What is Going On?

What the #$%?! Is Going On?

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Last week I published my first book in over ten years: What the #$%?! Is Going On? And, this week in this podcast episode I share the introduction and two of the 25 big ideas contained in the book.

Ideas Architect PodcastIn this Podcast Episode

In this podcast episode we share four chapters from the book:

  • When were you born for? – The importance of timing in deciding which opportunities you could pursue
  • Mastering Context – Why an understanding of your current circumstances is the key to leadership and seizing opportunities
  • Plopportunity – How the means of production have changed and why this creates your personal opportunity of a lifetime
  • How to Lead with Social Media – the limits of traditional leadership and why this doesn’t work using social media

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