(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Rapid and disruptive change threatens the adaptive capacity of organizations, along with the individuals and teams leading them. Based on more than a decade of global research and consulting, Joseph E. McCann and John W. Selsky outline five capabilities highly agile and resilient systems must possess in their book, Mastering Turbulence The Essential Capabilities of Agile and Resilient Individuals, Teams and Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 2012).
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These capabilities must be:
1. Purposeful
2. Aware
3. Action-oriented
4. Resourceful
5. Networked
In addition, the authors illustrate how these capabilities can be assessed across four levels—individuals, teams, organizations, and their business ecosystems.
The goal is to develop these capabilities in tandem so that the individual, team, organization, and ecosystem have “High AR”—not just greater agility or resiliency, but both high agility and high resiliency.
Mastering Turbulence contains illustrative examples and vignettes from leading organizations including Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, TECO Energy, Shell Oil, Walmart, and others.
Most important, McCann and Selsky deliver a unique and practical perspective that helps organization leaders make sense of the dynamic world in which they operate.
Read Chapter One, Turbulence Crossing the Channel, here.
See the Table of Contents here.
About Joseph McCann and John W. Selsky
Joseph McCann is an internationally acknowledged scholar, consultant, author, and speaker. He is a former dean and professor of management at three business schools, and serves as executive editor of HR People & Strategy.
John W. Selsky is an associate professor of management at the University of South Florida. He is a well-published author in the areas of collaborative strategy in turbulent environments and cross-sector partnerships.
Both McCann and Selsky are graduates of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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