Kevin Cashman “Learning Agility, which has four dimensions—Mental Agility, People Agility, Results Agility and Change Agility—is a key to unlocking our change proficiency. In fact, research studies by CCL, Mike Lombardo of Lominger, Robert Sternberg and his colleagues at Yale University, and Daniel Goleman point to Learning Agility as more predictive of long-term potential than raw IQ. Learning Agility is a complex set of skills that allows us to learn something in one situation and apply it in a completely different situation. It is about gathering patterns from one context and using those patterns in a completely new context so that we can make sense and success out of something we have never seen or done before. In short, Learning Agility is Change Mastery—the ability to learn, adapt, and apply ourselves in constantly changing conditions.”

About the author:
Kevin Cashman is a Senior Partner with Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting and is based in Minneapolis. He is also author of the bestselling Leadership from the Inside Out, second edition published by Berrett-Koehler in September 2008. He is an accomplished executive coach, consultant and thought leader focused on optimizing executive, team and organizational performance. He and his team have coached thousands of senior executives and senior teams in more than 50 countries worldwide. He is the founder of Executive to Leader Institute®, a globally validated and unique interdisciplinary coaching approach, referred to as the “Mayo Clinic” of leadership development by Fast Company.