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    Joseph Lalonde

    Joseph Lalonde is the owner of JMLalonde.com. He shares leadership insights from movies, extreme sports, and life experiences.

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    5 Questions To Consider About AI In Business

    A thousand questions are swirling about Artificial Intelligence (AI) for business leaders. Some of these questions revolve around the ethicalness of the technology. Others involve how to use AI in the best way possible.

    No matter how many questions we ask about AI, there will always be more. However, I think critical questions need to be asked, thought through, and figured out when using AI in your business.

    In this article, we will share those questions. Maybe an idea or a new question will pop up along the way. Great, consider those as well!

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    5 Questions To Consider About AI In Business

    1. How can I ethically use AI?

    There’s a lot of grey area when it comes to artificial intelligence. We know that AI scraps existing data sets from the internet, extrapolates the data, and gives it to us in a new way.  Read more...

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    The Art Of Giving Back

    When you look at your life, do you see a life of blessings? Do you see how much you’ve been given?

    You should. According to Longview Philanthropy, if you make $60,000 per year and have no children, you’re in the world’s top 1% of income earners. Have children and make $130,000 or more a year? Then you’re also in the top 1% of income earners.

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    If you live in the United States, $60,000 or even $130,000 may not feel like a lot. But it is. 

    With the blessings we’ve been given, we have to think about more than ourselves. 

    As you read this, I want you to consider what you can do with your wealth. I want to encourage you to give back.  Read more...

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    Quotes And Leadership Lessons From One Life

    A Reel Leadership Article

    My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

    Take a step back in time with the new movie One Life. One Life tells the story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton (old – Anthony Hopkins, young – Johnny Flynn). Nicky was a young London broker who saw the horrors of the coming war. Nicky became a savior to hundreds of Jewish children. He helped shuttle them by train from Prague, Czechoslovakia to the United Kingdom where foster families were waiting for them and avoid the coming Jewish Holocaust.

    It is a harrowing story brought to the public’s knowledge when the BBC show That’s Life had Nicky attend an airing. During the airing, he discovered the woman sitting next to him was one of the women he helped save. They brought him back for another show. This time… every audience member was a child he’d helped rescue.  Read more...

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    How To Create A Culture Of Innovation And Creativity

    Innovation and creativity are hallmarks of a great organization. They know what they do well, think about what to do next, and then innovate to get there.

    It’s not always easy. Sometimes, you stumble and struggle along the way. You may even wonder why you desired to be considered innovative and creative. 

    I think about this even as I type these words. I think about what I need to do to innovate and inspire you. I have to find the creativity within me to do so.

    Sometimes, it’s easy to be creative. Other times, I start, stop, and start over again. However, I use a few tips and tricks to inspire the innovation needed to continue creating. These methods transfer over to business and life as well.  Read more...