Writing on Leadership, AI, and the Human Future of Work
Welcome to my library of articles, essays, podcasts, and field notes from Business @ The Speed of AI, The MORE Effect, the Speed of AI Podcast and my work as a futurist, father, husband, coach, and volunteer.
Here you’ll find writing and conversations on modernization, courage, operational excellence, emotional intelligence, CX, Experience Manufacturing(TM), and the principles shaping how we live and lead in an AI-first, always-on world.
And lastly I’ll share: I’m one of you. Adapting, adjusting, and learning how to become more in the Age of AI.
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Music Is a Beautiful Thing — Lennon, Mac Miller, Parity Now & The MORE Effect | Day 9
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Day 9 start with a moment I’ll never forget hearing about John Lennon’s murder as a 10-year-old kid in a Lansdale Acme parking lot. Decades later, I still remember exactly where I was and who I was with. That’s the power of music and memory.
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Modernization, Leadership & Adversity – Go Birds! | Day 8
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Today’s message comes from a slightly different scene — in the middle of setting up a new standup desk, getting ready for Monday Night Football, surrounded by reminders of the sports teams and players who shaped my life.
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A Date Which Will Live in Infamy — Lessons in Courage & Time | Day 7
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Day 7 of the Give the Gift of MORE campaign, we pause to honor Pearl Harbor, reflect on courage, and talk about the human traits that help us thrive in the age of AI.
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Give The Gift Of MORE | Becoming MORE Doesn’t Take A Giant Leap | Day 6
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Day 6 – Just choose one small action to become a little more present, a little more hopeful, or a little more courageous.
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Give The Gift of More: 4 Codes. 5 Principles. One Life. The Book That Helps You Become More | Day 5
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Day 5 I’m sharing a overview of The MORE Effect — a leadership field guide for thriving in an AI-first, always-on world.
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Give the Gift of More: The Hardest Person to Tell the Truth To Is Yourself | Day 4
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A Medal of Honor story and a personal leadership lesson reveal the truth about courage: the hardest person to be honest with is yourself. Day 4 of Give the Gift of More.
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Courage Is a Leadership Strategy: Lessons from Special Forces & The More Effect
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Jeremy Victor and Special Forces veteran Perry Rearick reveal why courage is the essential leadership strategy for today’s AI-first, always-on world — from emotional control to moral truth-telling to breaking legacy systems.
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Forget the 4-Hour Workweek — Becoming More Requires Courage, Hope, & Optimism | Day 3
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Explore why becoming More requires courage, hope, and optimism—not shortcuts. Day 3 of the Give the Gift of MORE series challenges the 4-Hour Workweek mindset and reveals a human-centered path for thriving in the age of AI.
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Imagine My Surprise When She Said, “Everyone Should Read This Book.” | Day 2
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It’s Day 2 of 25 of the Give The Gift of MORE campaign – Discover the 5 Principles of MORE—timeless guidelines for staying human, present, and intentional in an AI-driven world. Give the Gift of MORE.
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Give the Gift of MORE | Day 1
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Today marks the start of my December campaign, Give the Gift of MORE—a 25-day series exploring the 4 Codes, 5 Principles, and 26 human traits from The MORE Effect. Each day, I’ll share a new insight to help us stay intentionally human in an increasingly AI-driven world.
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Delight Is Not an Accident: Reflections from SendBird Spark on the Future of Customer Experience
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At SendBird Spark, one truth became impossible to ignore: we’ve built a world that communicates constantly yet connects rarely. Delight.AI offers a glimpse of what’s next—service as a utility, relationships at scale, and a path beyond the commodity race of LLMs. This is where customer experience finally becomes relationship architecture.
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A Day for the Brave: Honoring Service and the Spirit of More in New Britain Township
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This video is dedicated to every man and woman who has ever served even a single day in service to our country. Thank you.
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From Presence to Contribution: The Four Codes to Becoming More
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In this episode of Business at the Speed of AI, Jeremy Victor and Rick Dzavik explore The MORE Effect and its Four Codes—Presence, Possibility, Connection, and Contribution. They discuss what it means to be human in an AI-first world, why optimism is a discipline, and how leaders can balance technology’s speed with human ingenuity, ethics, and judgment.
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Get Busy Living: Lessons from the Age of AI
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If Andy Dufresne read the news of Amazon’s recent announced layoffs, I’d imagine he’d turn to Red and say, “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
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Thriving in the Age of AI: The Human Part of Everyday America
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In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries and our daily lives, Jeremy Victor and Rick Dzavik remind us of the importance of embracing our humanity. In their recent podcast episode, the duo explores how AI can coexist alongside uniquely human traits, contributing to everyday life, business, and leadership.
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Veterans, Values, and the Next 250 Years
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In this week’s episode of Business at the Speed of AI, I had the privilege of reconnecting with my friend and former colleague, Perry Rearick—a 20+ year U.S. Army Special Forces veteran who now brings his discipline, leadership, and insight to the business world.
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Do Something Worth While
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The explanation is that he has a twenty-track mind, and all the tracks converge on one objective, which is to do something worth while.
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Jeremy Victor Announces First Book: The MORE Effect
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As we begin celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country, it’s time to reclaim our values, reclaim civility, and independence from the feeds.