We look at how to organize for innovation, and also how to
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Retail and a History of Paying for Ignorance
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September 11, 2020
During the Cold War the armies of East and West faced off along thousands of miles of borders with tens of thousands of tanks, artillery units, defensive positions, guns and soldiers. The costs for supporting these defensive postures were enormous. Nations invested hundreds of billions o
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Retail and the History of Paying for
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September 11, 2020
During the Cold War the armies of East and West faced off along thousands of miles of borders with tens of thousands of tanks, artillery units, defensive positions, guns and soldiers. The costs for supporting these defensive postures were enormous. Nations invested hundreds of billions of dollars over the years maintaining these positions, not to counter a known threat, but to prevent an unknown threat. They were investing in ignorance - a lack of knowledge. They spent massive amounts defending against the unknown - everywhere. That expenditure was an ignorance penalty. A penalty, so huge, it negatively impacted the economic futures of many countries.
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Retail and a History of Ignorance
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September 10, 2020
During the Cold War the armies of East and West faced off along thousands of miles of borders with tens of thousands of tanks, artillery units, defensive positions, guns and soldiers. The costs for supporting these defensive postures were enormous. Nations invested hundreds of billions o
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Facebook's Infodemic on the Pandemic
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September 04, 2020
I am a long-time technology enthusiast, analyst and futurist, and love to discuss and write about the positive impact emerging technologies offer humanity. That said, we can’t be blind to the negative impacts as well. Facebook’s algorithms are increasingly showing up as the source an
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Our Minds on Facebook Algorithms
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September 02, 2020
As a futurist, I write often about the advantages of digital transformation for organizations and how early adopters gain extra advantages that aren’t available to laggards. One of the best demonstrations of this point was when Brad Parscale, the digital director of Mr. Trump's 2016 campaign, shar
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Our Minds, Algorithms and Facebook
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September 01, 2020
As a futurist, I write often about the advantages of digital transformation for organizations and how early adopters gain extra advantages that aren’t available to laggards. One of the best demonstrations of this point is shared by Brad Parscale, the digital director of Mr. Trump's 2016 campaign, "Facebook moved the needle." And by "moving the needle" he meant contributed to his candidate’s victory. He understood how Facebook's computer algorithms worked before others did, and he took advantage of it to win.
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 31, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 31, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 31, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 31, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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The Politicization of Everything
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August 31, 2020
We find ourselves today in a hyper-politicized environment that business leaders must recognize, understand and be prepared to address. Increasingly a business’ brand, mission statement, identified purpose, marketing themes, suppliers and the executive team’s social media activities are al
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 31, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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A Pandemic's Impact on Innovation, Industry and the Future with Author and TCS Expert Ved Sen
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August 27, 2020
In this episode, I catch up with TCS’ innovation and digital transformation expert Ved Sen just 24 hours after his return from India. We discuss the pandemic's impact on innovation, priorities, industries, and consumers around the world. This future-focused deep dive discussion is spec
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The Politicization of Everything
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August 26, 2020
We find ourselves today in a hyper-politicized environment that business leaders must recognize, understand and be prepared to address. Increasingly a business’ brand, mission statement, identified purpose, marketing themes, suppliers and the executive team’s social media activities are al
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Reality is Required
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August 19, 2020
If you have spent any time working on IT projects you will have heard the statement, "The solution is only as good as the data." It's true. If you lack enough good data to generate an accurate output, stop and find it before moving forward. I remember having so many good ideas for proces
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Driving Innovations, Enhancing Customer Experiences and Collaborating with Customers at SAP with Expert Matt Laukaitis
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August 10, 2020
In this episode, I get to learn from Matt Laukaitis, EVP/GM of Consumer Industries at SAP. He has been my friend for over 20 years and is a talented and inspirational leader. He works closely with large SAP customers as they innovate, provide solution feedback and collaborate on the solu
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Pounce - The Exploitation of Business Opportunities and Trends
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August 05, 2020
When opportunities present themselves, as they regularly do in business, it is important to quickly recognize them, have a framework for processing them, and have a team and an organizational philosophy that can pounce! Many companies focus so heavily on running lean organizations that t
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Innovation in Live Streaming Video with Vislink Technologies Expert, CEO & President Mickey Miller
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August 03, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced dramatic changes in the economics and business models of live sports and other live events - perhaps permanently. As a result, new ways of consuming sports and personalizing it through innovations in live video feeds is required. It involves advances in v
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Humans as Friction
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July 30, 2020
The volume and velocity of data today ensure leaders can’t effectively consume, ponder and act upon it all. A human leader’s mind easily becomes overloaded and overwhelmed with information, so in order to maximize effectiveness leaders must purposely limit the amount of data presented to t
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Data Virtualization Changes the Game for Analytics, with Molecula's Mimi Spier
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July 29, 2020
In this episode, I interview Molecula’s Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer Mimi Spier. We discuss the power of virtualizing data to deliver hyper-fast analytics across distributed data sources. We learn why Molecula was awarded Ventana Research’s Digital Innovation Award for “dat
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Talent Networks, Gig Economies and the Future of Work with SAP Fieldglass CTO Vish Baliga
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July 28, 2020
In this episode, SAP Fieldglass’ CTO Vish Baliga shares the evolution of external talent management and contingent workforces solutions, and how today SAP Fieldglass supports new ways of connecting talent networks with the gig economy.***************************************************************
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Covid-19, Content Strategy and Thought Leadership with SAP CX Expert Jenn VandeZande
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July 21, 2020
In this episode, SAP Customer Experience’s content strategy expert Jenn VandeZande shares her experiences and insights responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, and managing content authors and industry influencers. We dig deep into the tactics involved in developing content and explore what the
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Covid-19 Responses and Marketing Strategies with Retired VMware CMO Robin Matlock
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July 21, 2020
In this episode, we catch up with the ever enthusiastic and recently retired VMware CMO, Robin Matlock. We discuss Covid-19’s impact on Silicon Valley and strategies for responding. We dig deep into her experiences as a high tech executive, explore her marketing and purpose driven phil
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Chatbots and Digital Assistants Just Keep Getting Smarter an Update from Oracle's Expert Suhas Uliyar
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July 10, 2020
Today, chatbots and digital assistants can be vertical industry experts with an intimate understanding of roles, rules, regulations, and processes. In this episode, Oracle’s expert Suhas Uliyar walks us through recent advances and developments in this exciting field.Read more on Covid-19 bu
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Using AI to Manage Content Strategies and Messaging Globally with Expert Chris Willis
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July 10, 2020
Using artificial intelligence, embedded in advanced linguistic analytics engines, to globally manage content creation and messaging is brilliant. In this episode, expert Chris Willis, CMO of Acrolinx explains how many of the world’s largest companies are using AI to ensure accurate, consiste
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Swarming and the Requirement for a Chief Values Officer
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July 08, 2020
The traditional relationship between businesses and consumers is changing. Consumers today are increasingly spending their money with brands aligned with their values and belief frameworks. Does a business require masks or not? Is the food organic, vegan or gluten free? Do they tre
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Moving Physical Interactions to Digital During a Pandemic
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July 07, 2020
When major disruptive events like the Covid-19 pandemic happens they can act as an accelerant or as an obstacle to change. The pandemic we are experiencing today is no different. In a recent report by TrustRadius 2020, the following technologies are currently experiencing large increases
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The Covid-19 Impact on Digital Transformation with Expert Nadia Vincent
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July 07, 2020
In this episode, we reach out to Belgium-based digital transformation expert Nadia Vincent to get her perspective on digital transformation challenges and strategies in general, and then discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact these initiatives.With over two decades of international work exper
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Customer Experience Trends During the Covid-19 Pandemic with SAP's Shalini Mitha
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July 07, 2020
In this episode, my guest is Shalini Mitha, Global VP, CX Solution Marketing at SAP. Our conversation dives deep into how the pandemic has impacted consumers, businesses, customer experience and future strategies. We discuss what makes a company agile enough to change sales channels when
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Swarming and the Requirement for a Chief Values Officer
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July 07, 2020
The traditional relationship between businesses and consumers is changing. Consumers today are increasingly spending their money with brands aligned with their values and belief frameworks. Does a business require masks or not? Is the food organic, vegan or gluten free? Do they tre
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Moving Physical Interactions to Digital During a Pandemic
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June 30, 2020
When major disruptive events like the Covid-19 pandemic happens they can act as an accelerant or as an obstacle to change. The pandemic we are experiencing today is no different. In a recent report by TrustRadius 2020, the following technologies are currently experiencing large increases
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Risk Management, COVID19
Microsoft - The Right Place at the Right Time During the Covid-19 Pandemic with Dr. Tomer Simon
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June 29, 2020
In this episode, Dr. Tomer Simon, Futurist and National Technology Officer for Microsoft Israel, discusses his experiences living and working around Covid-19, and the explosive growth Microsoft is experiencing during the pandemic. We then discuss how the pandemic impacts different industries a
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The Impact of AI and Digital Transformation on the Sales Profession
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June 19, 2020
In this FOB TV episode, I have the opportunity to learn from Geoff Webb, VP of Strategy at PROS about the impact of Covid-19 and digital transformation on the sales profession. We then explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are now augmenting sales professionals and helping t
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The Covid-19 Impact on Digital Transformation with Expert Nadia Vincent
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June 18, 2020
In this episode, we reach out to Belgium-based digital transformation expert Nadia Vincent to get her perspective on digital transformation challenges and strategies in general, and then discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact these initiatives.With over two decades of international work exper
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Covid-19, Drones, Hyperspectral Remote Sensors and Customer P&Ls
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June 17, 2020
Hyperspectral camera embedded on anOnyxStar HYDRA-12 UAVfrom AltiGatorDigital transformation is more than replacing analog systems and processes with digital ones. It is often about enabling entirely new strategies and tactics never before possible. One of these new strategies is the abi
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Covid-19, Drones, Hyperspectral Remote Sensors and Customer P&Ls
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June 16, 2020
Hyperspectral camera embedded on anOnyxStar HYDRA-12 UAVfrom AltiGatorDigital transformation is more than replacing analog systems and processes with digital ones. It is often about enabling entirely new strategies and tactics never before possible. One of these new strategies is the abi
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Superstitions, Spaceships and Covid-19
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June 16, 2020
This week I listened to prominent voices praising the success of the SpaceX rocket ship and the work of the scientist involved there, while at the same time publicly rejecting the guidance of other scientist on how to best prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. This got me thinking ab
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Thinking Like a Futurist During a Pandemic with Frank Diana
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June 16, 2020
In this episode, I have the pleasure of learning from futurist Frank Diana as he shares his advice on how to think like a futurist during these chaotic times. He walks us through his mental frameworks, concepts and methodologies, and shares how ecosystem thinking can help businesses survive an
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Covid-19, Demographics, Risk Analysis and Mobile Apps
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June 16, 2020
Finally, it seems we have accumulated enough data from Covid-19 cases to focus in on how we can properly and strictly protect our vulnerable populations and reopen our economies. We know that if a person has underlying health problems* they have a far higher risk so need additional protections
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Secrets, Brands and Global Swarming
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June 12, 2020
How long does it take to ruin a brand, destroy sales and devalue investors’ millions? The answer is seconds. In today’s world of 24-hour news and perpetual social media feeds, one ill-conceived communication can destroy as much investor and employee value as a pandemic. This de
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Brands, Speed and Global Swarming
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June 12, 2020
How long does it take to ruin a brand, destroy sales and devalue investors’ millions? The answer is seconds. In today’s world of 24-hour news and perpetual social media feeds, one ill-conceived communication can destroy as much investor and employee value as a pandemic. This de
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact on the Global Supply Chain with Expert Roger Blumberg
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June 11, 2020
In this episode, global supply chain and procurement expert Roger Blumberg shares what it is like to work in the middle of the pandemic's vortex helping large companies address supply chain challenges. He also shares how he anticipates supply chain strategies will change, what the long term im
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Pounce - The Exploitation of Opportunities
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June 11, 2020
When opportunities present themselves, as they regularly do in business, it is important to quickly recognize them, have a framework for processing them, and have a team and an organizational philosophy that can pounce! Many companies focus so heavily on running lean organizations that t
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Achieving Transformational Business Speed
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June 11, 2020
It took Magellan’s crew three years sailing ships to circumnavigate the earth. Today, at hypersonic speeds of 7,680 MPH, it takes just over three hours to circumnavigate the earth. Data on the Internet, however, travels at 670 million MPH, which means it only takes milliseconds to circ
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Pounce - The Exploitation of Opportunities
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June 09, 2020
When opportunities present themselves, as they regularly do in business, it is important to quickly recognize them, have a framework for processing them, and have a team and an organizational philosophy that can pounce! Many companies focus so heavily on running lean organizations that t
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What is the Destination of Technological Progress?
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June 08, 2020
Definition of Progress – a forward movement toward a destination.I have spent several decades working in and around the Silicon Valley where progress is measured by how many new ideas you can get funded, developed, scaled and sold. The problem is Silicon Valley’s definition of progress is
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Digital Anthropology, Covid-19 and the Future of Work
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June 04, 2020
In this interview we discuss Covid-19's impact on businesses, digital transformation, the impact of automation on humans and the second digital revolution with entrepreneur and future of work expert, Richard Skellett. Richard is opinionated and calls the displacement of humans with robots and
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Operational Tempo and Speed as a Competitive Advantage
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June 04, 2020
The concept of speed as an advantage is not new. Over the course of 700 years, the Romans built and maintained a system of roads extending over 55,000 miles to enable speedy communications and the quick movement of troops and supplies across the vast expanse of the empire. Today digital technol
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Achieving Transformational Business Speed
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June 03, 2020
It took Magellan’s crew three years sailing ships to circumnavigate the earth. Today, at hypersonic speeds of 7,680 MPH, it takes just over three hours to circumnavigate the earth. Data on the Internet, however, travels at 670 million MPH, which means it only takes milliseconds to circ
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Operational Tempo and Speed as a Competitive Advantage
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June 03, 2020
The concept of speed as an advantage is not new. Over the course of 700 years, the Romans built and maintained a system of roads extending over 55,000 miles to enable speedy communications and the quick movement of troops across the vast expanse of the empire. What's different today is that dig
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Superstitions, Spaceships and Covid-19
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June 02, 2020
This week I listened to prominent voices praising the success of the SpaceX rocket ship and the work of the scientist involved there, while at the same time publicly rejecting the guidance of other scientist on how to best prevent the Covid-19 infections. This got me thinking about what people
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The Help or Hinder Solution to Complexity
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June 02, 2020
Help or Hinder (HoH)I have led many executive workshops over the years where a long list of digital transformation challenges and requirements are identified. At the end of the session the overwhelmed participates often ask the question, “Where do we start?” My answer to that questio
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Covid-19 and the Value of Ideas
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June 01, 2020
I was recently on a call with a client who asked, “In addition to your standard services, what new ideas are you bringing to the table?” The client obviously placed a high value on ideas. Competitive advantages first start as ideas. A single competitive advantage can open
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Covid-19 and the Value of Ideas
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May 29, 2020
I was recently on a call with a client who asked, “In addition to your standard services, what additional new ideas are you bringing to the table?” The client obviously placed a high value on ideas. Innovative ideas often lead directly to new competitive advantages in business.&
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Covid-19 and the Role of a Futurist
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May 29, 2020
Early FuturistFuturist Frank Diana leads Tata Consultancy Services' Future of Business team. When people ask his predictions about the future he often responds, “We don’t predict, we identify and consider possible scenarios.” He is also fond of saying that most predictions made aft
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The Innovators' Equation for Success
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May 29, 2020
Thomas Edison's innovative, gifted and future thinking finance and operations expert was Samuel Insull. While Edison was inventing, manufacturing and selling electric power plants to factory owners, Insull was studying the economics of the emerging electric generation industry. The data
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Covid-19 and the Role of a Futurist
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May 28, 2020
Early FuturistThe leader of TCS’s Future of Business team is Futurist Frank Diana. When people ask Frank for his predictions about the future he often responds, “We don’t predict, we identify and consider possible scenarios.” He is also fond of saying that most predictions made a
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The Innovators' Equation for Success
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May 28, 2020
Thomas Edison's innovative, gifted and future thinking finance and operations expert was Samuel Insull. While Edison was inventing, manufacturing and selling electric power plants to factory owners, Insull was studying the economics of the emerging electric generation industry. The data
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The Innovators' Formula for Success
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May 27, 2020
Thomas Edison's innovative, gifted and future thinking finance and operations expert was Samuel Insull. While Edison was inventing, manufacturing and selling electric power plants to factory owners, Insull was studying data, numbers and the economics of the emerging electric generation industr
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Innovating for Innovators with Expert Gabby Czertok, Founder of The Builders
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May 26, 2020
In this episode, global entrepreneurship expert Gabby Czertok, Founder of The Builders, shares how match making between large companies and start-ups are done, and how national entrepreneurship at scale is possible and the ecosystems necessary to support it.******************************************
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Using AI to Analyze CX Across the Business
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May 21, 2020
In this episode of Future of Business TV, we speak with expert Boaz Grinvald, CEO of Revuze about using the power of analytics and AI to understand customer experiences across the entire business. Most businesses share some CX information with a limited segment of their leadership, but by usin
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AI, Autonomous Programming and Karma
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May 20, 2020
Autonomous ProgrammingRecently an artificial intelligence system in China successfully passed a medical exam for the first time. Potentially AI can soon provide high quality medical diagnoses remotely anywhere around the world, but I don't know about their bedside manner. Another s
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The Importance of Relativistic Competition and Theory
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May 18, 2020
In a race what matters most is your position relative to your competitors'. If everyone in a race is slow, then the winner must simply be less slow. It's all relative. "It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." ~ W. Edwards DemingGiven the i
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Who Will Protect Us from AI? Expert Nigel Willson has some Ideas
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May 14, 2020
In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing artificial intelligence expert Nigel Willson. Nige spent twenty years working at Microsoft and much of it studying and speaking about artificial intelligence. He is now dedicating his time to helping societies, especially in the UK, underst
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The Importance of a Relativistic Competition and Theory
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May 14, 2020
In a race what matters most is your position relative to your competitors'. If everyone in a race is slow, then the winner must simply be less slow. It's all relative. "It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." ~ W. Edwards DemingGiven the i
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Who Will Be Our AI Overwatch? Expert Nigel Willson has some Ideas
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May 12, 2020
In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing artificial intelligence expert Nigel Willson. Nige spent twenty years working at Microsoft and much of it studying and speaking about artificial intelligence. He is now dedicating his time to helping societies, especially in the UK, underst
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Space, Pandemics, Roman Roads and Air-Conditioners
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May 12, 2020
The author on a Roman RoadThe only definitive protection against the Covid-19 coronavirus so far in this pandemic is space – at least six feet of it. Isn’t it interesting that space the infinite 3D realm in which all material objects are located and all events occur, is the solution to sto
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Human, Digital and Future Cadences on a Time Continuum
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May 12, 2020
Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never. ~ Napoleon BonaparteDigital transformation involves the process of transforming a business from one state to another. It is also about time. An
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Ahead of the Curve - Pandemic Responses and Business
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May 12, 2020
“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be a more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks." ~ Warren BuffetEver since the pandemic has taken over and dominated our lives, everyone seems to be talking and writing about “cur
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Pandemic Resilience is Knowing When to Quit
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May 12, 2020
Thomas Edison“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be a more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks." ~ Warren BuffetResilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. It doesn’t, however, require you
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Human, Digital and Future-time Cadences on a Time Continuum
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May 11, 2020
Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never. ~ Napoleon BonaparteDigital transformation involves the process of transforming a business from one state to another. It is also about time. An
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Navigating a Pandemic with Dropbox's CMO Tifenn Dano Kwan
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May 07, 2020
In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Dropbox’s CMO Tifenn Dano Kwan on how Dropbox is navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic. We talk about working from a home office, changing customer needs, marketing strategies and future trends. Enjoy! *******************
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Culture and Humility as Competitive Advantages
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May 06, 2020
In 2019, I interviewed over one hundred business leaders. In the course of these interviews and follow up discussions I learned a great deal - some of which I want to share here. I have seen workforces that are united with their leaders in a desire to change and improve. I have see
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Napoleon, True Competition and Pandemics
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May 05, 2020
NapoleonIn 1809 a British military expedition of 40,000 soldiers was sent to Walcheren in the Netherlands to defeat Napoleon’s troops stationed there. After a few light skirmishes, the French army evacuated and left the British occupiers alone. After a few weeks the British began to ge
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Thinking Like a Futurist with Frank Diana
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May 05, 2020
In this episode, I have the pleasure of learning from futurist Frank Diana as he shares his advice on how to think like a futurist during these chaotic times. He walks us through his mental frameworks, concepts and methodologies, and shares how ecosystem thinking can help businesses survive an
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Leadership and Mental Biases in a Pandemic
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May 05, 2020
The global magazine, Foreign Policy, has compiled a list of things that kill more people than sharks - trampolines, roller coasters, vending machines and furniture/TVs: In fact more than 26 people die every year after being crushed by furniture/TVs, and only an average of six people die e
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Demographics, Risk Analysis and Mobile Apps
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April 30, 2020
Finally, it seems we have accumulated enough data from Covid-19 cases to focus in on how we can properly and strictly protect our vulnerable populations and reopen our economies. We know that if a person has underlying health problems* they have a far higher risk so need additional protections
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Demographics, Risk Analysis and Mobile Apps
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April 29, 2020
Finally, it seems we have accumulated enough data from Covid-19 cases to focus in on how we can properly and strictly protect our vulnerable populations and reopen our economies. We know that if a person has underlying health problems* they have a far higher risk so need additional protections
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Ahead of the Curve
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April 29, 2020
Ever since the pandemic has taken over and dominated our lives, everyone seems to be talking and writing about “curves.” Not just the shape of the curve, although important in the context of flattening, but also getting ahead of it. Here are three recent headlines that demonstrate my point
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The Macro and Micro Plans to Stop the Pandemic and Get Our Economy Functioning
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April 27, 2020
Common GoodWe have all learned a great deal about living with and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Not everything for sure, but enough to start sketching a plan for the guaranteed next one. We don't ever want to be in a situation again where we must decide between our lives or a functioni
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A Pandemic Inspired Tsunami of Channel Switching
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April 27, 2020
In Boise, Idaho our local downtown retail chocolate shop, “The Chocolate Bar” transitioned into a chocolate factory and direct delivery service seemingly overnight as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have also seen other stores quickly reacting. Costco now limits the number of s
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Ahead of the Curve
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April 27, 2020
Ever since the pandemic has taken over and dominated our lives, everyone seems to be talking and writing about “curves.” Not just the shape of the curve, although important in the context of flattening, but also getting ahead of it. Here are three recent headlines that demonstrate my point
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A Mid-Pandemic Interview with Supply Chain Risk Expert Joe Carson
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April 27, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain has been in the headlines for weeks. To further explore how the pandemic is impacting global supply chains and risk management strategies today and in the future I reached out to expert Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies LLC, (for
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Pandemic Resilience is Knowing When to Quit
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April 24, 2020
Thomas EdisonResilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. It doesn’t, however, require you to return to a previous state. Often the fastest way to recover is to quit and start again. Think of a jeep climbing a steep muddy hillside. Mid-way up the hill, ti
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Using Data and Deming in a Pandemic
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April 24, 2020
Throughout history military leaders have wrestled with the “fog of war" - the desperation of not knowing critical information. Information as basic as where are my forces and where are the forces of my opponents? We face similar information needs today in our battle against the COVID-1
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Business-as-a-Service a Resilient Response to Pandemics
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April 24, 2020
Ecosystem PlatformsI have spent nearly 30 years in and around Silicon Valley. I have worked for small start-ups, medium sized and large established technology and services companies. Looking back over my high-tech career and the careers of my peers, it seems our skills and expertise over
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Protecting Our Global Economic Network from Pandemics
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April 24, 2020
The word pandemic comes from the Greek words “all” and “people.” It is a fitting title given to the COVID-19 disease that crosses all people groups, economies and continents without respect to ethnicity or status. It has a way of pulling back the curtains and showing us what make
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Six Degrees to Contagion - Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
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April 24, 2020
Small World NetworksSeventeen years ago, in 2003, Professor Duncan J Watts, published a book titled, “Six Degrees, The Science of a Connected Age.” In it he wrote the following warning, “In a world spanned by only six degrees, what goes around comes around faster than you think. So just
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The Macro and Micro Plans to Stop the Pandemic and Get Our Economy Functioning
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April 24, 2020
Common GoodWe have all learned a great deal about living with and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Not everything for sure, but enough to start sketching a plan for the guaranteed next one. We don't ever want to be in a situation again where we must decide between our lives or a functioni
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Protecting Our Global Economic Network from Pandemics
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April 23, 2020
The word pandemic comes from the Greek words “all” and “people.” It is a fitting title given to the COVID-19 disease that crosses people groups and continents without respect to ethnicity or status. It knows no borders and travels on our community’s economic and transportation
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Six Degrees to Contagion - Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
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April 23, 2020
Small World NetworksSeventeen years ago, in 2003, Professor Duncan J Watts, published a book titled, “Six Degrees, The Science of a Connected Age.” In it he wrote the following warning, “In a world spanned by only six degrees, what goes around comes around faster than you think. So just
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Post-Pandemic Risk Strategies for Supply Chain and Procurement Leaders
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April 22, 2020
In this interview supply chain risk management expert Joe Carson shares strategies for addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and preparing for the next one.************************************************************************ Kevin BenedictPartner | Futurist | Leadership Strategies at TCSView my prof
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Six Degrees to Contagion - Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
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April 22, 2020
Small World NetworksSeventeen years ago, in 2003, Professor Duncan J Watts, published a book titled, “Six Degrees, The Science of a Connected Age.” In it he wrote the following warning, “In a world spanned by only six degrees, what goes around comes around faster than you think. So just
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Ecosystem Commerce and Pandemic Supply Chains - Interview with TCS Expert Rich Sherman
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April 20, 2020
In this episode, I interview Rich Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence at TCS. He shares his insights on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on global supply chains and what can be done in the future to make them more resilient, adaptable and redundant.
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Pandemic Resilience is Knowing When to Quit
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April 20, 2020
Thomas EdisonResilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. It doesn’t, however, require you to return to a previous state. Often the fastest way to recover is to quit and start again. Think of a jeep climbing a steep muddy hillside. Mid-way up the hill, ti
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State and Local Supply Chains Challenged by the Pandemic
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April 20, 2020
In this episode, I get to interview Brian Utley, CEO and Founder of Periscope Holdings, about the unique challenges government supply chains, especially state, city and local are having during the COVID-19 pandemics. Brian shares how government-centric supply chain ecosystems are working toget
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The Macro and Micro Plans to Stop the Pandemic and Get Our Economy Functioning
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April 11, 2020
Common GoodWe have all learned a great deal about living with and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Not everything for sure, but enough to start sketching a plan for the guaranteed next one. We don't ever want to be in a situation again where we must decide between our lives or a functioni
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The Macro and Micro Plan to Stop a Pandemic and Keep an Economy Functioning
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April 09, 2020
Common GoodWe have all learned a great deal about living with and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Not everything for sure, but enough to start sketching a plan for the guaranteed next one. We don't ever want to be in a situation again where we must decide between our lives or a functioni
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Pre-Pandemic Assumptions and Presumptions
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April 06, 2020
Over the last 3 years my wife and I have become avid backpackers with many adventures under our belt. One of the biggest surprises I learned during my time in the wilderness was how often I make wrong assumptions.It was mid-July and the lake we were backpacking to was still frozen over and the
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Kevin Benedict's 26 Strategies for Career Advancement - 2020 Edition
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April 06, 2020
One of the most popular blog articles that I have ever written was on career advancement strategies. One of the advantages of getting old is the ability to accumulate a lot of experiences and lessons. Since the 2019 article seemed to be appreciated and useful, I have written a new editio
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A Faustian Bargain Involving Privacy, Pandemic and a Functioning Economy
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April 03, 2020
Will the price of controlling current and future pandemics be our privacy? Will societies, at some point, be willing to strike a Faustian Bargain and give up their privacy in return for a functioning economy? A Faustian Bargain is described by the encyclopedia Britannica as a "pact whereby a person trades something of supreme moral or spiritual importance for some material benefit, such as knowledge, power, or riches." Some countries have already made that bargain, and as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, more societies will be forced to confront this decision.
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Leadership & Mental Biases During a Pandemic
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March 31, 2020
The global magazine, Foreign Policy, has compiled a list of things that kill more people than sharks - trampolines, roller coasters, vending machines and furniture/TVs: In fact more than 26 people die every year after being crushed by furniture/TVs, and only an average of six people die each year from shark attacks. With these numbers there should be an entire week dedicated to furniture/TV attacks on Discovery Channel.
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Leadership and Mental Biases in a Pandemic
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March 31, 2020
Zoom circa 1918The global magazine, Foreign Policy, has compiled a list of things that kill more people than sharks - trampolines, roller coasters, vending machines and furniture/TVs: In fact more than 26 people die every year after being crushed by furniture/TVs, and only an average of s
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Paying the Piper in the Midst of a Pandemic
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March 27, 2020
In the German folk tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the leadership of a small village made a verbal contract with a mysterious flute-playing exterminator to rid the village of rats. Once the rats were successfully removed, the village leaders refused to pay. They came to regret that. From this old tale came the saying, "pay the piper" which acts as a warning. It means you better pay the true cost, or something sinister will happen.
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Speed, Accidents and Pandemics
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March 27, 2020
The value of distance has been lost to speed. Throughout history distance meant a level of security and safety. Invading armies of marching foot soldiers could cover about 20 miles per day on Roman roads. A thousand miles distance between a town and an invading army equated to at l
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A Mid-Pandemic Interview with Supply Chain Risk Expert Joe Carson
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March 26, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain has been in the headlines for weeks. To further explore how the pandemic is impacting global supply chains and risk management strategies today and in the future I reached out to expert Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies LLC, (former Chief Procurement Officer of both Micron Technologies and Lucent) for his insights.
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Covid-19, The Loss of Distance and Paying the Piper
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March 18, 2020
The value of distance has been lost to speed. Throughout history distance meant a level of security and safety. Invading armies of marching foot soldiers could cover about 20 miles per day on Roman roads. A thousand miles distance between a town and an invading army equated to at least 50 days of security and time for the townspeople to either prepare a defense or flee. Historically distance was not only a protection against invading armies, but pandemics, epidemics and plagues as well. Some diseases started on one continent and took years to reach another. Speed, however, has removed this protection. It has made us all continuously contagious neighbors.
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Kevin Benedict's 26 Strategies for Career Advancement - 2020 Edition
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February 27, 2020
One of the most popular blog articles that I have ever written was on career advancement strategies. One of the advantages of getting old is the ability to accumulate a lot of experiences and lessons. Since the 2019 article seemed to be appreciated and useful, I have written a new edition for 2020 with eleven additional lessons learned.
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Culture and Humility as Competitive Advantages
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February 26, 2020
In 2019, I interviewed over one hundred business leaders. In the course of these interviews and follow up discussions I learned a great deal - some of which I want to share here. I have seen workforces that are united with their leaders in a desire to change and improve. I have seen organizations that bring in all new leadership eager for change, but watched them fail because of institutional resistance. I have seen leaders and workforces passionate about winning, but without the humility to learn from their customers and prospects. I have witnessed how difficult it is to change.
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Digital Transformation for the Greater Good
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February 25, 2020
Adam Smith wrote about rational self-interest, which posits we work for the greater good when it benefits ourselves. But what is the greater good, and how does digital transformation impact it?I believe most of us would agree that replacing large numbers of humans with machines that result in
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Technologies Without Strategies
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February 25, 2020
Layers of GIS MapsFingerspitzengefühl: The literal translation of this German word is finger tip feelings. It is used to describe one's ability to maintain situational awareness by receiving real-time data. The problem with fingerspitzengefühl, in addition to difficult pronunc
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The Power of Knowing
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February 21, 2020
Throughout history military leaders have suffered through the “fog of war" - the desperation of not knowing critical information. Information as basic as where are my people and resources, and where are my opponents' people and resources?The answers to these questions were and are critical f
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Adapting Our Minds to Perpetual Change
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February 07, 2020
Customers' expectations continue to grow. They want instant, convenient, personalized, customized, predicted, recommended, rewarded and private. They want their own curated lifestyle mirrored back to them. They want control. They want mobile and fast. They desire digital experiences that are simple,
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Digital Transformation Requires a Doctrine
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February 06, 2020
Knights using Stirrups for BalanceIn my 30+ years in the high tech industry I have often heard the business maxim, “Develop a business strategy first, and then find the technology to support it.” This teaching I have come to believe is wrong.Let me support my argument by first asking a few quest
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A Digital Leader's Playbook for 2020
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February 06, 2020
Digital Strategies for 2020Winners know how to win. When competition, data and/or rules change, so do their game plans. Recently while watching NFL football, I was intrigued by a discussion between analyst about how the best coaches can change their strategies mid-game based on new and differe
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Measuring Enterprises' Capacity for Change
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February 04, 2020
Change is difficult. The default mode of most organizations and people is to resist change. It's like a helmsman who steers a ship straight into an iceberg because he doesn't want to rock the boat.Agile businesses, however, that can redirect energy to fast and positive change and transfo
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A Digital Leader's Winning Playbook for 2020
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January 28, 2020
Winners know how to win. When competition, data and/or rules change, so do their game plans. Recently while watching NFL football, I was intrigued by a discussion between analyst about how the best coaches can change their strategies mid-game based on new and different data. Some coaches are able to pivot, others can't.
What follows is a list of key strategies, concepts and mindsets that will help your enterprise win in 2020.
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Being Faster than Real-Time is a Competitive Advantage
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January 20, 2020
Competing in Future-TimeBusinesses must continuously transform themselves to compete. Why? That is what their customers and competition are doing. One of those areas of transformation involves competing in time. Think about the impact of Amazon on shopping and delivery times!
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Hiding from Karma in an AI World
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January 16, 2020
Recently an artificial intelligence system in China successfully passed a medical exam for the first time. This is a significant advance in healthcare. Potentially AI can soon provide high quality medical diagnoses remotely anywhere around the world. Another significant step
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The Emerging Crisis in Truth and Reasoning
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January 16, 2020
I have the good fortune to meet with and interview many distinguished business and technology leaders in the normal course of my work. One of the most common subjects of discussion in 2019 was the increasing importance of data and data analytics. Everyone needs data and an understanding
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Managing the Risk in Complex Global Supply Chains with Expert Padmini Ranganathan
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January 16, 2020
In this episode, I interview supply chain risk and sustainability expert and SAP Ariba Global Vice President, Padmini Ranganathan. She shares her knowledge, advice and experiences with us. She also updates us on the latest trends in SCM and shares where the industry is heading. The full interview
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A Digital Winner's Playbook
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January 16, 2020
Winners know how the game is played. When rules change, so do their game plans. In this article I have created a customer experience playbook on what it will take to win in 2019.1. Information dominance is a key goal. Throughout history conquerors gained by capturing territories, bridges, resources
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Kevin Benedict's 15 Strategies for Career Advancement in 2019
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August 06, 2019
From time to time people have asked me for career advice. I certainly don't have all the answers, but here is my best advice from 33-years in high tech.Kevin Benedict’s 15 Strategies for Career Advancement:1. Be an Expert - Create opportunities to be recognized by your employer
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A Deep Dive Interview with SAP Ariba's Gretchen Eischen
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April 16, 2019
In this interview recorded at SAP Ariba Live, I have the pleasure of sitting down with and learning from Gretchen Eischen, SAP Ariba’s VP of Corporate Marketing. She gives us a behind the scenes views into what it takes to organize and manage large event’s like SAP Ariba Live, and discusses SAP
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Marketing Insights and the Battle Against Cyber Evil with Vasu Jakkal, CMO, FireEye
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March 11, 2019
Vasu Jakkal, CMO of FireEye, shares her insights from the frontlines of the battle against cyber villains, and also her experiences and strategies marketing the solutions and services developed to protect democracy and the global digital economy.br /> *********************************************
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My Interview with RAF Air Commodore John Wariner on Digital Transformation
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January 23, 2019
In this special interview, I am honored to have as my guest John Wariner, Air Commodore for the Royal Air Force. John has served 36-years in the RAF and has seen and experienced incredible changes, served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and led digital transformation initiatives involving tens of thou
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Digital and Marketing Leadership: Sophie Vu, CMO of Vibes
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May 17, 2018
In this episode, I interview mobile marketing expert and Vibes‘ CMO Sophie Vu. Vibes has been a critical part of the core international mobile network infrastructure for decades, but did you know they provide all kinds of interesting mobile marketing apps, platforms and tools for marketers? Watch this episode to learn how this rapidly developing market is evolving, and also learn what it’s like to be a CMO in this environment. Enjoy!
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Truth, Science and Reasoning in a Pandemic Age
Pre-Pandemic Assumptions and Presumptions in Decision-Making
Flattening the Curve of a Risky Future