January 2021 | Individual agility....is more than a work style by Marti Konstant

Why Individual Agility is More Than a Work Style

"Agile isn’t just for tech anymore – it’s transforming how organizations hire, develop and manage their people” —Marti Konstant

The world of work is not evolving. Rather, today’s workplace exists in a state of creative destruction and constant reinvention. This ongoing transformation demands a new outlook for employers and workers alike.

Corporate leadership, middle management, indeed all types of contributors must learn to adapt to this accelerated current of change or find themselves unemployed and unemployable.

Applying an agile mindset to the modern workplace has the potential to deliver a range of benefits, to employers and to workers themselves.

Career agility and leadership agility encourage collaboration with peers and workers who seek out training and mentoring to bridge project-based knowledge and skills gaps.

When organizations cultivate agility thinkers within their organization, leaders are more likely to respond to market changes and to foster an environment of learning and growth.

Takeaways:

• Introduction to the Career Agility Model
• How to cultivate career agility for individual and workplace needs
• Three case studies of people who have applied agile principles to their career
• Steps to roll out and sustain agility in your organization

Marti Konstant is a workplace futurist and the best-selling author of “Activate Your Agile Career.” She has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a former technology executive that has worked in Silicon Valley. As a Top Career Influencer, she has been featured in media outlets such as NBC Chicago, Forbes, and The Muse, and has worked in companies like Samsung, Dow Jones and Apple. Marti is an investor in multiple technology companies and an expert in applying agile principles to workforce development.

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