Learning Agility The Impact on Recruitment and Retention
This book concretely defines the concept of learning agility and offers a business case for why organizations of all types should concentrate on building and sustaining this approach. It provides readers with a holistic approach towards the topic, and hel
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LEARNING AGILITY THE IMPACT ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Learning Agility
Linda S. Gravett • Sheri A. Caldwell
Learning Agility The Impact on Recruitment and Retention
Linda S. Gravett Just the Basics, Inc. Gravett and Associates; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sheri A. Caldwell The Andersons, Inc. Maumee and Lourdes, Sylvania OH, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-59964-3 ISBN 978-1-137-59965-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59965-0
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Linda There was a time, years ago, when I believed I was not smart enough to be really successful in life. I’d like to acknowledge the people who have disabused me of that theory over the years, and they are my friend and coauthor, Sheri, who has always encouraged me to learn and share my knowledge; my husband, Ron, who for over 30 years has been my main source of love and encouragement; and my mom, Vivian, who watches over me—and still nudges me to keep learning—from Heaven. Sheri When I was a little girl, looking out the window of my grandparents’ townhouse, I used to say that I couldn’t wait to be able to go to school and carry real books. Once I got to school, it seemed like I was never going to leave. Several years and degrees later, I began teaching. I thank God for a mother who, while a “little girl” herself, raised me to be a lifelong learner. My husband supported me when I was getting my terminal degree, and my family, friends, and colleagues have kept me going with an abundant supply of stories and examples that continue to motivate me to keep writing. How appropri
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