by Carla A. Fleming | Apr 7, 2025 | AI, Disruption, Leadership, Strategy
Sequential thinking is dead in the era of AI. I didn’t realize this until I worked on the first project in my MIT AI-No-Code course. Forward-leaning CMOs, CEOs, and firms investing in AI must embrace parallelism, or parallel thinking, because it’s the... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Jun 17, 2024 | Business Strategy, Disruption, Product Marketing, The New CEO
As a marketing leader who considers what customer-market alignment will look like with Gen Z as they come online as employees, I believe business-to-business firms must adopt personalization to capture this next generation of buyers. Born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z... 
by Carla A. Fleming | May 31, 2024 | Business Strategy, Disruption, Leadership, Product Marketing, Sales, Strategy
🌍 Did you know that 40% of Millennials and GenZ B2B buyers want a direct and personalized purchase experience much earlier in the process? According to Forrester, the buyers want the offerings specifically tailored to their needs. In talking with a CX expert about... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Jul 3, 2021 | Business Strategy, CEO, Disruption, Growth, Leadership, Strategy
In Part I, we discussed speed and strategic flexibility as two key skills CEOs and their organizations need to have as they exit the pandemic. Part II of this article discusses the third skill, proactive accountability, and what post-pandemic leadership will look... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Jun 24, 2021 | Business, CEO, Disruption, Growth, Leadership
“I learned more in my last 12 months running Prelude Solutions than I have in the 15 years of being a business owner,” said, Cate Heaman, CEO of Prelude Solutions, a firm focused on optimizing a company’s entire communications system, from voice and data to data... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Apr 29, 2021 | CEO, Disruption, Growth, Leadership, The Strategic Piece
In Part I, we discussed CEOs’ mistakes when relying on the SWOT Analysis as their primary strategic tool. Part II of the series will cover why the PESTEL is critical to strengthening your SWOT Analysis and how Hallmark synchronized their business with viewers....
