The vortex of change is supersonic. It’s a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous – and within the chaos there are extraordinary opportunities. How do you organize yourself or your company to respond to unknowns? How resilient are you when faced with new challenges and opportunities? This KEY reflects on three known unknowns and asks you to focus on your resilience. Click here...
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At the end of each week you reflect on what you’ve learned and realize you are better. You’ve grown. That’s what momentum learning does. You gain new insights. Develop new capabilities. And evolve in your capacity to meet and turn challenges into opportunities. You demonstrate that the contribution and value you bring today exceeds what you were able to bring yesterday. In turn, the people...
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Have you noticed how a group of highly capable individuals working together as a team often produce suboptimal results? We probably all have been in these situations. They include business meetings where the conversation wanders in circles, goes off topic and fails to find practical resolutions. If you are a team leader, you need to ask: Am I confusing my team? Framing conversations is one...
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Hope springs eternal. It’s 1.1.11. I am looking at pictures from around the world. People in all places are celebrating their hopes for the New Year. The facial expressions in Sidney Australia, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Tokyo Japan, Lahore Pakistan, Moscow Russia, Vilnius Lithuania, Warsaw Poland, Paris France and New York are the same. Hope. Exhilaration. Anticipation. A sense of new unknown possibility. The reflex and...
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The writing on the wall in the briefing room reads: “The one you don’t see will shoot you down.” This mindset was drilled into me through fighter pilot training. You must always be on the lookout and stretch to see the totality of the theater and any moving targets. 2010 was just such a year. It revealed that in business, in politics and in life,...
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In our upcoming KEY letter for the beginning of the year we discuss the Born To Run barefoot running phenomenon, how the book changed my life and the perennial lessons found in this experience. Here is some proof of concept photos.
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Hope about the future was always the central character of the American story. America was shaped by the “aspiration business” and the “future business.” But many in the US and around the world question now the future of America. In this KEY I propose the three propulsions that will regenerate America and shape the powers that will gain ascendency and leadership in the coming decades....
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Well-being, happiness, fulfillment, meaning and purpose are found in the small moments that create the significance of living. In this excerpt from the Rituals of Champions class we discuss the Mindful Living – how to live mindfully every day. © Aviv Shahar
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You create rituals to help you stay focused on what’s important and to remind you of your intentions and values. Rituals help to bring forward alertness about a decision you made – it directs you into action. In this excerpt we explore what Meryl Streep does and the power of doing the unnecessary work. Listen to an excerpt from The Rituals of Champions class. Enjoy!...
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Unlike with conspiracy theories that you can do nothing about, this KEY exposes a dangerous blind spot in the White House and how it derailed a presidency. You will also discover how it relates to you and what you can do about it. But first: Have you discovered your data processing preferences? Seven out of ten managers cannot answer this question positively. Brains are wired...
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