Work futurist, author, and speaker. Andrea Clarke is an expert in helping leaders and learners navigate the complexities of change and build future-ready mindsets. With a fascinating background as a former television news reporter and foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C., she brings a unique perspective to her work.
Through writing, foresight reports, and keynotes, Andrea guides people to engage with signals, anticipate disruption, and shape intentional futures.
In this episode Andrew and Andrea discuss:
00:15 Being let go from a job for whistleblowing, not being able to turn a blind eye to something morally wrong and losing a job in a foreign country with 10 days to find a new one.
6:15 Resilience is a doing word, you never know who your true friends are until you go through a tough time and showing up to the worst day of someone’s life as a reporter.
12:25 Dealing with chaos every day in the new room, it takes active effort to break the sameness and the formative story of how Andrea’s dad dealt with a plane engine stalling at 9000 feet with his 3 children in the cab.
17:50 3000 hours of practise coming into play to stay calm under pressure, using that experience to gain confidence navigating the unknown and coming back to Australia where corporates are missing the ability to deal with change.
24:15 Change is uncomfortable, an example of how you could integrate changes into your team and people only think of the losses that come with change.
29:20 Building in a fire break so you are ready when change comes your way, look in unlikely places for the next wave of change that might be coming your way and how to build in a bit of exploration and exploitation to your day.
39:45 Why Andrea sold several properties that were causing unneeded stress on her life, you know you’ve made a good decision when you feel relief and removing attachments from your life that you don’t need.
44:10 Everyone will need more energy for the changes coming, Andrew’s keynote summary and where you can find Andrea.
You can find Andrea at her website: https://www.andreaclarke.com.au/
Or at her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaclarke2020
Or at her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaclarke2020
