Organizational Agility
Bart has been in ecommerce for over 20 years, and can't imagine a better job to have. He is interested in all things agile, or anything new to learn.
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Topics: Agile, Change Management, Innovation, Strategy, ProjectsAtWork
At its core, Organizational Agility is about strategic responsiveness and functional flexibility. Companies that master it — that embrace rapid change as a source of energy and innovation — will thrive while others stagnate. Here is an introduction to the concept, including the driving forces behind it and the characteristics that define it.
Different business trends have different life spans. Some management concepts have proven to be more like management fads, remaining popular for a short period of time before being combined with other concepts or disappearing entirely from our collective mindset. Other ideas have morphed into something new, or had their best parts absorbed by other trends, never standing out on their own, but enriching all.
The fast-emerging concept of Organizational Agility is likely to stick around and stand on its own. It is arguably the most important concept to master for any company that wishes to thrive in the 21st Century. The driving forces that are causing companies to become more adaptable and flexible — to be agile — are here to stay. They represent fundamental shifts in the business environment, rather than some newly conceived bright idea a consultant is selling. Change has always been a constant in the world, but what is different now is how quickly we are expected to react and adapt to it. Agile organizations that are in …
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