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Kenan Samms

Find Opportunity in a Crisis

I was in New York this week, running a workshop on “leading innovation” for a group of executives, when someone pointed this question at me: do you need a crisis to convince people to change? We have heard much chatter this ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Create A Playbook of Successful Strategies

Tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST (9 a.m. PST) I will be holding an executive briefing on ePrize, the world’s largest interactive promotions company. Sign up now for this FREE webinar by clicking here. Join me as I speak with ePrize’s ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Unconscious Conditioning Can Make or Break Your Business

We underestimate the extent of unconscious conditioning – the beliefs, habits, and perceptions we collect through experience – plays on our behavior. READ»

Kenan Samms

Smile at Your Competitors to Gain Market Share

We like to view the world in black and white, good and bad, friend and foe. But as industry lines blur, such clear distinctions become even more difficult to see within our complex reality. This creates an opportunity for those ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Vistaprint Disrupts a Six-Century-Old Industry

To understand how Vistaprint has become the world’s leading provider of printing services to small businesses, you need a brief overview of the printing industry. People buy printing services because of price, convenience, and ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Panama: The Future Hong Kong of Latin America?

I just came back from conducting my program in Panama, and while I have been through the Panama City airport several times, I had never stepped outside its walls. This is a fascinating country. We had 150 attend the ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Vistaprint: Completely Changing the Printing Industry

Robert Keane had one year to plot out his business. He went to INSEAD business school in France with the idea of an opportunity. Over the course of his one-year MBA program, during a class on new ventures, he had a chance to ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Rage Feeds Rage: So Take A Bite Of Some Happy Pie

A while back I wrote about how angry America seems to be and how as business people, we need to make sure our products don’t wind up on the forefront of consumer rage. The piece got me thinking about another question – ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Iraq’s Official New History Provides Insight On Crafting Company Narratives

Last week the Iraqi government launched a new version of its official history. As students return to school from the Ramadan holiday they found new history books waiting for them that include the major changes the nation has ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Rosetta Stone: Uniting The World Through Language Learning

We see over and over that companies that are thriving are pursuing something good. While many traditional companies try to paint themselves “good,” under a thin veneer they maintain near exclusive commitment to growing ...READ»

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