“Are they castable?’”

The president of a large company

shared this question with me.

He wasn’t talking

about a film or a play;

he was talking about his company

when it came to deciding

who to cut and who to keep.

I’d never quite heard this concept

with regard to employees vs. actors.

And I haven’t seen it anywhere

else on the net…until this post.

“What do you mean by castable?”

I asked. In essence,

he meant the ability

for someone to work well

with different people

on different projects.

His particular company

had just gone through

a major reduction in workforce,

a process many organizations

are managing and grappling with this year.

I’d asked him how they decided

who to keep and who to let go.

No doubt, while there were many factors

that went into the decision-making process,

his question, “Are they castable?”

struck me.

As workforces shift with the arrival of AI,

and as competition and market disruption

continue to accelerate,

it remains ever-more critical

to do one’s particular job well,

hitting whatever KPIs and metrics are set forth.

But beyond this, “castability”

is an important factor to consider.

How can you improve your ability

to be agile and adaptable—

to work on a range of projects

and with a range of personalities?

Risk Forward & Rock On,