Rick Wheatley Email & Phone Number

A sought-after challenger to and sounding board for leadership teams, my strength is in helping leaders break out of old thinking. I excel in designing and running programmes that explore risks to legacy business models and identify options for strategic pivots. My ambition is to help leaders break out of old thinking and see new possibilities that enhance commercial success while creating the future we need. My strengths lie in noticing, connecting, guiding and challenging – leveraging this skillset to help leaders, teams and companies break patterns while there is still time to change course and win. The latest manifestation of this purpose is Systems7 (S7) , an advisory firm I founded in Oslo in May 2021. Our underlying aim is to help businesses that matter to the future outperform the ones who don't. We are inspired by the idea of 'forced transitions' - an oft-repeated phenomenon in which societies and businesses seem to get surprised by major shifts, despite the writing having been on the wall for some time (and in neon lights at that). By combining our strengths – in building leader fluency, identifying strategic step-outs, crafting pivot narratives and evolving leadership capabilities – S7 means to equip leadership teams to avoid forced transitions and transform with intent. Over the years I have enjoyed many public speaking and moderation opportunities including guest speaking slots in leadership programmes for Barclays, KPMG and DB Schenker.I have spoken at TEDx twice, once for TEDx London Business School and once for TEDx Oslo. Some moderation highlights include leading panels with a range of inspiring voices including former Unilever CEO Paul Polman; former Mexican president Filipe Calderon; IKEA Foundation CEO Per Heggenes; and former CEO of Innovation Norway Anita Krogh Traaseth. But perhaps the most special panel was the one that included my then 13-year-old daughter Malou! Outside work I am a father of three adventurous children and an avid skier, climber, sailor and mountain biker.

Listed skills include Leadership Development, Leadership, Strategy, Management, and 46 others.

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