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Title: To Drive Strategic Alignment and Workforce Agility, Successful Organizations Embrace Change Date: Sept. 2012 Source: Towers Watson (thanks to Stuart Basefsky)

** Summary: Change is inevitable in business, but the pace of change has intensified in the last decade. High-performing organizations realize they must proactively evolve rather than merely wait and react to global competition, quickly evolving technology and the challenges of strict cost management. The stage is set for something new in HR: meeting the diverse needs of the business as it prepares for changes in leadership styles and preferences, performance measures and goals, and segmentation of the workforce.

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