{"product_id":"first-be-nimble-isbn-9781118329597","title":"First Be Nimble","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe how-to guide to building an adaptive, productive business environment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraham Winter, author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThink One Team\u003c\/i\u003e, brings you \u003ci\u003eFirst Be Nimble: A Story about How to Adapt, Innovate and Perform in a Volatile Business World\u003c\/i\u003e. This book addresses the challenge of how to equip businesses to adapt and thrive in an unpredictable and demanding economy. 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