Leadership

"The US consumer seems to have entered into a state of perpetual economic gloom. Jome companies seem all too eager to follow them into the abyss" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here we go again! I seem to spend a lot of time talking companies off the ledge, and

"A Gentle Reminder: One person's concept of success is another person's idea of failure" - Futurist Jim Carroll A few days ago, I finished the book "After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul." It was a good

"Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Be like Chuck House. In a world in which you are surrounded by yes-men, be the person who is willing to say no since sometimes following the lead is exactly the wrong thing to do. Years ago, the

"Successful companies got rid of all the bull excrement" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's be real about it. Successful companies have learned a lot about the future - and the fact that it isn't as complicated to get there as they once thought it

"The best way to find creative solutions to your real-world problems is to listen to the wisdom of those who have already found them!" - Futurist Jim Carroll You know you've been a real road-warrior speaker when you check into your Hilton hotel in San Jose

"You can create more opportunities or you can create more problems. Choose wisely." - Futurist Jim Carroll It's all about a series of choices. You can choose to be a barrier, or you can choose to be a gateway. Someone forging a path for going forward,