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This book concretely defines the concept of learning agility and offers a business case for why organizations of all types should concentrate on building and sustaining this approach. It provides readers with a holistic approach towards the topic, and helps leaders leverage the learning agility of individual employees to sustain a learning-agile workplace culture.
Synthesizing academic research and practical approaches, this book takes leaders through ways to interview and assess potential employees for learning agility, develop and foster an environment for learning agility, and measure the results of a learning agile workplace. The authors present an innovative learning agility assessment which has been developed, tested, and implemented by clients and outline metrics which can measure the results of a learning agile workforce. This little-understood but highly advantageous approach is crucial for leaders to understand if they wish to deliver results and impact their organizations' bottom line.
List of contents
1. What is Learning Agility?. - 2. Why Organizations Should Concentrate on Learning Agility. - 3. Interviewing and Testing for Learning Agility. - 4. Developing and Fostering an Environment for Learning Agility. - 5. The Metrics and R.O.I. of Learning Agility. - 6. Applying Learning Agility: Some Case Studies and Role Plays. - 7. How to Sustain a Culture of Learning Agility. - 8. The Future of Learning Agility.
Summary
Synthesizing academic research and practical approaches, this book takes leaders through ways to interview and assess potential employees for learning agility, develop and foster an environment for learning agility, and measure the results of a learning agile workplace.
