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Transform your life and your career with the four steps to adapt effectively to change: Engage, Accept, Activate, Release.

‘A powerful playbook to lead change.’ Dominic Price, Atlassian

After the global pause in 2020, we returned to a world that feels faster, looser, and less structured – our professional boundaries have been erased, social and cultural norms are shifting rapidly, and at the same time, we're facing profound developments in artificial intelligence. We're facing more change more often, and we're applying a mindset that is simply outdated and no longer fit-for-purpose.

In Adapt, work futurist and award-winning author Andrea Clarke offers a fresh perspective. Rather than retreat from change or resist it, Clarke argues that we must engage with it continuously – learning not just how change unfolds, but how we can shape it. With four simple yet powerful principles, she shows how to move from merely reacting to change to anticipating and influencing the future.

Whether you’re navigating a business or seeking more stability in your personal life, Adapt will equip you with a new way to master change in an unpredictable world. Our ability to reconcile the past few years – and make sense of what lies ahead – depends entirely on our capacity to adapt. This book reframes change as a powerful playbook for growth, opportunity, and lasting transformation

About The Author

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Andrea Clarke is an award-winning author, work futurist and founder of FutureFit Learning, a professional development business building capability in leaders across Asia–Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Working with top-tier organisations, Andrea’s focus is on using adaptability to drive innovation, engagement and cultural change. A former television news reporter based in Washington, DC, Andrea covered major breaking news for Thomson Reuters and Al Jazeera English before working on humanitarian aid programs to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan with USAID. Her first book, Future Fit: How to Stay Relevant and Competitive in the Future of Work, won the Australian Business Book of the Year award in 2019, and was a UK Business Book Awards finalist.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (May 15, 2025)
  • Length: 288 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781761632433

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