
The Adaptability Advantage
Unlearn the past, rewire your awareness, and elevate your future
John Sanei(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 23. July 2026
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-394-42188-6 (ISBN)
Description
A transformative framework for leaders to design and embody their desired futures through identity evolution
The Adaptability Advantage: Unlearn the Past, Rewire Your Awareness, and Elevate Your Future is not simply a book about strategy - at its heart, it is a guide to reimagining and consciously evolving your identity as a leader. Drawing on futurism, strategy, psychology, neuroscience, and consciousness, futurist John Sanei presents a methodology for simplifying complexity, elevating awareness, and, most crucially, redefining who you are and who you are becoming. This book invites you to move beyond reactive leadership and step into the role of active creator of your future, starting with the foundational question: "Who am I becoming?"
The Adaptability Advantage goes further than trend forecasting or productivity hacks. It delivers a mindset and method grounded in science and human experience, empowering you to break free from the limitations of your past programming and habitual thinking. Through practical frameworks and reflective exercises, you will learn to shift your awareness, unlock creativity, and realign your daily actions with a consciously chosen identity - enabling you to live into the future you are shaping, rather than remaining defined by the past.
You'll also discover:
How to question and evolve your identity as the essential lever for clarity, adaptability, and long-term success
Techniques to simplify the future and expand your awareness, so you can make better decisions amid constant change
Practical exercises for unlocking creativity and intentionally designing the outcomes you wish to bring into reality
Methods to restructure behaviours and organisational practices to align with a renewed sense of purpose and identity
A framework that merges futurism, psychology, and neuroscience for sustainable personal and professional transformation
Strategies to move from prediction and reaction to empowerment, actively participating in shaping what comes next
Ideal for managers, C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals navigating leadership challenges in an age of disruption, The Adaptability Advantage offers accessible practices for anyone ready to stop reacting to change and start shaping it - by first asking, and answering, the most important question: Who are you becoming?
The Adaptability Advantage: Unlearn the Past, Rewire Your Awareness, and Elevate Your Future is not simply a book about strategy - at its heart, it is a guide to reimagining and consciously evolving your identity as a leader. Drawing on futurism, strategy, psychology, neuroscience, and consciousness, futurist John Sanei presents a methodology for simplifying complexity, elevating awareness, and, most crucially, redefining who you are and who you are becoming. This book invites you to move beyond reactive leadership and step into the role of active creator of your future, starting with the foundational question: "Who am I becoming?"
The Adaptability Advantage goes further than trend forecasting or productivity hacks. It delivers a mindset and method grounded in science and human experience, empowering you to break free from the limitations of your past programming and habitual thinking. Through practical frameworks and reflective exercises, you will learn to shift your awareness, unlock creativity, and realign your daily actions with a consciously chosen identity - enabling you to live into the future you are shaping, rather than remaining defined by the past.
You'll also discover:
How to question and evolve your identity as the essential lever for clarity, adaptability, and long-term success
Techniques to simplify the future and expand your awareness, so you can make better decisions amid constant change
Practical exercises for unlocking creativity and intentionally designing the outcomes you wish to bring into reality
Methods to restructure behaviours and organisational practices to align with a renewed sense of purpose and identity
A framework that merges futurism, psychology, and neuroscience for sustainable personal and professional transformation
Strategies to move from prediction and reaction to empowerment, actively participating in shaping what comes next
Ideal for managers, C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals navigating leadership challenges in an age of disruption, The Adaptability Advantage offers accessible practices for anyone ready to stop reacting to change and start shaping it - by first asking, and answering, the most important question: Who are you becoming?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-42188-6 (9781394421886)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
JOHN SANEI is a leading voice in AI, a strategic advisor, and a human potential guide who works with organisations and governments globally to evolve thinking and expand intelligence for the future, including Google, EY, PwC, Unilever, and Mastercard. A six-time bestselling author, Sanei delivers an average of 55 keynotes a year, keeping him sharp and deeply immersed in global shifts while shaping leadership, contributing to thought leadership platforms, and hosting the two-time award-winning podcast The Expansive.
Content
Preface vi
iIntroduction xi
iIntroduction xi
Chapter 1 The Speed Mismatch 1
Chapter 2 Why Smart People Stay Stuck 21
Chapter 3 The Identity Trap 39
Chapter 4 The Neuroscience of Adaptation 59
Chapter 5 Healing Before Building 79
Chapter 6 The Organisational Nervous System 101
Chapter 7 Today and Tomorrow Teams 111
Chapter 8 Simplifying Strategy 131
Chapter 9 Leaving the Old City 151
Chapter 10 The Invitation 161
Index 169