Nimble Organizations: Embracing and Adapting to Change Key Takeaways Dr. John Park March 2015 John.Park@Bakertilly.com

What Will Drive Success… Nimble…ability to respond to change Ability to focus and keep things… “simple” Resilience…ability to recover and bounce back

Continuous Improvement Teaching, learning and modeling key behaviors Creating individual and organizational habits Adapting to a changing environment

Understanding your paradigms and “blind spots” Adapting to Change Understanding your paradigms and “blind spots” Focus on your environment and what is keeping you from being “nimble” Recognize to be “nimble” you must have an engaged team

You can’t sacrifice who you are to become someone or something else Vision & Values You can’t sacrifice who you are to become someone or something else You get better or you get worse…no staying the same

Focus on the Right Things… “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”…Peter Drucker

Focus on positive improvements Acknowledge barriers and challenges Being a Game Changer Focus on positive improvements Acknowledge barriers and challenges Facilitate continuous learning and growth Pay attention!

Pay Attention… To your co-workers/team To your family To your friends To your community

What are your key success factors/metrics? Key Questions What are your key success factors/metrics? What organizational and personal habits do you need to add or eliminate? Who do you need to connect with?

Select Resources Adam Bryant- Quick and Nimble Daryl Conner- Leading at the Edge of Chaos Michael Duhigg - The Power of Habit Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers & David and Goliath Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence Chip and Dan Heath - Switch & Decisive John Kotter - Leading Change John Wooden - A Game Plan for Life with Don Yaeger