“What IF?” Success Story: How Dr. No and His Entire Company Were Transformed By The What IF Mindset.
How “What IF?” can transform a career, a life, and an organization. In this case it did all three…
One simple daily practice to accelerate your goal achievement
If I could show you a proven method to make your biggest goals actually happen, would you be willing to spend 5 minutes every day on it? https://vip.mikerayburndev.wpengine.com/tools/goal With this simple practice, in five minutes a day (every day) you will drastically accelerate your goal achievement. Are you ready for the secret? It’s so simple… […]
Time Breaks Everything… The Case for Intentional Reinvention. (Part 2)
Do people – people like you – need to reinvent? YES! staying still, even when what you’re doing now is working, will leave you behind because, and again… Time Breaks Everything. To remain relevant in your career you’ve got to update and improve your skills.
Time Breaks Everything – The Case for Intentional Reinvention
Time Breaks Everything… The Case for Intentional Reinvention. (Pt 1) Why did they computerize my stove? Seriously, was that “Lite-Hi-Med-Lo-Off” thing not working? I’ve said it hundreds of times, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” Right? Well, hold on… as much as I’ve said that, it turns out there is a fatal – yes […]
Is Your Business Ready For Collapse? Six Signs The End Is Near
Is Your Business Ready For Collapse? Six Signs The End Is Near Trains, typewriters, record albums, record/CD stores, VHS, network news, video rental stores, newspapers, telephones, taxis… All of these are now skeletons (or soon-to-be) in a graveyard of products, services and industries that “didn’t see it coming.” That’s they’re fault. The indicators were there. […]
Ideas Mean Nothing. The Measure of Your Success Is the Measure of Your Ability To ________?
I’ll answer this at the bottom. Don’t skip ahead, read all of it, it’s good. Why in the world would I, a guy who teaches innovation, say ideas mean nothing? To try and disrupt the all-too-common belief that innovation, transformation, and profit are all about ideas. I’ve heard it said that “We live in an idea economy.” Bull. If that’s true, I should own a small country.
The Freedom To Be Wrong
But that’s exactly what organizations are doing. Their cultural fear of being wrong is killing the very spirit of innovation they say they need. You, your teams, and your entire organization must learn that being wrong isn’t wrong. Not learning and growing from being wrong is wrong.
If You Do Things Right, Things Should Go Right, Right? Wrong. Succeed Anyway.
After two cancelled flights, spending the night at O’hare, a delayed flight the next day, and arriving just one hour before my presentation for Nationwide Insurance, this is photo is what I found when I opened my guitar case.
Implosion… To Create Change, Create Room!
We ALL Need A Good Implosion Every Now And Then! (updated from earlier this year). The Setting… I smiled as I watched last year’s implosion of Debbie Reynolds’ Hollywood Hotel (Greek Isles, Clarion) in Las Vegas. It’s “Star Theater” was the quintessential, old-style Vegas showroom. Over the years it’s been home to countless shows including my […]
Eat Your Sacred Cows – Change and Innovation Through Reinvention
Here’s a fun hypothetical: Let’s say you and I worked together regularly up until a few years ago, what idiosyncrasies might you know about me? You’d know that…1. I don’t use guitar effects like reverb and echo. 2. I don’t use techno-gimmicks like powerpoint or video. 3. I don’t enjoy pre-presentation conference calls with clients because I do my homework and I’ll do a great presentation without it.
