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Have you ever done a Personal Brand Audit of yourself? You should.

Have you ever done a Personal Brand Audit of yourself? You should.

Apr 14, 2019 | Personal Brand, Reinvention, Strategy

Photo by Patrik Michalicka on Unsplash To quote the great urban philosopher Ice-T, “don’t hate the playa, hate the game.” Some people might not like to think that we are “products” that have “brands”, but wishing it away does not make it so. If I say the names “Justin...
Plans are useless but planning is priceless

Plans are useless but planning is priceless

Mar 14, 2019 | Acceleration, Strategy, Thinking Tools

What maps, plans and Mike Tyson have in common Photo by Damir Spanic on Unsplash Maps — whether mental ones or cartographic ones — give the illusion of accuracy. But, as the saying goes, the map is not the territory. Only by recognizing the limitations of these...

A Reinvention Portfolio is the Key to Planning for a 22nd Century Life

Jun 5, 2018 | Acceleration, Modern Life, Reinvention, Strategy

I’m sometimes called upon to give my take on so-called Mega Trends and ‘the Future’, and tonight I’ll be a giving a different version of that talk. Rather than forecasting the future, however, I’m going to discuss the long one you have in front of you. I’m going to...

The Starbucks Incident and the Importance of the “Strategic Corporal”

Apr 19, 2018 | Acceleration, Magnificent Mistakes, News, Strategy

The recent incident where two African-American men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks was a deplorable example of the explicit racism that young black men experience across almost every aspect of their lives. On the heels of the recent shooting in Sacramento of...
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