Tagged: AI

Department of Inefficiency

Jensen Huang speaking at CES 2025. Courtesy Nvidia blog.
Jensen Huang speaking at CES 2025. Courtesy Nvidia blog.

When 1,382 people registered last week, I realized we had struck a nerve.
One of my long-time clients asked me to lead a webinar entitled “From Burnout to Balance: Three Priority Principles for Executive Success.”
Here’s why this topic matters right now—and why so many participated.

AI frenzy is fostering awful intelligence and fuzzy math. And less than ten percent of our clients and followers are actively using AI at work. Here’s my contrarian view. The FOMO mindset is no way to live—and it stifles innovative thinking.

In the world of business—where we live, lead, and grow– the zealous quest for market dominance and ad revenues also can chip away at the priceless value of brand trust.

A lack of preparation for the major shifts introduced by generative AI can throw personal and business growth opportunities into the deep end.

Seasoned leaders need to know how companies find great candidates (like you!) in this new world of work. These trends and advice will show how you can adapt.

In this era of data deluge, suspicion, and endless chatter, I believe that our most successful marketing leaders are rediscovering the lost art of listening.

Hype cycles take us—and our stakeholders—on a wild ride. Without strategic guardrails, our brand may be forever damaged. Yet here we are, diving into countless ChatGPT and other generative AI use cases and experiments, skipping the strategic questions and downplaying the consequences of unfettered use.

ChatGPT, tougher privacy rules, and a growing demand for differentiation can decimate well intended thought leadership and content strategies.

Customer experience mastery—not Martech nor AI—is the new black. Now is the ideal time for marketing leaders to incorporate customer experience mindsets and actions into every facet of their marketing plans and conversations.

These guidelines don’t just apply to billion-dollar behemoths. They work for small and mid-market companies, too. Here is a recap of our private Marketing Leaders of DC session featuring the “godmother” of customer experience, Jeanne Bliss.