The rules of business have changed. According to a recent Credit Suisse report, the average S&P company lifespan was once 60 years. Today the average is around 20. Startups? Small businesses? They are lucky to survive at all. And as fast as things are changing today, businesses are experiencing the slowest rate of change they\u2019ll ever see. Tomorrow will be faster. The next day faster still.<\/p>\n
How do organizations thrive in an environment where disruptive innovations change entire industries seemingly overnight? The answer for many is to try to become more agile\u2014to drive decisions to the far edges of their business. This is a good first step; but it doesn\u2019t go far enough.<\/p>\n
Growing the Agile Ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n Contrary to what many consultancies might say, agility cannot just be inserted into an organization for instant results, either as a three-step process or an all-at-once scaling system. True business agility\u2014sustainable agility\u2014depends upon a thriving agile ecosystem made up of teams, HR, finance, and leadership.<\/p>\n Agile Teams<\/p>\n The journey towards sustainable agility typically begins with one or two teams, who are empowered to make decisions and self-organize, and spreads from there. Agile teams produce and deliver small increments of work in short cycles, then adapt based on customer feedback. They create, learn, and then create again.<\/p>\n\n
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