The Questions I Ask Every Client Before I Walk On Stage

The Questions I Ask Every Client Before I Walk On Stage

by | Jun 8, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change, Change Leadership, Culture Change, Disruption, Future Work, Keynotes, Leadership, Resiliency, Speaking, Talent, The New World of Work

Most keynotes are forgettable. These keynote speaker preparation questions are why mine are not. Not because the speaker is bad. Not because the content is wrong. Because the content was never built for that specific room. A speaker gets booked. They send their...
The Greatest Living Mathematician Called It Cognitive Friction. Here Is What He Said AI Just Did to It.

The Greatest Living Mathematician Called It Cognitive Friction. Here Is What He Said AI Just Did to It.

by | Jun 8, 2026 | A.I., Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

His name is Terence Tao. And what he said about cognitive friction and AI last March has not left me since. He won the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, at 31. Most mathematicians consider him the most gifted pure mathematician alive. He holds a...
The CEO of Citadel Went Home Depressed on a Friday. Here Is What He Saw.

The CEO of Citadel Went Home Depressed on a Friday. Here Is What He Saw.

by | Jun 7, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

The CEO of Citadel Watched AI Do What Used to Take a Team of PhDs AI leadership agentic AI is no longer a future-state conversation. Ken Griffin just made that clear. Ken Griffin is the founder and CEO of Citadel, one of the most successful hedge funds on earth. In a...
Steve Jobs Cut Apple from 350 Products to 10. Your Organization Has Too Many Good Ideas. That Is Exactly the Problem.

Steve Jobs Cut Apple from 350 Products to 10. Your Organization Has Too Many Good Ideas. That Is Exactly the Problem.

by | Jun 3, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change, Change Leadership, Culture Change, Disruption, Engagement, execution, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

Steve Jobs Cut Apple from 350 Products to 10. Your Organization Has Too Many Good Ideas. That Is Exactly the Problem. In 1997, Steve Jobs demonstrated that leadership focus and execution — not more ideas, more products, or more initiatives — is what separates...
What to Look for in an AI Disruption Keynote Speaker (And What Most Get Wrong)

What to Look for in an AI Disruption Keynote Speaker (And What Most Get Wrong)

by | Jun 2, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change, Disruption, Future Work, Keynotes, Speaking, The New World of Work

What to Look for in an AI Disruption Keynote Speaker (And What Most Get Wrong) You are looking for an AI disruption keynote speaker. Your audience is smart, accomplished, and already anxious about AI. They have read the headlines. They have sat through the breathless...
What Is Your Number? The One Question That Tells You Where You Stand in the Age of AI.

What Is Your Number? The One Question That Tells You Where You Stand in the Age of AI.

by | Jun 1, 2026 | A.I., Accountability, Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Culture Change, Culture Shaping, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

Everyone Has a Feeling. Almost Nobody Has a Number. The AI readiness assessment question most professionals avoid is the simplest one: where exactly do I stand? Over the past two weeks, more than 39,000 people engaged with a single data point about AI and jobs....