Kate Sweetman: Are you moving faster than the speed of change?

Joined in studio today by Kate Sweetman, Co-Founder + Chief Client Officer of SweetmanCragun, and author of Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption… Discussion guide from my conversation with Kate Sweetman: 1. In terms of developing leaders and driving change, is it a different process in the US verses other parts of the world? Or are the principles pretty much the same everywhere? 2. Why did the world need another book on leadership, change, and reinvention? 3. If you are not moving faster than the speed of change, you are falling behind. 4. Embrace that constant change is the new normal. 5. The reinvention agility matrix. 6. One role of a leader is to understand where on this matrix their people are, and move forward accordingly. 7. It’s one thing to say “we need to change.” It’s quite another to actually drive and make that change. That’s the true skill of a leader. 8. “The Reinvention Formula.” Disatisfaction, focus, alignment, execution. 9. It’s not about changing WHEN you have to, it’s about changing BEFORE you have to. 10. Kate defines both “the Age of Disruption” and what is meant by “Reinvention.” Note: being in the age of disruption is a good thing! 11. Change will affect your day. You just have to embrace that, and realize that your current today isn’t the best it could be. 12. “We are actually programmed to learn, grow, and change. We just typically get that beaten out of us as children.” 13. You will ultimately conclude that you will only want to work in an organization that embraces change. 14. This has everything to do with talent: recruitment, development, and retention. 15. Understanding the shift from continuous improvement, to renovation, to reinvention. 16. Why does change fail? 17. People have to clearly understand what WILL happen if change fails. 18. “Leadership development IS a change process.” 19. How do you effectively start a change effort? About Kate Sweetman: Kate provides a uniquely valuable international perspective on Leadership and Organizations, having an extensive history researching, facilitating, advising, and publishing on multiple aspects of client work around the globe. Her first-hand experience with world leaders, Fortune 100 organizations, and Asian multi-nationals provides a substantial foundation for insights that extend beyond borders. Kate was listed as a Thinkers50 for her body of work throughout her career. She co-authored the best selling business bookThe Leadership Code. Find Kate’s book right here: ###