#neverbetter

May 13, 2016

PARTNER

Partner Rewind and Fast Forward

Did you miss it? The Weekly Rewind went on hiatus for a short time. It’s back. It’s better. It’s all about you. Here’s what’s new and different: New and exclusive content featured each week. A look back at the stories you missed. A look forward at what’s to come. A new name! The Partner Weekly Rewi…

May 11, 2016

INNOVATION

In Less Than Ten Years, Your Organization Could Be Out of Business!

Four of today’s top ten incumbents—in different industries—will be displaced by digital disruption in the next five years. Four! This stat has kept me up at night. Which organizations will thrive? Which will cease to exist? How can organizations successfully navigate the digital age? I believe it be…

There’s Never Been a Better Time to (Digitally) Transform the Shopping Experience

I’d like to draw your attention to a Cisco blog that came out recently from our Vice President of Global Marketing Karen Walker. Cisco has launched a new brand campaign based on the theme of There’s Never Been a Better Time. In talking to our customers, partners, and other influencers like you, we…

May 5, 2016

INNOVATION

There Has Never Been a Better Time for Innovation

Historians often point to The Renaissance many centuries ago as humankind’s most creatively prolific period. Indeed, timeless discoveries and masterpieces in art, literature and science burst forth from geniuses such as Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo. I spend a lot of my spare time stu…

May 4, 2016

NETWORKING

Navigating Ships & Other Nautical Adventures

My team’s recent fun event was on a cruise liner on the calm, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean hugging San Francisco. Besides soaking up the panoramic vistas and general bonhomie, I particularly enjoyed my conversation with the skipper. Our worlds were completely apart and yet I found the conversati…

There’s Never Been A Better Time

We are technology optimists. Billions of people and things are being connected globally. Digitization is forcing organizations and even countries to reimagine business models, products and services. Every industry, government, school system, university and hospital is grappling with how to navigate…