Being responsible for 21 countries across Eastern Europe was a fascinating experience, and my adaptability came in handy as I tackled the uniqueness of each culture.
Corporate adaptability usually comes not from some sweeping new initiative dreamed up at headquarters but from the accumulation of microadaptations originating throughout the company in response to its many microenvironments.
Organizational adaptability ultimately comes down to understanding the company's priorities and how they relate to the competition, sharing and processing information, and making the best decision that serves the betterment of the company.
We forget it now, because his name is synonymous with AFL, but Cometti has been a versatile caller in the past two decades, an adaptability that came from those days at the ABC.
Other data, including Conway's audit, tell similar stories elsewhere in the world, and intuition backs it all up: as the costs of creating value continue to decline, agility and adaptability are coming to be far more relevant than scale.
Such adaptability, however, generally comes at significant power cost.
If you're not able to dig into your current work with renewed gusto, as Stan did, you might decide to put more discretionary effort into family life, volunteering, or hobbies, recognizing that having a rich personal life can compensate for not being number one on your team or in your organization.We all know the importance of resilience and adaptability when it comes to career success.
Just crossing the road sometimes can be quite dangerous, and with so many different languages and religions, I think adaptability for an Indian comes naturally.
That, I think, has a lot of logical sense, especially in a world that's increasingly in need of adaptability, which we know comes from the front line and from workers being engaged.
Sir Denis went on: "The inescapable fact is that adaptability and preparedness come at a cost - a significant cost potentially in these straitened times".
