The Message Behind “The Worry War” Keynote
The conference, put on by Prosper, was nothing short of 5 Stars!
Why?
Because Prosper gets that the C-Suite likes to be surrounded by other C-Suites.
They created the conditions for:
Less selling, more sharing.
Less guarded, more candid.
Less pretend, more real.
I was fortunate to give a 30 minute keynote on what I call “The Worry War”.
From Pandemic to Pandemonium: Welcome to Worry War II
As a keynote speaker on leadership and courage, I’ve seen how today’s Worry War II affects every industry,While we’ve had Worry Wars in the past, the one we are presently fighting is Worry War II.
Worry War I was the pandemic which instigated an isolation illness like we’ve never seen before.
My personal belief?
We haven’t recovered from that War and, yet, here we are now fighting a different fight.
If Worry War I was the Pandemic, Worry War II is nothing short of pandemonium.
It’s the cost of eggs, beef and PB&Js.
It’s feeling like AI is coming for our jobs.
It’s the erosion of empathy at work and the death of DEI.
It’s the Divided States of America and what feels like an Anti-American world.
It’s the aftermath of what Donald, Vladimir and Elon might say next!
And it’s all happening — coming at us all at once — from every direction.
How Leaders Can Move While Others Freeze
If I know my competition is uncertain….
If I know my competition is frozen…
If I know my competition is in Worry War II …
Then I know it’s my time to move.
As the quote goes:
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren BuffettIt also reminds me of another quote:
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. – Theodore RooseveltMake a move, leader.
Do so with courage.
