258: The Story Behind My Upcoming Book

In this episode, dive in to learn more about Oliver Banks’s upcoming book, “Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change”. The book, out in early 2024 is a pivotal guide for retail leaders looking to steer and lead their organisation through the turbulence of the industry. In this episode, Oliver provides a peek into the origins of the book, the strategic frameworks included and the inspiration behind them. He also poses a vital question for all leaders: Will you be a driver or a passenger in your transformation journey?

Listen to this podcast episode and discover:

• Oliver’s transition from designing photocopiers to spearheading retail transformation.
• The “Retail Transformation Steering Wheel” a flexible framework for navigating the complexities and challenges of retail change.
• The inspiration behind the book and the concepts.
• And hear the first official reading from the book.

 

Exciting book news

Check out Oliver’s cover announcement on LinkedIn.

And this created a swell of excitement, propelling Driving Retail Transformation up to the #2 hot new release for retail books on Amazon.

Navigate transformation with Oliver Banks

Oliver and OB&Co help retailers accelerate their transformation initiatives whilst successfully navigating disruption. Discover how, together, we can drive your retail transformation forward.

Connect with and message Oliver Banks on LinkedIn or by email at oliver.banks@obandco.uk.

Other episodes to check out now

Check out these other episodes. Firstly, in episode 250: Becoming Fit For The Future, explore 5 factors to help reinvigorate your organisation.

Next, disruption is one of the most commonly referred to words around transformation. So join Oliver for episode 229: To Disrupt Or Not To Disrupt and discover more about how to make a successful disruptive transformation.

Disruptive transformation is the most fundamental types of transformation to embark on. But understanding the full spectrum of complexity and impact will highlight many opportunities. Check out episode 203: Fundamental And Incremental Transformation to learn more about how to balance the size and scale across your transformation portfolio.

And finally, uncertainty is a massive challenge in the retail industry. In episode 226, discover how you can navigate uncertainty by Knowing What’s Likely To Happen.