Lean but Agile: Rethink Workforce Planning and Gain a True Competitive Edge

William J. Rothwell,Jim Graber,Neil McCormick

ISBN 10: 0814417779 / ISBN 13: 9780814417775

Published by AMACOM, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lean but Agile: Rethink Workforce Planning and Gain a True Competitive Edge
• Publisher: AMACOM
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814417779
• ISBN 13: 9780814417775
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

As organizations strive to meet stringent budgets, the mandate to produce greater results with fewer resources is no longer sufficient. Rather than accepting less, managers and executives must strive for better--evaluating every process and every role and doing away with assumptions about how work gets done and who does it in order to streamline processes and maximize efficiency. William Rothwell, who was honored with the ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Peformance, presents a system for analyzing work and selecting the ideal combination of cost-effective resources--employees, consultants, contractors, temporary workers, and vendors--to accomplish it. Lean but Agile does this by teaching readers to focus on outcomes and work backwards--exploring the introduction, implementation, and management of lean work and agile staffing methods that will produce those outcomes. You’ll also learn about advantageous changes in hiring, goal-setting, learning and development, and performance management, and the fundamental role technology can play in transforming your processes. Packed with practical advice, examples, guides, worksheets, diagrams, and metrics, Lean but Agile will help leaders, managers, and human resource professionals optimize their workforces while still achieving superior results.

About the Authors

WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL, PH.D., SPHR, CPLP FELLOW, is Professor of Workplace Learning and Performance at Pennsylvania State University and President of Rothwell Associates, a premier human resources consulting firm.

JAMES GRABER is Managing Director of Business Decisions, Inc., a talent management technology and software company. NEIL MCCORMICK, a Senior Vice President at Talent2, has 30 years' experience in international management, human resources and consulting.

NEIL MCCORMICK, a Senior Vice President at Talent2, has 30 years' experience in international management, human resources and consulting.