The 8am Standup

"In these uncertain times, out of an abundance of caution", - you can imagine the rest.  This is the phrase we hear often as the prelude to a decision to pause, delay or sometimes, quit.  It is an excuse used to give up and wait for things to get better.  News flash: the only easy day was yesterday.  But imagine for a moment if we flipped the script? Imagine a townhall, with your CEO del...

The Podcast introduces an upcoming Book, "The 8am Standup: A Transformation Tale" and tells the story of two hikers and the bear. The story of the two hikers and the bear should remind us that In challenging times, focusing on the right thing makes all the difference in short and long term success. When markets are in flux, you can take share.  All it takes is one company to make the dec...

Gen Ai has blown away all concepts of adoption.  What was done in years with other new technologies, Ai has done in weeks and months.  Today,  Nearly every  technology company is raising banners to call attention to their Generative Ai innovations.  But have we really adopted Generative Ai?  I mean, have we created trust between Gen Ai and humans? Have we crossed the Chasm, as Geoffrey Moore calle...

Part of the McLaughlin Moore framework for achieving results faster is heavily invested in people. Part of the framework that we teach is about qualities and abilities, condensed into an ABC model. For everyone, ABC has qualities and skills for "A" that include having Aptitude and attitude to enable you to learn new skills and to deal with adversity and ambiguity. When you become a leade...

You can learn a lot about how to succeed in learning to Juggle. Yep, I said Juggling. That crazy skill that focuses you on how to keep things in the air without dropping them. But Juggling also can teach you an important lesson about leadership, how to tackle one of the great unseen barriers to your teams success. The good news is that you can overcome the barrier, you just have to recognize it. T...

The 8am Standup Podcast is for everyone wanting to gain knowledge, insights, ideas, concepts and real-world stories about companies and leaders challenged with change and transformations.  The goal of the podcast is to provide listeners with tools and ideas that will make them more successful. The podcast is especially targeted to those people, leaders and C-Suite executives confronted with change...