<p>Geoff Colvin is an award-winning author, broadcaster, and speaker on the most significant trends and issues impacting business and the economy. As Fortune magazine's Senior Editor-at-Large, Colvin has an insider's perspective fueled by long-standing relationships with the world's top leaders in business and government.</p>
<p>One of journalism's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, management, globalization, regulation, corporate governance, competition, the economy, and human performance, Colvin's column and frequent cover stories in Fortune have earned him millions of loyal readers and his newsletter, Power Sheet, provides a look at how leaders are shaping today’s tumultuous world.</p>
<p>A preeminent business broadcaster, Colvin is heard daily on the CBS Radio Network and has appeared on outlets including NBC, CNN, FOX Business, CBS, ABC and PBS. Previously, as anchor of Wall $treet Week with Fortune on PBS, he spoke each week to the largest audience reached by any business television program in America.</p>
<p>As a speaker, Colvin brings clarity to the most important and complex issues impacting business and the economy, in tailored keynotes that deliver relevant insights that help leaders understand what the future holds. He has spoken for corporate and association conferences around the world and interviewed such renowned leaders as Jack Welch, Henry Kissinger, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Steve Case, Tony Blair, and George W. Bush.</p>
<p>Colvin is the best-selling author of <i>T</i>alent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else; The Upside of the Downturn: Management Strategies for Difficult Times, named “Best Management Book of the Year” by Strategy + Business magazine; and Humans are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will.</p>
Senior Editor-at-Large, <em>Fortune</em>, and <em>New York Times’</em> Bestselling Author
<ul><li><strong>No New Normal: Leading In Continuous Change</strong></li><li>The pandemic accelerated just about every trend you can think of. Nonstop change has now become the norm, and the world isn’t going back. While there is no “new normal,” the good news is we aren’t doomed to play defense. Geoff Colvin shows audiences how to embrace a world of continuous disruption while building powerful competitive advantages. This uplifting talk shows step-by-step how we can all respond faster to change and even get ahead of it as individuals, teams, and enterprises. Geoff provides actionable takeaways to help leaders face change smarter:<ul><li>What the best leaders and companies are doing right now to create the future</li><li>Why confronting reality faster is the key to seizing new opportunities</li><li>Biggest pandemic lessons for business</li><li>Scenario planning: surviving bad times begins with better decisions in good times</li><li>3 best ways to lead during crisis and disruption</li><li>Creativity and innovation – how to unleash it individually and organizationally</li></ul></li><li><strong>How to Create a Business Model Built for the Future</strong></li><li>Brace yourself: In 2022, 94% of CEOs said their company’s business model will have to change in the next three years! More important: The majority of them also feel they aren’t making progress fast enough. Business model innovation has become a must-have competence for all companies. That’s a problem for those that are unprepared but a huge opportunity for the rest. Geoff Colvin identifies the inescapable forces that are rendering reliable old business models obsolete and shows how companies of any size in any industry can – and must – rise to the challenge. Geoff reveals:<ul><li>Inspiring examples of companies transforming their business model and winning</li><li>Key trends driving the need for business model change</li><li>How to just do it: Stop protecting yesterday and start creating the future</li><li>The secrets to becoming a business model innovator</li><li>How to adapt to a friction-free economy and create outsized opportunities</li><li>Why human capital is the most valuable kind and how to make the most of it</li></ul></li><li><strong>The Good-News Future of Work</strong></li><li>The nature of work changed drastically in the pandemic, but that’s only the beginning of what’s to come. New technology tools will profoundly alter what we used to call office work. Other technology will transform the 80% of work that isn’t done in offices (or at home). Beyond tech, changing social norms and reordered personal priorities will change who does what, where and how. While all this is quite disruptive, Geoff Colvin says the big picture is a bright one – billions of people worldwide being more productive, more content, and – believe it or not – less stressed. Geoff reveals:<ul><li>How forward-thinking leaders are embracing these changes and winning big</li><li>The increasing value of human skills and which will be most valuable</li><li>The enduring power of physical presence at work</li><li>How to win the war for talent which will only get more competitive</li><li>Actionable to-dos to manage the future of work</li></ul></li><li><strong>The New Economic Order – Risks and Opportunities</strong></li><li>Global turmoil has roiled an already fragile economic order in ways that are still unfolding. At Fortune, Geoff tells the economic story in terms that focus on the risks and opportunities. Business people already know the numbers – what they might miss is the big picture; the forces driving the trends causing disruptive change in their world and, most importantly, what to do about it. In this presentation, the economy isn’t a bunch of statistics; it’s a story that Geoff tells engagingly, humorously, and memorably with valuable takeaways because, as he says, “Even in tough times, somebody’s going to win, why not you?” Geoff covers:<ul><li>Why, even in times like this, it’s vital to remain optimistic</li><li>The latest data and trends curated for the audience/industry he’s addressing</li><li>A plain-spoken explanation of what’s going on now – on Main Street, Wall Street, in Washington, and globally.</li><li>How successful companies are winning in this economy</li></ul></li></ul>