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Rich Alderton

Adaptability Specialist
HIGH PERFORMANCE CHANGE LIMITED
Country or state 
United Kingdom
Available to 
Global
City 
Cambridge
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
Europe/London

Personal Details

Bio

Rich is a pioneer in the field of Adaptability. Having led change for over 25 years in some of the world's most innovative organisations - from big pharma to agri-tech start-ups - Rich set up High Performance Change in 2014 to help leaders raise their Adaptability Intelligence. Clients of his proprietary programme include a global top 10 in the UK, NZ's largest IT company and NZ's largest agri-distributor. Having run a billion dollar supply chain and held multiple CEO roles, Rich can say he's walked at least half a mile in the shoes of those he works and engages with.

Previous speaker engagements include an annual conference for a global No. 1 in Sweden, a kick-off meeting for a global pharma spin-off in Germany, a start-up accelerator programme in NZ, and an annual conference for outdoor leaders in the UK.

Current position (1)

Adaptability Specialist

HIGH PERFORMANCE CHANGE LIMITED

Degrees (1)
BSc Business Administration and Biochemistry
Aston Business School
1985 to 1989

Presentations

Presentations (1)
Mastering Adaptability

Research shows that Adaptability is THE most valuable leadership skill these days, and yet it is the one that organisations assess they possess the least. Despite this, most continue to prepare their people for change simply by throwing them into more and more change projects, which are really great at changing what people do, but really not so great at changing attitudes to change.

Change is the most risky, expensive and disruptive activity any organisation can undertake, and yet they are wasting time and money by having to overcome the same level of inertia every time a project is launched.

The solution is to raise people's Adaptability Intelligence, so they're prepared not just to accept a new IT system or an org restructure, but ready for whatever happens next.

Most leaders haven't considered that Adaptability is a skill that can be learned and mastered, and I've developed a practical proven roadmap that takes people from the fear of change to the freedom to change.

Workshops (1)
Raising your Adaptability Intelligence
2 hours
(View workshop agenda)
Past talks (1)
Our need to be more adaptable
Institute of Learning
UK
October 14, 2023
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'The Need to Adapt' One Pager
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Books & Articles (3)

Mastering Adaptability
Self-published,
2022
The HR Director: 'Adaptability: The Game-Changing Mindset'
Cambridge Network: 'What's the difference between Change Management And Adaptability Intelligence?'

Expertise (9)

Leadership
Business
Health & Well-being
Adaptability Leadership Adaptive Leadership Adapting to Change Business Coaching Culture

Clients

UK's largest Healthcare provider
NZ's largest IT company
NZ's largest agritech distributor
German Global top 20 pharma spin-off
UK's Institute of Outdoor Leadership
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Research shows Adaptability is THE key leadership skill, and I've created a roadmap to develop it.

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