Undisruptable : a mindset of permanent reinvention for individuals, organisations and life / Aidan McCullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCullen, Aidan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 190 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2021

Summary:

Understand the barriers to change and cultivate a reinvention mindset that will make you impervious to disruption In our world of incessant change, we are all threatened by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity--at the individual and organizational levels. Undisruptable will give you a new lens through which to consider change as an opportunity rather than an obstacle. You'll be inspired to consider the big questions of today: What does the future hold? What does the exponential growth of technology mean for the world of work? What does a changing job market mean for future generations? What do waves of disruption mean for business leaders? Society is evolving at breakneck speed. What does this mean for all of us? Read Undisruptable to bridge the chaos and build the resilience you need to move forward. While we cannot see into the future, there are repeatable patterns that we can understand. Undisruptable demystifies the principles of change through a blend of analogies, innovation frameworks and exemplars of change such as Fujifilm and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The first step to becoming undisputable is to realize that evolution is a natural part of life, and nature provides many examples. Undisruptable will help you to: Understand the principles of change Overcome the barriers to change See change as an opportunity and not an obstacle Utilize simple frameworks and examples to guide you on your transformation By the end of this book, you will have the essential tools and techniques to foster a reinvention mindset that will help you and your organization to become Undisruptable. This book is part of a 3-part series. Part 2 looks at the biases and mental obstacles that prevent change. Part 3 examines the best ways to communicate change within an organization. PRAISE FOR UNDISRUPTABLE "Aidan McCullen has lived a fascinating life of major change. In his book, 'Undisruptable'; he brings us a method for making sense of the external world, and an accessible and visual approach to letting go of the past, and welcoming the future with a mindset of permanent reinvention. It is a timely, thoughtful book, well worth reading." - Dee Hock, founder and CEO Emeritus of VISA and author of One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization "As the poet Paul Valery said, 'the future is not what is used to be'. Organizations across the board must come to grips with permanent reinvention as their needed way of being. Aidan McCullen's gifted storytelling will inspire you and get you on your way to permanent reinvention." - Mark Johnson, co-founder Innosight and author Lead from the Future "This book teaches the mindset--the lens of clarity--that we all must develop in order to be undisruptable in a future of chilling disruption." - Bob Johansen author Full-Spectrum Thinking, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for the Future "The snake may slough off its tail, but there's nothing to be sloughed off with this book. Former professional rugby player Aidan McCullen knows how not to be defeated by victory. He knows how to disrupt himself. He knows what it means to be Undisruptable." - Whitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself "Aidan McCullen shows us how to embrace a mindset of permanent reinvention. By reading this book, you will learn how to shed o.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Dee Hock, founder and CEO Emeritus of VISA

Introduction: Why You Should Read This Book

Part 1 Permanent Reinvention Framework

Chapter 1 Resistance to Reinvention

Transformational Change or Incremental Change?

Chapter One Takeaways

Considerations

For the individual

For the organisation

Chapter 2 Kintsugi Thinking

From Quantity Comes Quality

Amazon Extinguishes the Fire

Chapter Two Takeaways

Chapter 3 S Curves: A Framework for Permanent Reinvention

S Curves

Phase One

Phase Two

Phase Three

Phase Four

Phase Five

Phase Six: Jumping the S Curve

Return on Capability (RoC)

Building Capability Before You Need It

Chapter Three Takeaways

Chapter 4 The Ouroboros: Infinity Curve

Why the Infinity Curve?

Chapter Four Takeaways

Chapter 5 Recalibrating Time

Chapter Five Takeaways

Part 2 Permanent Reinvention Lenses

Chapter 6 The Wasp Trap: Personal Vision

Where There Is No Vision, the People Perish

Retirement

Living in Synchronicity

The RAS: The Science of Synchronicity

The Mind Gym

Chapter Six Takeaways

Chapter 7 All Roads Lead to Rome: Organisational Vision

All Roads Lead to Rome

Apple and the Digital Hub

A Vision and Execute Model

Chapter Seven Takeaways

Actions

Chapter 8 Managing Contrasts

S Curves as Opposites

The Tension of Opposites

Chapter Eight Takeaways

Questions

For the Individual

For the organisation.

Chapter 9 Crab Curves

We Are One Hundred Trillion Cells

Individual Shells

Business Model Shells

Organisational Shells

Stuck in Our Shells?

Chapter Nine Takeaways

Chapter 10 Here Be Dragons

The Ideal Road Not Taken

Reframing Fear

The Dose Makes the Poison - What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Post-Traumatic Growth

Chapter Ten Takeaways

For the organisations

Part 3 Undisruptable in Action

Chapter 11 The Immortal Jellyfish: Fujifilm

Unbundling Capabilities

Immortal Fujifilm

The Multi-Billion Dollar Meeting

Top of Your Game?

A Portfolio of Capabilities

Chapter Eleven Takeaways

Chapter 12 Defeated by Victory: Nokia

BlackBerry Blues - The Arrogance of Success

Chapter Twelve Takeaways

Chapter 13 Di'S'ney Curves

Building Capability

Pursuing a Vision

Serendipity Strikes

Silly Symphonies

Disney's Folly

Chapter Thirteen Takeaways

Chapter 14 I'll be Back (Again and Again): 'S'chwarzenegger Curves

Chapter Fourteen Takeaways

Chapter 15 Cochrane Curves - Overcoming Crises and Fear

Chapter Fifteen Takeaways

Chapter 16 The Coconut Trap

You Are Not Your Jersey

Systematic Abandonment

The Flight of the Butterfly

Chapter Sixteen Takeaways

Reflections

References

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119817093

1119817099

9781119817109

1119817102

OCLC:

1241449366