Many organizations feel the need to be leaner, faster, stronger, more adaptable, and more profitable. The right toolset to get them to that outcome may not be intuitive or singular.

Building organizational agility is a solid approach to help organizations develop the capacity to perpetually evolve. It enables them to accelerate their ability to sense and adapt to the volume, complexity, and rate of change organizations face in the current environment. Yet the right tool set to get them to that outcome may not be intuitive or singular. We believe business agility comprises four main elements: strategist leadership, nimble culture, lean principles, and agile methods.

The challenge

Change is accelerating across all sectors of organizational life, largely driven by technology, geopolitical changes, and strong academic research. This accelerating change in disparate sectors collectively drives organizations to develop the capacity to perpetually evolve, often quickly; to set trends; or to respond to forces that are changing the market. Although this volume and pace of change seem daunting, the most successful organizations are addressing it by developing organizational agility.

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