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#261 – MAKING RISK MANAGEMENT LESS RISKY WITH ANTICIPATION – DANIEL BURRUS

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One of the central principles of the Anticipatory Organization Model is to move beyond the idea of mere competition. By that, I mean going past the idea of measuring your organization’s success and performance against others. Instead, set your own standards through transformational planning and ongoing innovation. In so doing, by being anticipatory you redefine the concept of risk management. Continue reading →

#260 – COMBAT UNPREDICTABLE CHANGE WITH ANTICIPATION – DANIEL BURRUS

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It is often assumed that people don’t like change, when in reality humans are born to instinctively love change. It’s why we take vacations and crave travel, because we want and need change. We must get out of our usual surroundings and witness something new in order to regain focus and refresh our perspectives. In this case, change is a choice, so we like it. Continue reading →

#243 – AUTO INSURANCE INDUSTRY: DISRUPTED OR DISRUPTOR? – DANIEL BURRUS

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Fifty years ago, television shows and cartoons showed us a future where people would be using flying cars, hovercrafts, or maybe even teleportation as a common way to get around. As the years ticked by, we saw small features, both aesthetic and functional, change and improve within the automobile industry, but nothing big until recently. Now we have fully electric vehicles with AI-enabled, self-driving, semi-autonomous features, as well as fully autonomous vehicle applications and experiments going on globally. Continue reading →

#238 – THE INDUSTRY 4.0 ADVANTAGE – DANIEL BURRUS

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When the word “industry” is used in conversation, the picture painted in most minds is a gritty shop floor and blue-collar individuals on an assembly line.

While this visceral image is still true to some degree, when you add the term “4.0” after the word “industry,” newfound interest perks in the minds of both white-collar and digital technology professionals. Simultaneously, fear looms in the hearts of those blue-collar workers accustomed to that initial visual of what industry means. They think instantly of job loss, robots, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) deleting them from the equation. Continue reading →

#225 – CHANGE. FROM THE INSIDE OUT. – DANIEL BURRUS

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Here’s a question I like to ask my consulting clients. When you make business changes, are they coming at you from the outside in or inside out? At first, it seems like a trick question, but there is some good logic behind it. Your answer can reveal a lot about your preparedness for the future. In other words, whether you’re anticipatory or reactionary. Continue reading →