Through Shifts and Shocks

Lessons from the Front Line of Technology and Change

Steve Vamos

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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
27 November 2024

Business strategy; Business innovation; Management & management techniques

Learn what matters most in leading your team through change

When change is constant and accelerating, our success depends on embracing its potential for growth. Global executive Steve Vamos reveals how powerhouse tech companies like Xero, Microsoft, Apple and IBM thrive by enabling change, creativity and innovation. Inside, you’ll find practical tools and a playbook that will help you manage disruption and successfully align your people and resources with your goals.

From industry challenges to the AI revolution, Through Shifts and Shocks shares a pathway that leaders and teams can follow to navigate change and perform better together. As a leader, you need to understand how to balance being (who you are as a leader) and doing (how you lead through words and actions). Through Shifts and Shocks shares crucial leadership must-dos, engaging stories and surprising insights gleaned from the author’s experiences at the biggest tech organisations in the world.

Discover a framework that will help you and those you work with be better every day:

Develop the right mindset for change Be clear about your priorities and drive alignment Assess current performance, strategy and tactics with a diagnostic toolkit Make hard choices and have difficult conversations Create an environment of psychological safety that encourages your team to innovate and drive growth

When it comes to change, it is not enough to know why. You also need to know how. From real-world examples to practical exercises, this guidebook will show you how to make a vital difference in your team and organisation as you think, act and lead.

'A must-read, sharing inspired insights into what it takes to be a great leader of people and organisations, from one of the best’ —David Thodey AO

By: Steve Vamos
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781394293506
ISBN 10: 139429350X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 27 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction ix Part I: What has changed and why change is hard 1 1 Technology amplifies people! 3 2 Humans in a new world of work 15 3 Change is hard because we are human 25 Part II: ‘Being’ and why character matters 33 4 How character forms and plays out 37 5 Must-Do #1: Apply the right mindset 47 6 Must-Do #2: Be self-aware 61 7 Must-Do #3: Care about people 75 Part III: ‘Doing’ through words and actions 93 8 Must-Do #4: Seek clarity 97 9 Must-Do #5: Drive alignment 113 10 Must-Do #6: Focus on performance 135 11 Must-Do #7: Have difficult conversations 149 12 Must-Do #8: Make hard choices 161 Part IV: Take action and be rewarded 175 13 The Must-Do Diagnostic and playbooks 179 14 The Must-Do Toolbox 195 15 The journey is the reward 221 Final thoughts 233 Gratitude 235 Sources 237

STEVE VAMOS has over 40 years’ experience in the tech industry and has lived and worked in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. A former CEO of Xero, Steve has been an executive leader with Microsoft, Apple, ninemsn and IBM.