Business Transformation: How can success be assured as disruptions multiply?

Transforming organisations to withstand major market shifts has long been a key leadership task. That task has in recent years become even more critical as positive and negative disruptions multiply. The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge disruption to supply chains, but it also massively accelerated digitalisation while introducing completely new ways of working and connecting with customers.
War in Ukraine has fuelled geopolitical tensions and exacerbated the threat of a global recession, but it has also demonstrated the power of international cooperation and illustrated the importance of resilience in the face of disruption.
How can organisations be ready to transform continuously as new disruptive forces emerge? Given that a proportion of new ideas will normally under-perform, how can executives responsible for transformation mitigate the risks of failure, deal with damage and learn from mistakes? How can leaders engage with employees to support successful transformation? How can the culture of transformation shift from reactive to proactive, with an emphasis on identifying and cultivating the leadership skills that matter most?
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
05:40 Transformation needs to be purpose driven
8:12 the valley of despair
13:15 The importance of people and culture
17:20 Why do transformations not work?
20:59 Leveraging internal influencers
25:28 Succeeding in a multi-polar world
28:26 Navigating change
36:30 Promoting inclusion during transformation
39:12 Transformation and dealing with fear
46:55 Dealing with uncertainty