UNDISRUPTABLE: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations and Life
By Aidan McCullen
Due to be published by Wiley, April 2021
Hardcover and e-book, Priced £18.99
ISBN: 9781119770480
Resisting change is natural. The status quo will always resist; that is its nature. But changemakers must recognise the signs of resistance as milestones of change; this resistance is a rite of passage.
Change is a necessary and inevitable part of our personal and professional lives but many people and organisations struggle to come to grips with this. In today's world of incessant change, individuals and organisations have found themselves threatened by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. However, in his new book - Undisruptable - author Aidan McCullen gives readers a new lens through which to consider change as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.
While we cannot see into the future, McCullen observes that 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.
Inspiring readers to consider the big questions of today such as: 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?, and What does the breakneck speed at which society is evolving mean for all of us?, Undisruptable delivers an insightful and concise treatment of how to organise one's self and mindset to take advantage of the opportunities that drastic and rapid change offers.
McCullen explains that the first step is to realise that - just as a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly - evolution is a natural part of life. He says: "Corporate changemakers can be forgiven when they label their legacy organisations and colleagues as blockers of progress who are 'stuck in their ways'. While it is understandable that those who drive change become frustrated with those who resist it, we must recognise that it is the legacy organisation that fuels the emergent one."
By the end of the book readers, whether looking to make major or minor changes to their personal or professional lives, will have the essential tools and techniques to foster a reinvention mindset that will help themselves or their organisation to become 'undisruptable' - including how to: understand the principles of change, overcome the barriers to change, see change as an opportunity and not an obstacle, and utilise simple frameworks and examples to guide them on their transformation.
