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Bill Welter

Creative Destruction 2022

I’m in the process of developing our new Strategic Mindset Series for 2023 and it suddenly hit me that we’re in the midst of a fascinating period of creative destruction. Remember, the global economy evolves in an amoral fashion – neither good nor bad, it just evolves. The punchline behind creative destruction is that you…

Prepared for the future? Never stop LEARNING.

The term “lifelong learning” was originally thought of as a nice-to-do endeavor. Wrong. It’s essential to getting to the future. No matter what you do or where you work you must prevent your skill base from deteriorating. Otherwise, you’ll become intellectually obsolete. And that’s not something to be proud of. What skills do you need…

Prepared for the future? Reflect on the past.

If we ignore the successes AND MISTAKES of our past we may end up continuing down a path that leads nowhere. But we must be brutally honest with ourselves. Unfortunately, we lie to ourselves all too often. What has NOT worked for you or your organization and what are you going to change? There are…

Prepared for the future? Your just might need to IMAGINE it first.

We have a current love affair with big data and analytics. However, we might not need all the data we’re collecting to get to the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Our upcoming on-line workshop has tools you can use. Signup for MindPrep News and you’ll get an early announcement. You can…

Prepared for the future? Learn to OBSERVE, or else ….

If we decide to “wait and see” we’re going to be run over by the ever evolving and constantly changing future. Observing should not be passive. It should entail active scanning for trends and clues about the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Our upcoming on-line workshop has tools you can use….

TAKEN BY SURPRISE ….. S..L..O..W..L..Y

TAKEN BY SURPRISE ….. S..L..O..W..L..Y

We think of surprises as something that happens FAST. However, “being taken by surprise” can happen over a much longer period. Consider the following examples and think of the impact of being taken by surprise. AGING: Customers age a day at time. Harley was riding high (excuse the pun) with the Boomer Generation. But most…

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