The dates for this week’s London work trip were booked in December. I’d be gone from Sunday 27th April to Tuesday 29th April.
In the months since December, each of these three days from Sunday to Tuesday were highlighted in my calendar for other reasons.
On Sunday, the Seapoint Rugby blitz. Our local club hosted the largest rugby blitz in the world. I was still there to help out and it went incredibly well. The organisers should take a bow – lots of boys and girls had a truly wonderful experience, as did their coaches and parents. More on that another time.
On Monday, my sister and brother-in-law arrived in Dublin from Australia. I missed them before they headed west early Tuesday morning to see my folks. I’ll catch her at the end of next week.
On Tuesday, the author, podcast and friend Aidan McCullen’s 18-month project – The Reinvention Summit – kicked off. I missed Day 1.
But I made Day 2 thanks to his generosity and kind spirit.
And wow, was it worthwhile. As he’d say himself, “Thank You Brother”.
Why was it so worthwhile?
“In a world dominated by continuous disruption, the only competitive edge is our ability to reinvent. Relying on decades old business models and management tools is no longer feasible. Overcome the silos, break the resistance, monetise the need for reinvention.” – https://www.thereinventionsummit.com/
Reinvention and innovation are not just jargon buzz words for consultants and strategists. They’re ways of thinking, living and being that equip us to thrive as people and leaders at home, in work and in society.
Never, ever, EVERRRRR, has this way of thinking been more relevant than today. I’ve been writing and speaking about this for some time now. It’s not going to change anytime soon either.
- The complexity, intensity and constancy of disruption is real. We see it everywhere. We feel it too.
- But we can deal with it, we can simplify it, we can still thrive in the face of it.
I observe, coach and support senior leaders in the Big 4 and in Big Tech, through to founders of scale-ups and solopreneurs too. I see the range and variety of the impact disruption has on people, and I see their responses to it.
A very blunt and lazy summary of those who struggle today vs those who thrive is this.
- Strugglers – narrow-view, ego-based thinking, short-termism, busyness, hyper-control, judge and be judged.
- Thrivers – wide-lens, eco-based thinking, long-termism, seek space and stillness, courageous and collaborative, learn and help learn.
I’m going to share some of the learnings (and unlearnings) in the weeks to come. I’ll point you in the direction of the models, video clips, podcasts and books of the incredible minds who Aidan invited to the stage.
I just need to spend a bit of time reviewing my 15-20 pages of notes first. I can’t wait to update my Adaptive and Gen-AI tools that support me more and more in my businesses too. I’m excited, can you tell?!
And I’ll remind you of lots of things you already know, which is where I am starting.
It all starts with how we lead and manage ourselves.
How are you resourcing yourself at the moment? I have some immediate ‘work-ons’ in this space.
For me, some of this is ‘who, not how’. This week I have engaged a personal trainer to design a new training plan for me.
And some is down to day-to-day conscious choices and habits. Yesterday we were given a sample of AG1, the green food supplement. That’s a good place for me to start my days over the next week, I used to have a green drink every day.
Small steps, consistent, over time = compounding effect.
I needed to be reminded of that. More change is coming – let’s go!