Gurps is a global leader within a major bank and motivational speaker, with many years of corporate change management, fitness modelling and body building.
We spoke about his Transformation Mindset and how Gurps spent 9 years sculpting his body with incredible discipline, and how that same mindset influenced the way he approached complex business transformation programmes.
We then discussed when working with C-suite leaders what the key is to gaining their trust and aligning them behind a transformation roadmap, which may disrupt parts of the business, and how to deal with resistance at the top—especially when the change challenges legacy thinking or executive egos.
We uncovered that in major change programmes, the technical plan is often easier than managing the human element. Gurps explains how to read the mood of a team or culture and adjust your leadership style accordingly. I asked him what soft skills have proven to be most critical to driving change when logic and data alone are not enough.
We also explored whether the lessons from his fitness and nutrition discipline have helped him to be a better transformational leader.
