Fit For the Future

You might think AI (artificial intelligence) isn't relevant for your role. But - with respect - I think you're wrong! AI is just as transformative as smartphones, social media, and even the Internet itself. And it's proven technology - not just hype. So don't get left behind! Download the worksheet https://swiy.co/go-dont-get-left-behind-ai Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Most trends, technology, innovations, and new ideas are not inherently good or bad, but they create opportunities, and the best leaders leverage those opportunities to add value to their team, organisation, and customers. Download the worksheet https://swiy.co/go-leverage-the-opportunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it's that things completely outside our business, industry, or community can have a massive impact on us - and that will continue for a long time to come. It's your responsibility as a leader to understand and anticipate those external pressures - so you can give your people more clarity and confidence. Register for online presentation https://swiy.co/go-seeing-...

As a leader navigating uncertainty and change, it's your responsibility to look over the horizon for coming trends and disruptions - and then act on them. Register for online presentation https://swiy.co/find-share-action Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You might have heard the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’, but most people wrongly think that means the strongest, biggest, or most powerful will survive. That's not true, and if you want to be future-ready and fit for the future, don't make that mistake! Register for online presentation https://swiy.co/survivalfittest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we’re coming out of the worst of the pandemic, many leaders and organisations are looking to the future. But beware! The pandemic has forced people to change their goals, priorities, and aspirations – and that applies to your customers, employees, peers, and community. https://GihanPerera.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI won’t make your job obsolete, but a human using AI might! How will you use and leverage AI to assist you in your professional role? DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET: https://swiy.co/go-competing-age-of-ai Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've had yet another year of massive change and disruption in all areas of our society. What will we face in the year ahead? KPMG's annual "Keeping Us Up at Night" survey identifies what senior leaders say will be their biggest challenges in 2022. In this session, understand the top four challenges and identify how to address them in your organisation. Download the KPMG report here: https://home....

There’s a common myth that experienced business leaders are dinosaurs from a bygone era, so “of course” it’s inevitable they will get disrupted by younger, more diverse, more tech-savvy, “new” thinkers. Or so the story goes. But it’s not true. There are many experienced, established leaders who do have the right mindset to lead now, and are more than willing to adapt to the new way of doing busine...

To accelerate the journey from crisis to recovery and growth, build more trust in your team members - and their trust in you. That gives you more confidence they will act competently and with good judgement in an uncertain, fast-changing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In uncertainty and chaos, your people feel unsettled and insecure. You can’t promise them certainty and safety – nobody can – but you can give them greater clarity. In this episode of the Fit For The Future podcast, we explore the three essential parts of creating clarity: Reality (What is) : The world has changed, and the first step is to accept that new reality so you can understand how it opera...

A year after the mad scramble to get office workers working from home, organisations are grappling with the challenge of understanding the workplace of the future. As restrictions ease and offices become safer workplaces again, there's a strong push by employers to get people back into the office as soon as possible. But it would be a pity if we missed the opportunity to reimagine the future of wo...

According to KPMG, digital transformation is the biggest challenge facing leaders in Australia. The pandemic didn't change that - if anything, it accelerated digital transformation by 5-6 years. And yet, McKinsey says 70% of digital transformation efforts fail. Why? Because too many leaders and teams get it wrong. Don’t be digital just for digital’s sake. Do it to better serve your customers, empl...

Getting up is harder than falling down, and people need time and space to adjust to their situation before they adapt to it. We explore what you can do to empathise with, support, and lead each of your team members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we come towards the end of this wild and crazy year, you might be looking ahead to a very different 2021. In this episode, I share 12 quotations I use with my audiences and clients when talking about innovation, change, disruption, leadership, and making a difference. "We’re not broken, just bent." - P!nk "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Ian MacLaren "It is difficul...

In uncertain times, everybody is looking for real leadership. The best leaders provide clarity in confusion, inspire confidence in uncertainty, and act with calm amidst chaos. This podcast episode is an extract from a conversation I had last year with David Frizzell of Team Guru, talking about the future of leadership, teams, and the workplace of the future. http://www.teams.guru/ https://gihanper...

The pandemic has affected us in different ways, and one of the biggest changes for office-based workers is the shift to working from home (WFH). When COVID-19 hit, many office-based teams had to scramble to let people work from home for the first time. If you’re a team leader or manager facing a WFH environment for the first time, it's not easy! You might try to transfer your leadership skills and...

During the coronavirus pandemic, you might have heard people say, “We’re all in the same boat”. But that’s not true! We’re all in the same storm, but we’re in different boats, navigating our way through the storm. If you’re a leader, you can’t control the storm and you might be stuck with the boat you’re in. But you can influence the way you lead your people and your organisation through that stor...

The office has only been around for 200 years, and it was essential in the past but isn’t now. COVID-19 has created our biggest work-from-home experiment, and that’s a good thing fur workplaces in the long term. With the acceleration of digital transformation, organisations have the opportunity to change when, where, and how we work - forever. Resources: Colliers - Working from home during COVID-1...

Conflicts occur in all teams, but distributed teams suffer more conflict than traditional, in-office teams, and those conflicts are sometimes more difficult to resolve. Use this four-step process to manage conflict when it arises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, you might be planning for the possibility of asking individuals or entire teams to work from home. If this is a new experience for you, it creates unexpected challenges. You might have the logistics, technology, infrastructure, and HR requirements under control - but the real challenge comes when people are operating and collaborating in an unfamilia...

The old way of setting goals was to sit down every January and set your goals for the next 12 months. But that doesn’t work anymore because the world is changing so fast. This means goals quickly become irrelevant and it’s too easy to get sidetracked by other priorities. In this webinar, you will learn nine critical things successful people do now to set and achieve goals in a fast-changing world...

The World Economic Forum has identified active learning as one of the top five critical skills for success in the future. The best way to future-proof your career is to be the sort of person who can constantly learn, unlearn, and re-learn. Learn how to be an active learner - without being overwhelmed by information overload. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're all going through massive and unprecedented change, and it can sometimes be uncertain, frustrating, frightening, and stressful. The people who deal with it best aren't just born with that ability. They use scientifically-proven strategies to cope with, manage, and even embrace change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know disruption is coming, don’t you? It’s taken down massive companies and disruptors have transformed entire industries. So it’s only a matter of time before it's heading for you. It’s not about “if”; it’s about “when”. How will you deal with it? Some organisations take active measures early, others scramble to act as it gets closer, and others wait until it hits and hope they can defend the...