After I told a crowd at a keynote for a large national association that by 2025 over 75% of the workforce would be college-educated, purpose-seeking Millennials, someone jokingly shouted out, “God help us!” Some laughter ensued. But sadly, she was (literally) right. God help us indeed. Just 13% of the world’s population even likes what they … Read more
When I was in sixth grade, a teacher told me, “If you’re interested in everything, you won’t be good at anything.” I think that’s some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard. You may think you’re a complete mess because you don’t have a set path, dream job, or five-year plan (or you lost the … Read more
Our time is consumed by responding. And it’s killing creativity. The e-mails, meetings, interruptions, and trivial tasks seem endless. The problem? Each moment we spend responding means that we’re not creating. And that means not creating new content or business. Not generating new ideas, new perspectives, and for most of us not doing the types of things … Read more