Fit For The Future

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, employees, suppliers, investors, and other stakeholders.https://gihanperera.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." - Charles Darwin"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - J.R.R. Tolkien"It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so." - Josh Billings"When my information changes, I change my mind. Why, what do you do, sir?" – John Maynard Keynes"I did then what I knew how to

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://gihanperera.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 experience to a remote or hybrid workplace, but it's not as easy as it seems - especially in the middle of a pandemic and a recession.Discover the six stages of a WFH culture, and how you can build stability, growth, and greater productivity into your team.https://gihanperera.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 storm.* Your future customer has different priorities* The pandemic will change some things forever* Here's a disruption you might not see until it's too late!* Think like a beginner on the road to recoveryIs it time to think the unthinkable?https://GihanPerera.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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-19https://www2.colliers.com/en-SK/News/Working-from-home-during-COVOID19PwC - COVID-19 CFO Pulse Surveyhttps://www.pwc.com/us/en/library/covid-19/pwc-covid-19-cfo-pulse-survey.htmlRobert Half - COVID-19 and the Workplacehttps://www.roberthalf.com/blog/management-tips/covid-19-and-the-workplace-employees-weigh-inGartnerhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/cfos-looking-to-make-remote-work-telecommuting-more-permanent-following-covid-19-says-gartner-survey/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 unfamiliar environment. Understand the challenges you will face, so you can anticipate them now and be prepared for them before they occur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 - based on the latest research in performance and productivity from social psychology and neuroscience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 themselves. The good news is there are some practical, proactive steps you can take now to prepare for disruption in the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

20 years ago, Clay Christensen wrote a groundbreaking article about "disruptive innovation", and that brought the term "disruption" into everyday business use. Hardly a week goes by without hearing about a business - or even an entire industry - being disrupted, so it's not surprising many business leaders are worried. But we're all talking about disruption, and forgetting the second part of his phrase: innovation! The real secret to success now is to disrupt yourself, so you can stay ahead of the game and lead the way in your industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all know the workplace of the future will be very different from the workplace of today. It's more than just technology and automation - it's about the environment you create for attracting the smart, talented, savvy people with the skills we need for future-proofing our organisations. The bad news is that those "stars" are in demand, and can choose where they work. Are YOU providing the sort of workplace that will attract and keep them? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our social, mobile, and highly-connected world, the best people to solve your problems could turn up in the most unexpected places. Don't just turn to the people you already know. There’s a whole world that’s willing to help. Reach out to them, and you tap into endless talent, skills, and expertise. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re already seeing significant changes in the nature of work, and the workplace of the future will be very different from the workplace now. If you’re leading a team or organisation in this new world of work, you will face different responsibilities and challenges than you do now. Discover the six key principles behind creating the best workplace on earth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a lot of buzz about being more customer-centric, but most experts and advisers miss the most important element of customer-centricity. Without it, you will almost certainly be disrupted by competitors inside or outside your industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Futurists aren't fortune-tellers! They simply look broader, deeper, and further than most people, and help you find new opportunities to apply what they find. As writer William Gibson said, the future is already here - it just isn't evenly distributed. In this podcast episode, I'll teach you nine practical skills you can use yourself to think like a futurist, so you can make better decisions - and faster. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Videoconferencing, online meetings, telepresence and other collaboration technology are gaining traction. Does that mean the in-person conference is obsolete? No – not by a long way! But its role has changed. In this webinar, Discover the top trends affecting our professional and personal lives, and how great conference organisers use them to create transformational experiences. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.