Mark DeVolder

“Perpetual Pivot: How the Best Leaders Adapt to Exponential Change” (2020)

HOW TO MANAGE CHANGE IN A COMPLEX BUSINESS WORLD Bursting with break-through discoveries, Perpetual Pivot shows leaders the future of work: how to adapt to rapid change, create inclusive teams empowered with synergistic potential, and attract, empower and keep the best employees. In this eye-opening new book, Mark DeVolder takes us on a journey through the confusing, uncertain and sometimes perilous world of exponential change. Never before in history have leaders faced our current level of fast and extreme change, where chaos, disruption and crisis have become the norm. He asks the question, how do we successfully navigate through such a world? His answer is that we must learn the skills of Perpetual Pivot, a continuous process of adapting, reinvention and anticipation. You will be guided through the storm by world-renowned authority on Change Management, Dr. Mark DeVolder. Along the way, Mark introduces us to extraordinary leaders involved high profile changes. You will meet the CEO responsible for reinventing Egypt’s largest company, executives who adapted to a $42 Billion merger, the CEO who predicted the future for his industry, and the prison doctor who risked everything to deliver a secret message for Nelson Mandela from Robbin Island. Throughout the book, DeVolder offers practical and illuminating insights into the dynamics of change and transition management for our business and our personal lives―and their surprising interconnectedness to leadership, employee engagement, team building, innovation and resilience. Entertaining, thought-provoking and intensely practical, Perpetual Pivot provides a perfect balance between theory and practice. Most importantly, Mark explains HOW to pivot. The book is filled with concrete tools and strategies that increase personal agility, rewires thinking and shines a light on future trends.