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Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood on “Agile Talent”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Jon Younger is founding partner of the Agile Talent Collaborative (and partner emeritus at the RBL Group where he established the firm’s HR transformation practice. He is the author of 5 books including the new Agile Talent: How… Read More Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood on “Agile Talent”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris.

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Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood on “Agile Talent”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Jon Younger is founding partner of the Agile Talent Collaborative (and partner emeritus at the RBL Group where he established the firm’s HR transformation practice. He is the author of 5 books including the new Agile Talent: How… Read More Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood on “Agile Talent”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris.

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What is “Agile?” – Charles Duhigg gives a clear description in Smarter Faster Better

First Friday Book Synopsis

Agile – adjective able to move quickly and easily
 quick, smart, and clever ——————– If I were to write a blog post on each of the useful pieces of information in Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business, the new book by Charles Duhigg, well… that might take a while.

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“We are Not Prepared for This Pace of Change” – Insight from John Kotter, XLR8 (Accelerate)

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I am now fully immersed in reading (XLR8) Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. And, that everything is changing faster than before… maybe, much, much faster than before.? And, maybe most importantly, what do we do about it? Kotter, my selection […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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Why Do Gazelles Thrive in the Best of All Possible Business Worlds?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries “The Job Generation Process” David Birch David Butler Design to Grow: How Coca-Cola Learned to Combine Scale and Agility (and How You Can Too) George Mason University Linda Tischler MIT Program on Neighborhood and Regional Change Why Do Gazelles Thrive in the Best of All Business Worlds? Zoltan Acs'

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Flash Boys by Michael Lewis; Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo – coming for the May 2, 2014 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

I presented my synopsis of (XLR8) Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving Worldby John P. We had a full room — and a room full of life-long learners. Thanks to all who make our event a success. And Karl Krayer […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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The Amazon Mystery: What America’s Strangest Tech Company Is Really Up To

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Bob''s blog entries Christian Jourquin Hervé de Barbeyrac Jean-Pierre Clamadieu McKinsey & Company McKinsey Quarterly Rhodia Ruben Verhoeven the appropriate role for a global CEO seeking to build a fresh culture the dangers of “sequential” thinking the importance of strategic agility [comma] radical plans for the group’s top talent Tilting the (..)