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Hurricane VUCA Tests and Inspires Our Agility
HARVEY, IRMA, JOSE, KATIA … they used to be just nice names but now are forever associated with widespread fear, disruption and potential devastation. In this “6-degrees of separation” world, most all of us know at least one person or family experiencing or anticipating the VUCA forces of one of these hurricanes. These massive natural…
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Agility Anathema: A Culture of Optionalism
WE ARE WHAT WE TOLERATE … is a core truism that tends to shape the culture (or at least the climate) as well as define the de facto spectrum of accepted behavior for societies as well as our organizations! There are many iterations and angles on this basic tenet including some strong quotes from the…
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THE SPEED OF CHAOS
Is it just me or do you also feel the strings of life getting wound tighter and tighter all around us? Lots of tension winding things up from so many different directions confounded by the g-force speed of news and social media … especially in the form of tweets. This maelstrom is creating a new…
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CUSTOMER FOCUSED AGILITY
Easter is always a good time for reflection on the things that matter most. Living in North Carolina makes Easter-time extra special with the full bloom and aroma of colorful azaleas, dogwoods, flower beds of irises and of course, fragrant Easter Lilies. For many, Easter is also filled with special services and reminders of the…
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR AGILITY DEFAULT SETTINGS?
HELP … our worlds are dominated with new technology and devices that are trying to control our lives! Well, at least that is how I feel sometimes … just ask my daughter Meaghan who helps me with most of my technology related questions and issues.I hope you each have a Meaghan to help you in your challenging technology worlds. Over…
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How Agile Are You?
It is interesting how often we work with senior leaders across the country who are keen for their organizations to move faster, work more collaboratively, become more efficient or simply create greater flexibility in adapting to the continuous change they find in their marketplaces today. The “interes)ng” aspect is how o.en they are focused on…
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