The agile organization
Subtitle: how to build an innovative, sustainable and resilient business
By: Linda Holbeche
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780749471316
Subjects: Corporate culture; Organizational change; Organizational effectiveness; Personnel management; Organizational behavior
Description: "Agility" is the ability to continuously adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, while "resilience" is being able to bounce back from setbacks. Resilience is essential if a company's benefits are to endure in the long run and if their employees' loyalty is to be kept.The Agile Organization focuses on how to build both agility and resilience at individual, team, and organizational levels. Author Linda Holbeche puts the process of developing agile strategy, structures, and processes into the big picture context.This book provides OD/HR practitioners with ways to be effective in a 24/7 business culture, to recognize and avoid the pitfalls of achieving agility without also building organizational resilience, and to understand the importance of involving people in transforming organizations for greater agility.Combining case studies, self-assessment tools, guidelines, and practical checklists with theory, Holbeche explains how to achieve organizational agility while also maintaining and enhancing employee engagement and resilience. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why go agile?; title: Why are agility and resilience so elusive?; title: The resiliently agile organization; title: Agile strategizing; title: Agile implementation; title: HR's role in building a high-performance work climate; title: Agile linkages; title: Agile people processes; title: Nurturing employee engagement and resilience; title: Change and transformation; title: Building a change-able culture; title: Agile leadership.