Glenn Daniels II

Touch Stone Publishers

Chief Operating Officer

Touchstone Publications

The Science of Goal Setting
Why Smart Goal Setting is Dumb
●   Ted Talk
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http://touchstonepublishers.com
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Optum

●   Helping employees cultivate their skills and knowledge
●   Providing skills, techniques and resources in ways that motivate employees

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Experiential Keynote Speaker & Engaging Content Creator for Senior Level Leaders | Empowering Leadership Excellence for Your Organization

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The resignation didn't happen in a dramatic boardroom showdown. It happened via a Slack message at 9:14 PM on a Tuesday.

"I'm out. Sent the formal letter to HR."

This was my Lead Architect. The person holding the keys to our AI integration. I called him immediately. 

"It's not the money," he said, his voice flat. "It's the latency. I spent six months waiting for approval to refactor the core loop because the annual objectives were locked in January. By the time we got permission, the market had moved. I can't work in a museum."

We hadn't failed him on compensation. We failed him on clock speed.

We were managing him against a compliance rubric while he was trying to manage an exponential technology. The friction between our static governance and his dynamic reality ground him down until he simply disconnected.

High-velocity talent will not tolerate low-velocity infrastructure. We lost our best asset because we insisted on measuring him by last year's calendar.

We isolated the specific metrics for Learning Velocity in the 'Learning Velocity Architecture'. It is a triage kit for your HR stack.

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Most organizations are currently incinerating capital on what I call 'Innovation Pantomime.'

We analyzed 40 recent enterprise 'AI implementations.' The pattern is stark. 70% represent zero functional utility—they are merely legacy workflows with a generative interface slapped on top. This is the Capability Gap disguised as progress.

The math doesn't hold. If you deploy a tool that saves 15 minutes per employee per day, but requires 20 minutes of prompt engineering and verification to function reliably, you have not innovated. You have introduced structural friction.

The 2nd-order consequence is more dangerous: Organizational Cynicism. When leadership celebrates tools that do not actually work, high-performers disengage. They smell the theater.

Strategic leaders must pivot from 'adoption metrics' (how many logins?) to 'utility metrics' (what distinct economic value was created?).

If the output requires more human verification than the original task took to execute, kill the pilot. The goal isn't AI everywhere. It is leverage where it matters.

We have codified the framework for distinguishing high-value leverage from digital noise. Equip your leadership team: For the Quick Reference Guide check here: https://lnkd.in/g8Rn9jtr

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The AI Theater Detector: Separating Hype from Utility

The demo was flawless. The interface was sleek, 'Cobalt Blue' accents glowing on the 85-inch screen. The vendor promised us a revolution in our supply chain logistics.

Then the CFO, a woman who has navigated three market crashes and built this company from a garage, asked a single question.

"Walk me through the error reconciliation process when the model hallucinates an inventory shortage."

The room went quiet. The vendor clicked to a backup slide. "Well, the human in the loop would..."

And there it was. The gap. The shiny tool wasn't replacing the work; it was hiding the complexity. We weren't buying leverage; we were buying a subscription to a new kind of headache.

Real value is rarely cinematic. It looks like dirty data being cleaned, boring governance protocols being established, and your best people quietly getting 10x faster at the hard stuff.

Don't fall for the glow. Look for the gears.

We have codified the framework for distinguishing high-value leverage from digital noise. Equip your leadership team: For the Quick Reference Guide check here: The AI Theater Detector: Separating Hype from Utility - Touch Stone Publishers LTD

Stop celebrating 'AI Adoption'. It is a vanity metric.

I see leaders patting themselves on the back because 80% of their staff have ChatGPT accounts. This isn't a strategy; it's a license for chaos.

Here is the uncomfortable truth: Most of what passes for 'AI Strategy' in the C-Suite right now is just fear of missing out, dressed up in a slide deck.

You are likely backing 'AI Theater' if:
1. The use case is 'content creation' rather than 'decision intelligence'.
2. No one can explain the data lineage.
3. The 'efficiency gains' are projected, never measured.

We need to unlearn the impulse to buy the tool before defining the problem. Real capability building hurts. It requires retraining your workforce to think probabilistically, not just handing them a text generator.

If it feels like magic, it’s probably a trick. If it feels like engineering, you’re on the right track.

We have codified the framework for distinguishing high-value leverage from digital noise. Equip your leadership team: For the Quick Reference Guide check here:

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Curate Home

Helping a home grown retail brand scale their presence - online and offline!

Growth Manager 

Mean Bean Co

Co-Founder 

OneRare

Helping OneRare build strategic partnerships with leading Food & Beverage brands in the MENA region.
Launch of NFTs, Collaborative marketing campaigns, initiating PR for brand & their local partners.

Partner brands - Maggi, Cornitos, Papa Johns, Bhukkad Cafe, Britannia & many more..

Head of Brand Partnerships

V CLUB

V Club is Gurgaon’s most exclusive club where one can enjoy luxurious spaces, unparalleled service, extensive recreational amenities and exquisite gastronomy.
Located in the heart of Sohna Road, Gurgaon, V Club offers a range of membership options for Vipul residents across the country and the discerning few.
V Club, designed to be a crème-de-la-crème club brand offers five-star facilities set within a luxurious & amiable atmosphere.

Head of Operations

Tasanaya Hospitality

Market Entry Strategy for International F&B Brands - Godiva, Jamies Italian
Franchisee acquisition strategy & business development for international F&B Brands
Concept Creation and Feasibility analysis for entrepreneurs in the F&B Space
Worked with Hotel brands like Crowne Plaza, Heritage Hotel group to develop additional revenue generating projects for them
Developed a scalable format and franchise guidebook to help the brand with pan India expansions. (Brand – Havemore icecreams)
Creation of a casual dining Italian restaurant, as a sub-brand of a fine dining Italian concept.
Worked with Dark Kitchen brands like Karate Kitchen, Sumo Sushi, Crepe-fe, Instapizza to expand their local presence to optimize size and scale of brand to match marketing spends.
Business Plan & Feasibility Analysis for new and existing F&B Brands

Marketing Strategy Manager

Desigual

Market Entry Strategy projects for Turkish & Indian Markets

Global Expansions Project

Virtuous Retail

Detailed market study of the retail real estate market patterns to plan upcoming projects
Part of the initial project team to provide feedback on national brands to support leasing efforts
Curation of brands for the first mall to be launch in India in Surat, Gujarat.

Marketing Manager

Vipul Ltd

Jr. Manager - Marketing & Leasing

Vipul Facility Management

Marketing Communications

Assisting in the internal Audit team for carrying financial audit for all Branch Offices
Maintaining daily collections &amp; payments reports
Weekly reporting of the financials to maintain cash flow
AR &amp; AP Status updation
Sales MIS preparation
Co-ordination of logistics for an all India Branch Meet (Sep 2009

Management Trainee

Catapult-Ed

Marketing of the event to schools
Interaction &amp; Co-ordination with Industry professionals for workshop facilitation at the camp.
Organizing the summer camp for about 100 students

Marketing & Event Manager

Experienced in Business Growth Strategies with a history of working within the Hospitality and E-commerce sector. Skilled in Strategic Partnerships, Commercial Sales, Event Planning and Relationship Management.

In India, I was working in the E-commerce space and invested in/co-founded a coffee startup headquartered in Gurgaon (https://meanbean.in). Catering to B2B segment with supply to cafes, bakeries & hotels, D2C delivery accross India via own website, Amazon & other channel partners.

I plan to continue learning and developing personally and professionally whilst ensuring a healthy work-life balance!
I’ve had the most fun helping brands grow through the execution of partnerships & marketing aimed at maximising brand awareness, generating more revenue, and increasing customer acquisition/retention. 
I am an avid learner having completed an MBA focused on Strategy and Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School in Barcelona.

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