The Agile Organization: How to Build an Engaged, Innovative and Resilient Business - Softcover

Holbeche, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749482656 ISBN 13: 9780749482657

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2018

Synopsis

In today's volatile and ambiguous world, organizations need to have the capacity and flexibility to respond rapidly to changes in their environment, both internally and externally. The key to retaining competitive advantage is agility - a set of capabilities that can help organizations adapt to changing circumstances with the full co-operation of their employees. The Agile Organization is a practical blueprint to building both agility and resilience at individual, team and organizational levels. It draws on case studies such as ING, the UK National Health Service, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Atkins, as well as on the lived experience of managers and HR and organization development (OD) professionals, to show how it is possible to build a sustainably agile business while also enhancing employee engagement and resilience.

This revised 2nd edition of The Agile Organization showcases new organizational models, ground-breaking themes and case studies, which illustrate how organizations are addressing the challenge of developing organizational agility. Packed with helpful checklists, self-assessment tools and guidelines, and now with new material and case studies on agile strategizing, people, environments and cultures, this book remains a 'go to' guide for HR and OD specialists, senior leaders and managers, who want to help bring about organizational transformation.

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Review

"In a fast-changing and uncertain world, agility and resilience are the critical capabilities for organizations to be able to respond and adapt. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the many factors that impact agility, for mindset and culture, leadership and engagement, to operating models, skills, practices and processes. A great read for leaders, managers and practitioners." --(Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD)

Book Description

Equips readers with the strategies and methods to ensure their organization can respond rapidly and retain competitive advantage in the face of change

Includes checklists, guidelines and international case studies from organizations including the University of California, Berkeley, the UK National Health Service (NHS), SNC-Lavalin's Atkins business and General Electric (GE)

New to this edition: a new chapter on agile design and structuring and fresh material on agile people processes and customer-centricity, alongside new and updated case studies to illustrate each of these themes

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0749482656
• ISBN 13: 9780749482657
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 344