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Growing Forward: An HR Guide For Adaptive Talent Management
Growing An HR Guide for Adaptive Talent Management
When the workplace faces intense complexity and change, organizations must ensure HR isn't isolated from business strategy. At the same time, business leaders need to become more sensitive to the human aspects of organizations to be truly strategic. Success requires both HR stepping up to the strategic table and business leaders recognizing that people systems are their competitive advantage.
Growing Forward introduces a systems thinking approach that helps leaders see their organizations as interconnected ecosystems. Drawing on sustainable gardening principles, direct experience leading organizations, and years as an executive coach, this book shows how small, strategic interventions can create organization-wide impact.
Unlike traditional HR guides that offer generic solutions, this book teaches you to think in systems. You'll learn the invisible connections between talent decisions and business outcomesMove beyond copying best practices to creating solutions that fit your unique contextPosition HR as an essential strategic partner in enterprise business planningBuild workforce adaptability for technological transformation and market changesThe book introduces the GARDEN Framework™ and a practical tool for mapping organizational systems, identifying leverage points, and cultivating sustainable change. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all approaches, it provides a thinking process that adapts to your specific organizational and helps you grow into a strategic business architect.
Written for HR leaders, executives, and consultants focused on strategic talent management who want to create meaningful organizational change. Whether you're navigating competitive pressures, technological disruption, or cultural transformation, this book offers a clear path from reactive problem-solving to proactive system design.
When the workplace faces intense complexity and change, organizations must ensure HR isn't isolated from business strategy. At the same time, business leaders need to become more sensitive to the human aspects of organizations to be truly strategic. Success requires both HR stepping up to the strategic table and business leaders recognizing that people systems are their competitive advantage.
Growing Forward introduces a systems thinking approach that helps leaders see their organizations as interconnected ecosystems. Drawing on sustainable gardening principles, direct experience leading organizations, and years as an executive coach, this book shows how small, strategic interventions can create organization-wide impact.
Unlike traditional HR guides that offer generic solutions, this book teaches you to think in systems. You'll learn the invisible connections between talent decisions and business outcomesMove beyond copying best practices to creating solutions that fit your unique contextPosition HR as an essential strategic partner in enterprise business planningBuild workforce adaptability for technological transformation and market changesThe book introduces the GARDEN Framework™ and a practical tool for mapping organizational systems, identifying leverage points, and cultivating sustainable change. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all approaches, it provides a thinking process that adapts to your specific organizational and helps you grow into a strategic business architect.
Written for HR leaders, executives, and consultants focused on strategic talent management who want to create meaningful organizational change. Whether you're navigating competitive pressures, technological disruption, or cultural transformation, this book offers a clear path from reactive problem-solving to proactive system design.
165 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 26, 2025
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