TLP284: How to Thrive in a World of Relentless Change

April Rinne is the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change. Listen in as April shares the eight powerful mindset shifts that enable leaders to thrive in a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty.

April Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux. She is one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world, a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, and a Fulbright Scholar..

Key Takeaways

The eight flux superpowers:

Run slower
See what’s invisible
Get lost
Start with trust
Know your “enough”
Create your portfolio career
Be all the more human (and serve other humans)
Let go of the future.

[4:25] April shares why leaders should run slower.

[5:10] Things are rapidly changing, and yet, it is also likely to never again be this slow.

[6:10] If we’re trying to run faster all the time, your quality of life will naturally suffer.

[11:00] When we’re always after more, it will feel like we will never have enough.

[11:35] When you know you’re enough, you immediately see abundance around you.

[12:50] After working in more than 50 countries, April has seen that every culture struggles with change.

[14:00] April talks about micro-loans and how “unbankable” entrepreneurs get their funding in developing countries.

[18:40] The most important superpower to have is trust.

[24:00] The future of work and the great resignation didn’t just happen because of the pandemic.

[29:30] People want to be seen as whole humans.

[32:25] April shares the number one leadership skill leaders need to have today.

[34:55] Consumerism marketing is designed for people to never feel like they are enough.

[37:05] April talks about how leaders can develop more openness in their approach.

[40:00] April’s book has gone global and leaders are realizing that it’s not just helpful for their organization, but for their children, too.

[42:10] Listener Challenge: Use flux and its eight superpowers in a way that works best for you.

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