FYI for Learning Agility™

Talent and Performance

Management What do you do when you don’t
know what to do?

Introducing FYI for Learning agility and potential

To be good at anything requires some
Learning Agility™ knowledge, skills, and technical know-how.
(formerly known What separates the remarkable from the
good leader is the ability to perform well
as FYI for Talent under first-time, challenging conditions.
Management™)—a These “high potential” people are what we
call learning agile; they can take lessons
book of practical tips from the past and fit them into new and
and strategies that help different challenges they are facing. They are
able to answer the question: “What do you
people develop skills do when you don’t know what to do?” When
that lead to increased it comes to talent and potential, learning
agility separates the best from the rest.
learning agility. High potentials—A rare blend of talents
Four types of learning agility To succeed in the long term, organizations
The difference between successful people need high potentials. Research shows the
and those whose careers falter is their ability following characteristics differentiate high
to wrest meaning from experience (the potentials from others in the organization:
essence of learning agility). Research shows  asily learn new tasks and functions;
E
that individuals high in learning agility excel enjoy and deal well with ambiguity and
in these four areas: complexity
 ental Agility. They are excellent critical
1. M Don’t accept the status quo; are impatient
thinkers who are comfortable with  ike to try new things, different
L
complexity, examine problems carefully, approaches; tend to push the envelope
and make fresh connections.
Willing to take the heat when things fail
 eople Agility. They know themselves
2. P
very well and can readily deal with a wide A proven methodology for assessing
variety of people and tough situations. and developing learning agility
FYI for Learning Agility™ is a companion to
 hange Agility. They are curious, like to
3. C
Choices Architect® 2nd Edition, a validated
experiment, and can effectively deal with
81-Item assessment of learning agility
the discomfort of change.
designed to take the guesswork out of
 esults Agility. They deliver results in
4. R identifying true high potentials. FYI for
first-time situations by inspiring teams; Learning Agility™ can help any motivated
they exhibit the sort of presence that person develop skills that will lead to
builds confidence in themselves and learning agility.
others.
Powerful FYI for Learning Agility™ content includes: In addition to updated content, each of the chapters
 fundamentals of learning agility chapter that
A in FYI for Learning Agility™ addresses one of the 27
explores the research foundation behind the dimensions and includes the following sections:
concept of learning agility and implications for Definition—What skilled and unskilled look like for this
applying learning agility in both the assessment and Dimension of learning agility.
development of tomorrow’s leaders Items—The specific Items in Choices Architect® 2nd
 ore than 250 easy-to-implement development
M Edition used to measure this Dimension.
remedies and workarounds for increasing learning Leadership Architect® Competencies Most
agility Associated with This Dimension—This indicates which
 istings in each chapter of full- and part-time job
L of the 67 Competencies in the Leadership Architect®
assignments that research shows provide the richest Library are either strongly, moderately, or lightly related
learning experiences and opportunities to develop to this Dimension.
learning agility Some Causes—Numerous reasons why you might
 uggested readings in each chapter—selected
S have this need.
from hundreds of research studies, articles and Developmental Difficulty—Each Dimension is classified
books—sources that can easily be transferred into as Easier, Moderate, or Harder to develop.
your learning agility development plan
The Map—A description of the Dimension to provide a
 development plan with an easy-to-use form where
A broad context.
you can record your learning agility development
More Help?—10 tips from FYI for Your Improvement™
needs and action plan
for each of the items measuring this Dimension.

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Agility™
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