Blog/Updates
29 Nov Cross Your Disciplines: Think Better and Healthier
Recently, London’s Guardian published a fascinating article outlining research that shows magicians have a lower mental health risk. And I thought we magicians were crazy. Who knew? In my recent book, Creating Business Magic, we focused on translating the lessons of the world’s greatest magicians to business. Well, why not? There is...
11 Nov DEFINING A NEW ASIA
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping will meet in a high-stakes bilateral summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco beginning November 15th. The topic: The most important bilateral relationship on the planet in an unprecedented...
27 Sep CREATING BUSINESS MAGIC WINS MAJOR BOOK AWARD
September 2023 The Nonfiction Authors Association has given the coveted Nonfiction Book Award to Creating Business Magic: How the Power of Magic Can Inspire, Innovate, and Revolutionize Your Business, written by top corporate and political strategist David Morey, magic legend Eugene Burger, and former acting CIA Director John McLaughlin—with the renowned David Copperfield authoring the book’s foreword. It is the first book to apply the strategies of magic as practiced by the world’s greatest magicians to the challenges we face today in business, leadership, innovation, marketing, and managing change.25 May Breaking Barriers: Strategies for Women Insurgents to Lead Change
Over the years, I’ve been honored to work with and learn from some of history’s greatest women leaders. And one thing they’ve taught me is the power of fighting as an insurgent, an underdog, and a leader of change. Just before Covid-19, our client Slalom, LLC...
21 May HISTORY’S GREATEST LIVE PERFORMER?
Over several decades, I’ve made it a mission to see—live—some of history’s greatest musical performers … And even I’m impressed with the list:
Jethro Tull | Steppenwolf | Ten Years After | Deep Purple | Three Dog Night | David Bowie | Frank Sinatra | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young | Bob Dylan | Bonnie Raitt | Mike Cross | Neil Young | Tom Jones | Procol Harum | Tony Bennett | The Who | Billy Joel | Cyndi Lauper | Phil Collins | Rod Stewart | Willie Nelson | Aretha Franklin | Sam Moore | Sting | Alicia Keys | Eric Clapton | The Allman Brothers | Elton John | Paul McCartney | Garth Brooks | Paul Simon | Madonna | Sarah Brightman | Andrea Bocelli | Barbara Streisand | The Beach Boys | Celine Dion | Tina Turner | Shania Twain | Cher | U2 | Stevie Wonder | Florence + The Machine | Lady Gaga | Michael Jackson | The Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen…
21 Apr 1 big thing: Normal America
See below this interesting and important article from Axios
Axios Finish Line
By Mike Allen, Erica Pandey and Jim VandeHei ·Apr 20, 2023 Apr 20, 2023 Axios CEO Jim VandeHei is here with his weekly column on life, work and leadership. Drop him a line: jim@axios.com. * Smart Brevity™ count: 729 words ... 3 mins. Thanks to Amy Stern for the copy edit.1 big thing: Normal America
08 Apr Rising Creator – Motivational Speaker
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25 Jan Asia’s Leadership
Today, the world’s fastest growing region is calling for greater leadership. At present, around the world, in both government and business, we see a wider and wider difference between the skill, quality, and power of our leaders. Arguably, leadership, particularly in Asia, makes more of a difference today than at any point in recent history. This is true because the stakes for the leaders of Asia are higher—and so, then, are the demands of leadership.17 Jan DO THE DOABLE AND MOVE THE MOVEABLE
Whether you are leading a Fortune 100 corporation or running your own small business, two life lessons co-author Scott Miller and I live by are these: Do the Doable . . . and Move the Moveable. Both are explained below along with a great piece on Segmentation & Strategy from one of the best strategic thinkers we know, Roger Martin.