via Elizabeth Walker, GRIT DAILY Business speakers are often a source of inspiration and motivation for those struggling on their innovation or transformation journey. No business leader can succeed without help. Thatās what the experts on this list do, they help leaders…lead. They guide, support, and motivate business leaders to build their best, most successful organizations and careers. Brian Solis made the list of some of the best business speakers that leaders turn to when they’re in need of more…
Maybe You Didn’t Realize How Much You Light Up Everyone Around You
Happy New Year! 🎊 There’s hope and promise in the air and I just know it will help us lift our wings to soar to new heights, explore new terrains, and achieve greater experiences.Ā I would like to share something with you to help celebrate the new year, and the new you.Ā For some reason, I decided to keep this in a folder. Maybe I was waiting for the right time. Maybe I didn’t feel like it would resonate. I…
The Brave New World of Digital, Business, and Leadership Transformation and the Part You Play in It All
I was moved by an inspiring piece about finding hope in a time of disruption and uncertainty. It was written by my friendĀ Andrew Penn, CEO of Telstra. Though it was published this time last year, I found it relevant now. Penn observed that in these times of a great reset, it’s only human to lose hope. It’s true seemingly everywhere. Just looking at Twitter right now, it feels like the special place I once described as a human seismograph has…
Are Bots Coming For Your Job? With the Right Leadership, Human-Centered Innovation Will Help You Thrive
Does it feel like robots are coming for your job? That doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. There is one thing that always differentiates us: our humanity. f youāre like most people, you probably think thereās a good chance that artificial intelligence (AI) or automation will significantly impact the global job market. YetĀ surveysĀ show that most of us think these disruptive technologies are primarily going to affect someone else ā someone with a skill set or an educational background that…
Salesforce’s 11 Best Business Podcasts of 2022: How companies to build trust and better connect with customers
via Michael Rivo, Trail Blazers podcast,”Each autumn I have the chance to spotlight the best business podcasts from across the Salesforce network. I love the opportunity to reflect on the past year and revisit the compelling storytelling from my colleagues. Inevitably, I discover new ideas and mindsets, and have a laugh or two. Best of all, I get to share them with you. I hope you find something that speaks to you and carries you into 2023 feeling inspired.” Educate…
How to foster creativity and innovation by slowing down, reducing distractions, and single-tasking
My dear friend, Elisa Camahort and author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries, invited me to speak at the 2022 Rise conference organized by PBWC, the Professional BusinessWomen of California. When we explored all the trends converging that affect business professionals heading into the next year, we decided to focus on the core of what will influence everything we do next across the board…ourselves. In the days, months, and now years following our global CTRL-ALT-DEL moment, we have a choice in how…
Welcome to the Novel Economy
On average, it takes 66 days for new behaviors to become second nature. We have forever changed in the days, months, years following the global disruption of 2020. You can throw your business playbooks, operational checklists, and mindsets out the window. This is now a Novel Economy. True to its definition, it’s a time that’sĀ new and unusual. It’s not a new normal or a next normal. While all this is scary for some organizations, it can also be wondrous for…
Enterprise Times: 15 key statistics from Salesforceās State of Connected Customer Report
via Roy Edwards, Enterprise Times Salesforceās State of Connected Customer Report provides insights from 17,000 consumers and business buyers on the new customer engagement landscape. The Trust-based economy moves to the forefront 88% of customers believe trust becomes more important in times of change. Research from Edelman points to business as a āstabilising force,ā while institutions like government and media are eyed with increasing suspicion. Given their inherent opt-in nature, transactions are at risk without a baseline of confidence that…
Corporate Leaders are Missing Important Digital Skills
Writing for Learning Solutions, Pamela Hole explores the rising digital divide in the C-Suite. In fact, fewer than a third of digital leaders rate themselves as āeffective in digital acumenā according to theĀ DDI Global Leadership Forecast. This gap is bad for business. āThe worldās most digitally mature companies lead all other companies in value creation. They also have proved much more resilient during the crisis,ā research by theĀ Boston Consulting GroupĀ found. ForbesĀ underscores the need for leaders to become digitally savvy: āExecutives…
Why Web 3.0 Will Rewrite the Business Playbook: An Interview withBrad Howarth, CMO Australia
Original article written by Brad Howarth, CMO What an extreme honor it was to visit Melbourne and Sydney after all this time. Following my presentation at the Salesforce Retail and Consumer Goods Industries Summit, I met with my new friend Brad Howarth of CMO Magazine. Over the course of one hour, we explored everything from the future of brands, the new role of marketing in 2030 organizations, and of course, the rising world of Web3 (Web 3.0), the next iteration…
