Well, that’s another year of PBLS completed and I have really enjoyed my first conference in sunny Orlando (when I would normally be worrying about the first winter frosts at home in the UK). With luck, I will be able to attend next year when the conference returns to Las
When companies launch innovation initiatives, they typically focus all of their time and energy on a feverish quest for the big breakthrough idea. But that initial spark of inspiration is merely a starting point. The real innovation challenge lies beyond the idea, in a long, complex journey from imagination to
In 27 years at SAS, Keith Collins says his whole career has been about scaling to the enterprise. He wonders, "Why now do we call it big data? What will the next generation call it? Bigger data?" Keith led a panel of business leaders at the Premier Business Leadership Series
I was privileged to attend the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Board of Directors meeting in Washington D.C. recently. Attended by some 300 senior executives of American Manufacturing companies, it was like a who’s-who in brand names anyone would recognize. NAM is a very big influencer of public policy on
If you enjoyed reading Peter's and John's posts about the Jim Collins presentation at The Premier Business leadership series, you'll really enjoy this list of ten things you can start doing today to become great. Whether you are just staring your first business or a seasoned business leader, you can
Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Author and business expert Jim Collins offered his insight on this phenomenon based on nine years of research that he and his colleague Morten Hansen collected for their new book Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck
Brooke Fortson from the SAS Training division took to the conference floor to interview attendees and presenters during Analytics 2011 earlier this week. I've chosen three of my favorite videos from the series to share below, but be sure to check out the others on the SAS Software YouTube channel
Before a group of reporters representing countries from as far away as Mexico, Brazil and Japan, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight touted the company’s continued growth, innovation and unmatched culture during its annual Media Day event at SAS world headquarters in Cary, Tuesday. “In 2011, SAS has continued to grow as
When you Google “big data,” you get big data about big data. We are living in the age of information overload, which creates many challenges, including big data, information silos and integration issues. It was my great pleasure to introduce a panel of experts at The Premier Business Leadership Series
It only took me minutes from arriving in Orlando to understand just how important consumers are to the local economy. As we heard from Alex Martins of Orlando Magic earlier today, there are a lot of businesses competing for the consumer's "entertainment dollar." Of course, it is also important to
