Learning agility : the impact on recruitment and retention /

Learning agility : the impact on recruitment and retention /

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Author / Creator:	Gravett, Linda, author.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macillan, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Employees -- Recruiting. Employee retention. Employee retention. Employees -- Recruiting. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11255085

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Other authors / contributors:	Caldwell, Sheri A., 1966- author.
ISBN:	9781137599650 1137599650 1137599642 9781137599643 9781137599643
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 9, 2016).
Summary:	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.
Standard no.:	9781137599643 10.1057/978-1-137-59965-0

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Summary:	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. <br> 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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137599650 1137599650 1137599642 9781137599643