CHAPTER 16  

From Learning to Implementation

Moments after finishing a keynote speech at a resort in Cebu City, Philippines, for an Asia-Pacific CEO summit, a woman from the audience rushed up to the stage. I could tell she was excited by her gait. I couldn’t wait to hear what part of the speech had resonated most.

She said, “I just called my executive team and told them to ditch the whole agenda for our business growth retreat starting tomorrow. I’m using this content as our agenda for the off-site and the next 12 months.”

“Perfect,” I responded. “What in particular has you so excited?”

“We’ve been following an extensive strategic plan, but that plan isn’t going to make us wealthy from our hard work, it’s only going to make our company incrementally ...

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