Resilience

Radical Adaptability: The Leadership Skill That Defines What’s Next

5 C's of Radical Adaptability infographic by Shawn Ellis

Most leaders are focused on what to start next. A new initiative. A new strategy. A new system. But what if your next breakthrough isn’t about what you start — it’s about what you choose to end? That question is at the heart of Radical Adaptability: the ability to see what’s coming, decide what to […]

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

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

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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Choose Your Endings: The Secret to Unlocking Your Best Year Yet

Choose Your Endings with Shawn

Hasn’t every major breakthrough in your life come on the other side of an ending? Think about it. Whether it was letting go of a job that wasn’t serving you, walking away from a relationship that held you back, or releasing a belief that kept you small—your most profound growth likely started when something else

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Just One Ask Away: A Lesson from Montreal

One Ask Away - The Power of Connection

Megan and I recently returned from Montreal, where we attended the International Association of Speakers Bureaus convention—her first, and my first in over a decade. It was more than just a conference. It felt like a homecoming with friends and colleagues I hadn’t seen in years. But one of the most memorable lessons of the

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