Resilience

What If the Key to Growth Isn’t What You Start… But What You Choose to End?

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Resilience Keynote Speaker Shawn Ellis - Choose Your Ending

As a motivational keynote speaker and someone who’s spoken for clients from Anchorage to Orlando this year, I’ve seen a powerful pattern: We all want to grow.To become.To rise to the next level—personally, professionally, organizationally. But let’s be honest… Most of us feel like the world is blocking us at every turn. We want the […]

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Beyond Resilience: 5 Keys to Radical Adaptability for Healthcare Leaders in a Post-OBBBA World

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Healthcare leaders navigating change and resilience under OBBBA

Healthcare stands at a pivotal crossroads. With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—signed into law on July 4, 2025—introducing sweeping cuts to Medicaid and ACA marketplaces, organizations now face a $1 trillion reduction in federal healthcare spending over the next decade, with Medicaid cuts alone approaching $900 billion (PWC). Estimates suggest that up to

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Radical Adaptability: The Defining Leadership Skill for 2025 (and Beyond)

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5 C's of Radical Adaptability infographic by Shawn Ellis

In 2025, adaptability isn’t optional—it’s the defining leadership skill. But not just adaptability. Leaders today need Radical Adaptability: the ability to choose change before change chooses them. Why does this matter so much right now? Because skills are the currency of the future. They open doors, fuel growth, and carry us through uncertain times. And

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The Case for Radical Adaptability: Why the Future Belongs to Those Who Choose Their Endings

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Resilience keynote speaker Shawn Ellis

This article was written for forward-thinking leaders navigating change fatigue, post-pandemic transformation, and leadership challenges in 2025. I hope it speaks to what you’re facing today. Prefer to read this on Medium? Check it out here. Leaders everywhere are saying the same thing: We’ve been through the wringer, but we’re ready to thrive again. Yet,

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Managing Chaos vs. Managing Change: How to Stay Grounded in Uncertain Times

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Finding calm in chaos

Everywhere you look, it feels like chaos. From political turmoil to financial instability, change isn’t just happening—it’s happening fast. And let’s be honest: This doesn’t feel like change. It feels like chaos. We all know change is inevitable. We hear it all the time—“You have to adapt.” But what happens when change turns into unpredictability,

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