Peter Sheahan is an internationally recognized speaker and thought leader in business innovation, growth and transformation.
With decades of experience alongside leaders of high-performing organizations, Peter Sheahan has gained a profound insight: an organization can only grow commercially when its leaders are willing to lead the way personally.
Peter Sheahan has proven that true growth comes from continuous development. Working with clients like Apple, Chick-fil-A, DeBeers, and AT&T, he has built his own companies by accelerating change and driving innovation. His message is clear:
“Thinking bigger begins with being better. When leaders stay true to their purpose, they not only create meaningful work but also solve the most demanding challenges.” – Peter Sheahan
Peter Sheahan’s Keynote Topics
- Accelerating Growth Through Transformation
In this keynote, Peter shows how leaders can turn challenges into opportunities and convert disruptions into competitive advantages. He emphasizes the need for leaders to grow personally to drive their organizations forward commercially. Leaders must:
– Foster agility: The ability to quickly recognize and adapt to change is crucial for success.
– Set inspiring goals: Instead of reacting to problems, leaders should create visionary objectives that energize their teams.
– Lead by example: Transformation begins with leaders—their behavior sets the tone for the entire organization.
– Shape culture intentionally: A growth-oriented culture arises from deliberate actions, focusing on innovation, excellence, and accountability.
– Encourage risk-taking: Psychological safety is essential to empower teams to prioritize progress over perfection.
- Turning Challenges into Opportunities and Change into Competitive Advantages
As we navigate supply chain constraints, talent shortages, and rapid technological disruption, building resilient leaders, agile organizations, and high-performing teams is more critical than ever—regardless of the uncertainty. In this keynote, Peter Sheahan provides leaders with the tools and mindset to master uncertainty and turn it into sustainable competitive advantages. They will learn to:
– Increase agility: By being honest with themselves and taking ownership of the new reality. There is no going back, and certainty is a thing of the past.
– Distinguish between temporary and permanent changes: Respond effectively based on the nature of the change.
– Inspire with vision: Create motivating ambitions that drive people to deliver their best efforts.
– Accelerate change without burnout: Reduce friction and improve alignment within teams during transformational efforts.
– Prioritize progress over perfection: Manage uncertainty by taking action and avoiding paralysis in the face of ambiguity.
- Winning on Value, Not Price
As commoditization accelerates and technological disruption threatens existing business models, staying relevant and differentiated in the minds and hearts of customers is more important than ever. This inspiring, practical keynote shows how to find opportunities in disruption, reverse the downward spiral of commoditization, outpace the competition, and become the obvious choice for customers. Peter Sheahan inspires leaders to grow beyond the competition and create long-term customer loyalty and market leadership through value creation. This journey requires you to:
– Shift from value extraction to value creation: Focus on delivering value to customers.
– Learn at the edge of disruption: Leverage opportunities for differentiation in times of change.
– Lead your customers into the future: Stay ahead of them in the five critical dimensions they value most during rapid transformation.
– Enhance your reputation: Differentiate through expertise and position yourself as a trusted advisor.
– Act in alignment with leadership aspirations: Avoid the race to the bottom and commit to actions worthy of a leadership position.
Peter’s approach challenges leaders to have the courage to be honest with themselves, take intelligent risks, and assume responsibility for aligning their organizations strategically—creating leadership defined by exemplary behavior.
As a passionate advocate for growth and excellence, Peter has authored seven books, founded three global companies, and delivered over 3,000 presentations in more than 40 countries.
As a keynote speaker and coach, Peter Sheahan is fully dedicated to inspiring leaders to take the critical steps required to accelerate growth and transformation within their organizations.