Tag: Transformation

In the last few weeks, I have been confronted with two posts on LinkedIn, both suggesting that there is no value in reading books, least of all books written by people in their fifth decade of life. I was more offended by the advice that one…

Every leader is leading a transformation, even if you haven't thought of it in these terms. You are a steward of the future, making you responsible for that future and the people in your charge. The idea that you are leading a transformation…

Recently, a young man told me that he couldn't read books because he has a learning disability that prevents him from being able to read. No one believes they have a learning disability until someone tells them they have one. The same people…

1. Change is more difficult than you believe. Having an intellectual understanding the reason something needs to change isn’t enough. An emotional need to change is necessary and more powerful.
2. Change is psychological. You first have to have a…

You are leading a transformation. What you are doing is critical to the future of your organization. It’s strategic. You can’t afford to fail.

You built the burning platform and you made the case for change. You sold that change with a massive…

I started this week at Gerhard’s Sales 2.0 Conference in Philadelphia. G puts on a heck of a good show, and I always learn a lot. I was there to speak on Big Data, but I spoke on Little Data.

Gerhard pushed all of us to share our best ideas about…