In today’s more unpredictable business environment, companies need to be able to adopt new strategies quickly and confidently. But few companies are set up to do so. This talk provides practical advice to anyone struggling to help their workforce be more “change-friendly”.

Business is increasingly unpredictable:

Frequent disruption is inevitable today: yet 43% of leaders say their business is not set up to navigate change confidently (Magnetic, Dec 2023)

Employee engagement, mental health levels are down: conflict and resignations up. Workers are struggling to adapt: not even senior management is immune.

Companies must find a way to make their staff, managers and systems more “change-friendly” if they’re to survive in this new world.

Benefits 3 distinct audiences:

• Senior leadership (CEOs, C-Suite) who want to make their company more future-ready.
• Senior/middle managers wanting to manage uncertainty better themselves: and improve their Dynamic Leadership skills.
• HR directors/managers who want to help their workforce through times of change and/or build a change-friendly company culture.

Audiences will learn how to:

• Adapt their own attitudes and leadership styles to better navigate the new landscape.
• Help their teams deal with the emotional and business requirements of change.
• Create a more change-friendly, agile and resilient company culture / organisation.
• Use these new-found skills to gain a business advantage over their competitors.

2024’s proving another highly volatile year for business. Many executives are uncertain how to proceed. But they don’t need to be.

William has created a talk that distils all of my experience of Uncertainty Management into 6 practical processes you can adopt to help you, your teams and your company thrive in a VUCA world. 

The talk shows how to embrace uncertainty: and how to find multiple growth opportunities within it. I’ve helped leaders manage uncertainty for 10+ years: William has learned how embracing volatility is actually a great way to boost growth and gain Uncertainty Advantage. As Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna said: “You can’t overtake 15 cars in sunny weather. But you can when it’s raining.” 

The talk will suit three distinct audiences.

• Senior leaders (CEOs, C-Suite) who are looking to make their company more future-ready.
• Senior / middle managers who want to learn to manage uncertainty better themselves: and improve their Dynamic Leadership skills.
• HR managers: who are looking to help their staff through times of change and/or build a company culture that is ready for an uncertain future.

Companies that actively promote a culture of innovation are 3.5x more likely to outperform their peers. And 87% of executives believe innovation is essential to their organisation’s success and growth (McKinsey). Yet  just 36% of today’s businesses are actively innovative (DTI).

If you’re finding it hard to create an innovation culture within your company, this talk will help. Over the last 20 years, William has identified four practical things companies can do to become more innovative. 

• Identify customer-led growth opportunities
• Instil a more open, “challenger” mindset
• Manage collaborative creativity and idea generation
• Build new metrics and processes to test success

William shows you how to use these in your business – to create innovative new products and processes that’ll keep you a step ahead of the competition.

In tomorrow’s uncertain business landscape, the most successful companies won’t be those with the best products or marketing teams. They’ll be the ones that can best adapt to new circumstances. The ones with the best organisation: the most efficiently run offices, smartest workflows and resource allocation, inspiring cultures and engaged, productive employees.

But legacy environments and reporting structures are really hampering many companies’ productivity, engagement and efficiency. The introduction of hybrid was a good start – but much more needs to be done.

In this talk, William looks at what CEOs and CHROs can do to rebuild the enterprise: creating environments and organisational structures ready for the future. How to create structures that give individuals flexibility while fostering a collaborative, engaged community across hybrid workforces. That build flatter, results-driven hierarchies with a common purpose. That use new technologies like AI and IoT to empower individuals and improve workflows.