Who says you can’t play games and get business? Typically when I present to audiences on leadership and leading change I give them a number to text me questions and to interact with me. For the past few months I have been inviting audience members to play Words with Friends with me. At an event [...]
I am often asked by CEO’s how do they get their leaders and teams to increase their use of technology? There are 3 ways to do this: #1- You have to get individuals to admit our ‘out’ their technological knowledge or lack thereof. This requires a survey that asks specific questions about what they know [...]
There are typically two challenges within an organization. The first is structure- many organizations may have outgrown their original structure- the structure no longer supports the direction. An example of this a consulting client of mine in the agricultural industry- they have been around for decades and their focus has been on rewarding long [...]
I just had a lovely dinner with clients at Pappadeaux’s in Houston. The discussion began with a gentleman (Bob) being teased by his co-chairs about the fact that he keeps all of his business cards with a rubber band around them. The one co-chair (Jane) was in her twenties and asked “Bob’ if he had [...]
I just worked with a group of meeting planners in San Francisco- these meeting planners are corporate planners within multinational organizations. My presentation to this group was on the topic of convergence. Integrating technology with business strategy and human output. My consulting firm Synthesis at Work Inc recently conducted surveys of organizations ranging from $3 [...]
In a recent Wall Street Journal article there was a series of surveys to CEO’s around the globe asking them how much time they spent in meetings. The majority of the respondents stated that a third of their time was spent in meetings. A survey conducted of Italian CEO’s determined that internal meetings that focused [...]
What is a world class leader? Do you know one? One of the biggest fallacies out there is that brilliant leaders are born not made! This is bogus. The truth is that world class leaders- those you want to follow- those that are heroic have been shaped to become who they are. In my seventeen [...]
When I work with consulting clients and we talk about technology adaption in the workplace the biggest concern is privacy. A service created by the author of The Facebook Era- Clara Shih and founder of Hearsay Social a service that helps organizations remain compliant while leveraging social media within the organization. The company helps large [...]
As we make our way through 2012 and continue through the year of transformation it is interesting to notice businesses that are thriving and the leaders behind the successful businesses. Apple, is growing rapidly and barely missed a beat with the passing of Steve Jobs. The Chopra Center is growing with new programs and the [...]
Madonna at 53 still has it! What I liked the most about her half time show is the collaboration with other artists and that she did not make the show all about herself. By bringing in Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo she strategically aligned herself with other brands that have other fans. This is a [...]
