Peter Sheahan

Turn Challenge Into Opportunity and Change Into Competitive Advantage

As we continue to navigate supply chain constraints, talent and labor shortages, and the onslaught of technological disruption, now, more than ever, we need to build resilient leaders, agile organizations, and high performing teams – no matter the uncertainty. In this hard-hitting and highly directive keynote, your leaders will learn to: 1. Increase agility by telling themselves the truth and take ownership in the new reality. There is no going back and there will be no more certainty. 2. Differentiate between temporary and permanent change and respond accordingly. 3. Turn a burning platform into a burning ambition that inspires people to continue to give their discretionary effort. 4. Accelerate change without burning their teams out by eliminating friction and increasing alignment. 5. Embrace progress over perfection to avoid paralysis as they do their best to manage ambiguity.

Accelerating Growth Through Transformation

To meet growth expectations, we must transform ourselves and our teams at a faster rate than the external environment is changing or else we risk a slow decline into irrelevancy. Given change isn’t slowing down, this is harder to do today than ever before. The path forward is to build organizations and teams capable of risk-taking, letting go of past successes in pursuit of a new, more vibrant future, and successfully navigating the business from one competitive advantage to the next. In this engaging, case-study rich session, we will unlock the keys to accelerated transformation and growth by helping your leaders understand that: 1. Increasing agility is not about force or more communication, but about compressing the time between awareness of change and acceptance of change. 2. Creating a burning ambition over a burning platform is the key to sustained investment of their teams’ discretionary effort. 3. Successful transformation is not a by product of ambition and strategy, but of alignment. Leaders must change first because as goes their behavior so goes the rest of the organization 4. Culture is a science, not an art and that they must intentionally pull the levers that create a growth-enabled culture defined by innovation, excellence, and accountability. 5. They must create the psychological safety that encourages risk-taking and helps their teams embrace progress over perfection.

Winning on Value Not Price

existing business models, we must find ways to remain relevant and differentiated in the hearts and minds of our customers! This inspiring, case-study rich session will show you how to find opportunity in disruption to reverse the downward spiral of commoditization, move beyond the competition, and become the obvious choice for your customers. This journey will require that you: 1. Move from a mindset of value extraction to one of value creation. 2. Learn at the edge of disruption and embrace the opportunities for differentiation that exist there. 3. Frontrun your customers by beating them to the future in the Five Critical Dimensions that they value most during times of rapid change. 4. Elevate your reputation competing on expertise and positioning yourself as a trusted adviser for your clients. 5. Act in a way worthy of your desired leadership position rather than race your competitors to the bottom

Talent [R]evolution: Future-focused strategies for leveraging human capital

Are your leaders getting the most from their people? Are you solving problems with the best brains in your business? -Understand the changing expectations of talent and transform your organization into a magnet for smart and engaged people -Explore the changing nature of leadership and employ new models for developing capability in your organization -Get inspired by case-studies of what real companies are doing to leverage their human capital -Drive collaboration inside and outside your 4 walls and harness the discretionary efforts of people on and off your payroll -Get in front of changing demographics and generational trends, separate myth from reality, and learn what real companies are doing to win the war for talent

MATTER: Create more value, move beyond the competition, and become the obvious choice!

How do you become the obvious choice in the hearts and minds of your customers, employees, and community? The answer is value. You either create more value than your competitors or you don’t. The more important question is how? In this case study-rich, and highly insightful Presentation, Peter will: Show you how to escape commoditization and compete beyond price Help you identify your most valuable edge of disruption Offer a roadmap for becoming a thought-leader in your market place, and influence more senior buyers as a result Inspire you to lean into complexity, solve higher order problems, and become the disruptor If you want to turn challenge into opportunity, and change into competitive advantage then join Peter for an inspiring, evidence-based approach to creating more value in your market place.

Making It Happen: Unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit and turning your good ideas into great results

There is no shortage of ideas in the world. There is a shortage of people with the ability to transform those ideas into reality. Combining the need for imagination and action, ‘Making it Happen’ will go deep into the secrets of positioning ideas, products and services in a way that makes people not only pay attention, but to part with their time, money and energy. There is no point having a new idea, developing your new strategy or embarking on a journey of transformation if your people can’t make it happen in the real world.

"Peter Sheahan has empowered many of us at News Corporation to do more with less faster. His presentation and unique style are both engaging and inspiring - he has made a significant impact on many of our business leaders."

- News Corporation | Ian Moore, EVP Human Resources

"First off, thank YOU for rocking our group in Pebble. They LOVED YOU! You are awesome—personally, a delight and a gentleman, and professionally, the real deal. Your content, delivery, and engaging manner was just what the doctor ordered."

- Nielson Group | Rachel Long

"Peter – I really enjoyed your session yesterday in Shanghai! Totally on point for what we are dealing with now, and especially relevant for China. I now have the tools to build a business case for employer branding thanks to your unique and powerful model for building our brand and attracting top talent."

- Yum! Brands, China Division | Laura Hamrick, Director of Staffing

"Peter's vibrant energetic style engaged the Ericsson team to think about thriving and surviving with Generation Y. He is living proof of Generation Y and turns it on!"

- Ericsson | Sally Hamilton