Future Shaper: How Leaders Can Take Charge in an Uncertain World

  • 3h 22m
  • Niamh O'Keeffe
  • Kogan Page
  • 2020

We live in a world of continuous uncertainty and on the brink of a massive digital and AI-powered shift. What should leaders do?

The answer is not to shy away from inevitable changes and more uncertainty, but to have the courage to face it.

Leaders need to take charge by embracing new technologies and ideas and converting these into opportunities for leadership innovation. The best ways for leaders to predict the future is to help create the future.

Future Shaper is about giving back a sense of control. It's about empowering leaders to take charge and shape the future. Niamh O'Keeffe asks leaders to re-calibrate their leadership skills to include imagination and courage, to embrace innovation and drive growth and create a better future.

Future Shaper helps readers to:

  • Embrace new digital technologies, understand AI and equip themselves for those not-yet-invented challenges
  • Gain insights from today's successful leaders
  • Make an impact and feel more in control using an easy-to-understand leadership framework

About the Author

Niamh O'Keeffe, (UK) is a leadership advisor, established author and the founder of First100 and The Prosper Leadership Academy (www.prosperleadershipacademy.com). She has over 25 years career experience in leadership advisory services - including strategy consulting, executive search and leadership coaching. Her insights in this book are based on her experience as a trusted advisor to chief executives and working with senior leaders on key moments in their leadership role lifecycle: how to get promoted, how to have a great first 100 days, how to stay the course and legacy projects. O'Keeffe's client list spans multiple industries and includes advising leaders of entrepreneurial ventures in London and New York, as well as senior executives at global corporations like Accenture, Microsoft and Oliver Wyman Group.

In this Book

  • The Exhilaration and Exhaustion of Being a Leader Today
  • Future Shaper Leadership Intelligence Playbook
  • Preferable: Establish Your Preferred Future Outcome
  • Persuade: Convince People to Follow You
  • Persist: be Resilient and Stay the Course
  • Prove: Nurture Successful Teams and Deliver the Right Results
  • Platform: Power Up Your Network and Multiply Your Impact
  • F.U.T.U.R.E. Shaper Leadership Traits
  • Future S.H.A.P.E.R. Leadership Traits
  • Create a Positive Ripple Effect on the World Around You