

Rick Williams is an inspiring speaker and writer sharing his insights and experience as a company founder, CEO, scientist, management consultant, and board member. Rick speaks about “Making Difficult Decisions” drawing on his acclaimed leadership guidebook, Create the Future. Williams engages with an international audience through his published thought leadership articles, a newsletter, and speaking engagements for leadership audiences. Williams started his career as a physicist followed by Harvard Business School and management consulting.
Every leader faces moments when the path forward isn’t clear. When your company, or any organization, has a great opportunity or faces a major threat, you must make difficult decisions. Getting tough decisions right is hard to do.
Create the Future with Rick Williams Podcast is an opportunity for leaders to tell their stories – how they made difficult decisions – and for listeners to learn from these experiences.
The Podcast is hosted by Rick Williams, author of Create the Future, the essential leadership guidebook for making difficult decisions.
Rick will help his guests tell their story about the challenge they faced, how they made decisions, and the consequences of their decisions. He will explore how these leaders managed themselves and their hopes and fears and how they found courage to make tough decisions.
Rick Williams’ best-selling book, Create the Future, has been endorsed by business and academic leaders across the world. Here are two endorsements of his unique insights and approach to making tough decisions.
“An inspiring and practical handbook for leaders—from start-ups to mature firms—who must choose the path forward for their company.”
Demos Parneros, Former President, Staples North America, and Former CEO, Barnes & Noble
“Rick Williams brilliantly delivers a leadership compass for high-performing companies. With his wealth of experience, veteran consultant Williams provides a clear playbook that’s indispensable for leaders...”
Hubert Joly, Former CEO, Best Buy; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School; and Author of The Heart of Business
How to make difficult decisions.
Learn from leaders who made tough decisions – what went right. What went wrong.
Learn about managing the decision-making process
Learn about managing yourself and learning from others
Learn about successful leadership from corporate, nonprofit, and public sector leaders.
If you have made tough decisions in your role as leader of your organization, share your story with Rick and his Podcast audience.
Learn how to make better decisions and be a more successful leader of your organization.





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