The Adaptation Advantage

Index

Page numbers followed by f refer to figures.

A

• AARP (American Association for Real Possibilities), 23
• AARP (American Association for Retired Persons), 23
• ABC (American Broadcasting Company), 179
• ABC of Gender Inequality in Education (OECD), 174
• Abilities: Their Structure, Growth and Action (Cattell), 109
• Academic achievement, confidence and, 174–75
• Academic fields, occupational identity in, 179
• Accenture, 159
• Accidental culture, 178, 183
• Achievement gap, 176, 177
• Achievement status, 171
• Action (bridging) networks, 210–212, 210f
• Adaptability:
  • in agile learning mindset, 105f, 107
  • demand for, 111
  • flexibility vs., xxvii, 192
  • as future work skill, 122, 123
  • hiring for, 201, 205
  • importance of, 1, 132
  • and rapid change, xxvi–xxvii
• Adaptability gap, xxv–xxvi
• Adaptability quotient (AQ), xxiv
• Adaptation, xiii–xiv. See also Iceberg Model
  • age and, 7, 7f
  • continuous, 8, 168
  • identity and, xix–xx, 173
  • learning in, 147–48
  • as ongoing process, 1, 44
  • technological change and, 7, 8, 8f, 44
  • velocity of change and, 13–14, 14f
• AdaptationAdvantage.com, 223, 225
• Adaptive identity, 103, 103f
• Adaptive organizations, 98. See also Learning organizations
• Adaptive teams, 195–220
• building, 209–212
  • cognitive diversity on, 212–214
  • continuous learning by, 215–216
  • failure for, 214–215
  • future for, 217, 218
  • and hiring for cultural fit, 205–208
  • and hiring for open-mindedness, 208
  • job descriptions and, 197–205
  • leadership of, 218–219
  • with multigenerational workforce, 216–217
  • organizational charts and, ...