What Is Agility?

Agility is the ability of an individual, team or organization to dynamically sense and respond to changes in the environment with actions that are focused, fast and flexible.

The successful leader, team or organization will evolve, not through random mutation, but through purposeful and agile strategies that influence and respond effectively to unpredictable and shifting marketplace demands and world events.

Agility is not about perfect prediction of the future. Instead, it is about being prepared to exploit change, and making informed decisions as to the best moves and countermoves for your organization.

So, Why Agility?

The global business environment has shifted into an era where being an agile organization has become a survival statement and where best practices must yield to next practices as we discover how to effectively adapt and thrive in this real-time, fast-paced and ever-changing world.

A bias towards the status quo is an unaffordable luxury. Leaders need to be less controlling; more emotionally astute; culturally attuned; and most important, willing to share authority and decision making.

If your organization is able to move all employees up the agility spectrum from "I'm totally oblivious to the potential changes that might impact our organization" to "I see change coming and am prepared and already doing something about it," then you will have an advantage over your competitors.

How Agile are you?

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
--Will Rogers