The business world is moving too fast, so in this crucial episode of COMPELling Conversations, our host Steve Ramerini sits down with certified reinvention expert and four-time author, Carolyn Strauss (a Certified Reinvention Practice Practitioner and former Ford model), to address the exhaustion and stress caused by intense global disruption.
The challenge? The business cycle has collapsed from 75 years to just 5 years—and it’s still shrinking.
Carolyn reveals her essential playbook for survival:
- Master the 90-Second Rule: Because change is biologically triggering causing a burst of adrenaline, leaders must learn to pause and take a deep breath for 90 seconds before reacting.
- Proactive Disruption: Don't wait to be made obsolete. Leaders must proactively ask, "How can I disrupt myself before someone else does it for me?".
- "Kill Your Company" exercise
- Team Genius and AI Strategy: Business is now a team sport. Carolyn advocates for Patrick Lencioni's Working Genius Assessment which helps identify team gaps, ensuring all parts of a project (ideation, activation, implementation) are covered by energized people. Strategically deploy AI to replace jobs that are dull, dirty, or dangerous, freeing human employees to focus on relationship building.
Finally, Carolyn shares some crucial advice: avoid looking at your phone or the news during the first 15 minutes after waking up, as your brain is most susceptible to negative information during that window.
🎙️ Listen now to get the tools you need to stop reacting and start reinventing your business for the future.
