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Peter Sheahan
- Global authority on leadership and transformation — Delivered 3,000+ keynotes across 40+ countries, including recent appearances at global leadership summits, executive offsites, and industry conferences focused on growth, disruption, and AI-driven change.
- Trusted advisor to the world’s most recognized brands — Has worked with leadership teams at Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, Hyundai, Wells Fargo, and more to help them navigate transformation from the inside out.
- Bestselling author and Hall of Fame speaker — Author of seven books, including Flip, Making It Happen, and Matter; named one of the 25 Most Influential Speakers in the World by the National Speakers Association and the youngest inductee into their Speaker Hall of Fame.
Peter says “Companies don’t transform; leaders do. I have never seen strategy and structure outperform the limitations of a misaligned leadership team. However, an aligned leadership team will consistently outperform the limitations of strategy, structure, capital allocation and even market conditions. The role of a leadership team is not to protect the status quo, but to successfully migrate their organization from one competitive advantage to the next.”
Perhaps his most important message for leaders is on his tough but thoughtful approach on transformation; how to do it, and why it can be such a challenge for all kinds of leaders: Transformation is a psychological journey first, and a strategic challenge second. Leaders often confuse awareness of change, with taking ownership for leading it. Have the courage to accept reality and then unleash an ambition worthy of your disruptive potential.
Peter has advised leaders from companies as diverse as Apple, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Hyundai, IBM, Pfizer, Wells Fargo, and Cardinal Health. He is the author of seven books, including Flip, Generation Y, Making it Happen, and his latest release, Matter. Peter has delivered more than 2,500 presentations to over 500,000 people in 20 different countries, and he has been named one of the 25 Most Influential Speakers in the World by the National Speakers Association, and is the youngest person ever to be inducted into their industry Hall of Fame.
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After 15 years of standing in the fire with leaders of high-performing organizations, Peter Sheahan has come to believe that an organization will only go commercially where its leaders first grow personally.
Having grown his own companies by accelerating growth and transformation for Apple, Chick-fil-A, DeBeers, and AT&T — Peter will provoke you to get bigger, by getting better! When leaders are true to their purpose, they gravitate towards doing work that matters and solving higher-order problems. The journey to get there requires that they have the courage to tell themselves the truth, take intelligent risks, and assume ownership for driving the alignment necessary to build an organization which behaves in ways worthy of its leadership position.
In being true to his own ambitions and relentless pursuit of growth, Peter has published seven books, built three global companies and delivered more than 3,000 presentations in 40+ countries. Today he and his team are focused exclusively on inspiring leaders to do the hard work required to enable growth and transformation.
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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 mater 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 best 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:
- Increasing agility is not about force or more communication, but about compressing the time between awareness of change and acceptance of change.
- Creating a burning ambition over a burning platform is the key to sustained investment of their teams’ discretionary effort.
- Successful transformation is not a byproduct of ambition and strategy, but of alignment. Leaders must change first because as goes their behavior so goes the rest of the organization.
- 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.
- They must create the psychological safety that encourages risk-taking and helps their teams embrace progress over perfection.
WINNING ON VALUE NOT PRICE
As the pace of commoditization accelerates and the emergence of technological disruption threatens our 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:
- Move from a mindset of value extraction to one of value creation.
- Learn at the edge of disruption and embrace the opportunities for differentiation that exist there.
- Frontrun your customers by beating them to the future in the Five Critical Dimensions that they value most during times of rapid change.
- Elevate your reputation by competing on expertise and positioning yourself as a trusted adviser for your clients.
- Act in a way worthy of your desired leadership position rather than race your competitors to the bottom.
Testimonials
You’ve been an absolute wonderful partner, adjusting to our transitions and pivots along the way. Brilliant. Agile. Trusted. Confidant. Integrity. Inspiring. These are some of the attributes I use when describing your contribution to AT&T. Thank you for what you have brought us… It is corporate life changing for us and you have left a lasting impression on the leaders of AT&T!
AT&T – PRESIDENT
Your insights were exceptional and I appreciated the research you did and the focused attention you gave to our particular needs. Your content was spot on for this audience of global leaders and I sincerely enjoyed our time together and received many comments on the value you brought to our global managing partners meeting.
DELOITTE – GLOBAL CEO
OUTSTANDING. I ate lunch at my desk-side and attempted to multi-task, do other work, with headphones on. Peter’s ability to deliver content was spell bounding though. I had to give my attention over more than once. Excellent. I hope every person at director level and above made time for this. Affirms we are doing the right things at GY these days. Just having opportunity to listen in on spur of the moment on talent like this speaks volumes. Thank you.
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY – EXECUTIVE
From the creative’s in the editing rooms of LA, to the Chairman himself in New York, Peter has had a profound impact on this company. It is very rare, to find someone who is both engaging and whose work is clearly based on ground-breaking research and genuine insight into what makes a business and its leaders successful in today’s uncertain marketplace. I have no hesitation recommending Peter to any organization looking to drive innovation deeper in their company and wanting to inspire their leaders to think differently and take the necessary risk to future-proof their business.
NEWS CORPORATION – SVP
“Peter, I cannot thank you enough for your outstanding presentation. Presenting to an audience of leading CEO’s is always a challenge. But once again you exceeded their and my expectations. Your incredible global insights and thought provoking presentation engaged all in attendance. You related to each and every person in that room and all walked away with a “pearl”. Always a pleasure working with you and look forward to a long association with you and Karrikins Group.” CEO Circle – John Karagounis, Managing Director
“Peter Sheahan could light a small town with energy, enthusiasm and insight. He combines deep practical knowledge with unending passion for both his subject matter and his audience. In my 10+ years of speaking with executive-level audiences, I find Peter to be unsurpassed in his ability to engage senior executives. Peter can draw out of your people answers to questions they did not know they had. That, and even more powerfully, he will have them question the very answers they come up with in a way that reveals an even deeper level of insight and understanding. Whether he is presenting or facilitating, Peter is clearly world class educator.” Corporate Executive Board – David Willis, Managing Director
“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
