White Papers
Landing on Our Feet: The Importance of Learning Agility in a World Turned Up-Side-Down (2020)
While the acronym “VUCA” – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous – has been frequently used to describe the business conditions of our times, the coronavirus pandemic has given it new and personal meaning. From working and leading remotely to homeschooling kids…
What’s Smarter than IQ and More Important than EQ: The Answer – Learning Agility (2018)
Scientists have been studying IQ for more than a century and there appears to be little doubt of its importance to job performance. While the concept of emotional intelligence or EQ first came in to prominence during the mid-1990s, there seems to be much agreement…
Learning Agility Beyond the Hype: What Science Has to Say (2017)
Ultimately, professionals making decisions regarding their leadership talent will need to determine whether an assessment of learning agility is right for their company. While I personally would not use such phrases as “learning agility equals leadership success” or “the most…
Using Science to Identify Future Leaders: Part I – Introducing the Concept of Learning Agility (2015)
In Part I, I define learning agility and examine how it can enhance leadership identification and development. When applied correctly, it enables organizations to assess leadership potential objectively, quantitatively, and scientifically. Consequently, the impact…
Using Science to Identify Future Leaders: Part II – The Measurement of Learning Agility (2015)
In Part II, I discuss how this construct has been measured by various consulting firms. The following five facets of learning agility are most often assessed: (a) mental agility, (b) results agility, (c) people agility, (d) change agility, and (e) self-awareness. More recently, research…
Using Science to Identify Future Leaders: Part III – The TALENTx7 Assessment of Learning Agility (2015)
In Part III, I introduce the newest online measure of learning agility. The self- assessment is called the TALENTx7, because it measures seven facets of the construct. Separate sections on its psychometric development, its learning agility scales, and its approach to…