“Adaptability is the new competitive advantage.”
(Martin Reeves and Mike Deimler - Senior Partners at Boston Consulting, first published in HBR in 2011.)
Have you ever wondered…
Why does Joe resist and challenge every new idea or concept?
During change, why does one team ask more questions than the other? Or, even worse, why don’t they show up / turn their cameras on.
Why does Pram always make a new process so difficult, can’t they see we’re trying to make things easier and faster?
Why does Suki light up and lean in when I start talking about a new technology?
Adaptability.Adaptability. Adaptability.
Through AQai, Adaptability is uncovered in areas like someone’s ability to ‘unlearn’ old skills and learn new skills; their ‘mental flexibility’ to embrace competing demands or problems, and their “thinking style’ about how we process information, and so much more (15 elements to be exact).
Did you know that adaptability is viewed as the TOP skill for the future and is a determinant of successful change, according to McKinsey and Forbes. In this VUCA world, more than ever change is occurring all around us: in our workplaces, our personal lives and in our communities.
With the inevitability of change, we get change fatigue (i.e. resistance, burnout, stress). People seek comfort. So it’s no wonder in workplaces we experience resistance to change, and see change initiatives fail.
“Measuring the abilities, characteristics, and environmental factors which impact the successful behaviours and actions of people, and organizations to effectively respond to uncertainty, new information, or changed circumstances.”
(Decoding AQ, 2020)
The AQai Model
The A.C.E. Model of AQai
A measurable way to determine adaptability within your team. Wouldn’t you like to know how, why and when your team will adapt?
Adaptability Toolbox
By proactively identifying change champions, enhancers, and blockers you will be equipped with knowledge, and also resources to ensure the success of transformative initiatives in your company.
Leverage the Adaptability Toolbox to help your organization prepare and be ready for your next company transformation.
The best part, Adaptability is a skill that we can learn and improve!
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1:1 Adaptability Coaching to help individuals improve their adaptability, leading to higher engagement and improved business outcomes.
1:1 or group leadership development programs to educate, equip and guide leadership on how to build and foster adaptable teams.
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Creating measurable data, the AQai assessment offers an in-depth analysis across the 15 sub-dimensions of adaptability. Assessments are available for organizations, teams and individual needs.
"If you can't measure it,
you can't improve it."-Peter Drucker
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Upskill and enhance your team through adaptability workshops. Workshops are an economical and impactful option to introduce, educate and skill your company with adaptability mindsets.
Workshops are tailored to your company to support company-wide, department or employee-group learning and development initiatives.