Creating Your Agility Advantage

January 4, 2022

We are pleased to have articles from our Agility Consulting & Training (ACT) principals, Dr. Nick Horney and Tom O'Shea along with ACT affiliates Dr. Laura Santana, Curt Bakle and Jeff Gill included in the November 2021 edition of emergence - the journal dedicated to the field of business agility and published by The Business Agility Institute. This is another indication of the extensive thought-leadership brought to the field of business agility by Agility Consulting & Training.

CyberAgility: The Perfect Pair

Tom O'Shea & Dilshan Ratnayake

"May you live in interesting times."

Whoever actually penned that exclamation could not have imagined some of the profound chaos and calamity that we have experienced over the past twenty years. Starting around 2001, we entered an accelerated era of rampant change and disruption that reached never-before-seen levels in 2020 and 2021.

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Talent Portfolio Agility

Nick Horney, Ph.D & Laura Santana, Ph.D

Exponential change and continuous disruptions are at our doorstep. In just a few short years, the talent landscape will look completely different to what it is now. While the specifics may vary by industry, no organization is immune to some of the major shifts that are already underway. Organizations need to quickly adapt their talent strategies, systems, and practices to take full advantage of the breadth and versatility of the resources available to them. Those that act with foresight and agility will be able to thrive in the New World of Work.

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Operational Excellence Agility™

Curtis Bakle & Jeffrey Gill

We are in the middle of a major disruption in the oil, gas, and chemicals industry where the demand for fossil fuels is decreasing and the refiners and processors with the finest pedigree are winning. Those companies that had the advantage of starting a digital transformation before the COVID-19 pandemic now have the leading edge, but this disruption has caused many programs to stall. Companies are now responding by accelerating digital transformation and pushing for improvements in operational programs and asset efficiency. This has resulted in stretching their people to the limits, which has in turn triggered the “Great Resignation.”

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