“Undisruptable” is Aidan McCullen’s first book.
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“A masterpiece! Aidan McCullen’s been through the gristmill of change, and come through with great wisdom and guidance for all of us. This is a book to treasure and reread.”
Barbara Oakley, author of A Mind for Numbers and Learning How to Learn
“Aidan McCullen has lived a fascinating life of major change. In his book, ‘Undisruptable’; he brings us a method for making sense of the external world, and an accessible and visual approach to letting go of the past, and welcoming the future with a mindset of permanent reinvention. It is a timely, thoughtful book, well worth reading.”
Dee Hock, founder and CEO Emeritus of VISA and author of One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization
“As the poet Paul Valery said, ‘the future is not what is used to be’. Organizations across the board must come to grips with permanent reinvention as their needed way of being. Aidan McCullen’s gifted storytelling will inspire you and get you on your way to permanent reinvention.”
Mark Johnson, co-founder Innosight and author Lead from the Future
“The snake may slough off its tail, but there’s nothing to be sloughed off with this book. Former professional rugby player Aidan McCullen knows how not to be defeated by victory. He knows how to disrupt himself. He knows what it means to be Undisruptable.”
Whitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself
“In Undisruptable, Aidan McCullen provides the missing manual to thrive in the Age of Disruption. This is the right book for right now.”
Ozan Varol, author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Undisruptable is a book that brings order to the chaos we are experiencing. While we cannot see into the future, there are repeatable patterns we can understand.
Undisruptable demystifies the principles of change through a blend of analogies, innovation frameworks and the challenges we face whenever we lead change at a personal or organizational level. The first step to becoming undisruptable is to realize that evolution is a natural part of life, nature provides many examples. Next, by recognizing the cognitive biases, mental limitations, and psychological barriers that hold us back, we can learn to overcome them. Once we understand mental obstacles, we can start our journey towards transformation. Undisruptable will help you to:
The dictionary definition of disruption is “disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity or process”. This certainly describes our world of incessant change. Today’s world is characterized by the acronym VUCA, volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, the Covid-19 pandemic is just another arrow in the VUCA quiver. In this rapidly changing world, a volley of questions come to mind. What does the future hold? What does this change mean for employment in face of exponential growth of technology? What does it mean for future generations in a changing job market? What does it mean for business leaders navigating waves of disruption? What does it mean for all of us as citizens in a society evolving at breakneck speed?
Understand the principles of change
Embrace resistance to change
See change as an opportunity and not an obstacle
Utilize simple frameworks and examples to guide you on your transformation
By the end of this book you will have the essential tools and techniques to foster a reinvention mindset that will help you and your organisation to become Undisruptable.