Agility

One thing is very clear: business processes are accelerating increasingly, including product development, procurement, supply chains, marketing, sales, service. And beyond the business processes: fast food. Fast fashion. Fast economy. Are things hopeless?

Of course not, because every crisis offers new opportunities. Use the energy of the wind of change to put your company in a top position, because only the managers who drive their company to turn the cycle of agility faster and more effectively will become market leaders.

The renowned Harvard professor John P. Kotter, an expert in leadership and change management, is convinced that traditional management can neither use nor cope with the advantages of such an acceleration because it is simply too slow for it. Therefore, he recommends managing agility with a second, complementary management system.

At the heart of this second management system is the operational business plan, which includes the continuous adaptation initiatives. By implementing this plan in the Plan-Execute-Check (PEC) cycle, the company is transformed from traditional to agile business management. But beware: Agile project management differs from the agile management of a company in many ways.

To put it bluntly: The transformation into agile corporate management does not mean setting up “10 golden rules” for the company that bore everyone and that will not be implemented anyway. Three steps are enough to redefine the leadership model. It is very important that you as a manager lead the way with your managers. You and your management team must want and execute the change yourself. Step by step.

In addition to many factors that are crucial for a successful transformation to agile corporate management, do not forget one aspect in particular: successful transformation only succeeds if you lead personally.

Make this transformation your own, declare it “my project” or “our project” – and don’t dream of delegating the transformation to agile leadership. The moment you delegate this transformation, it will come to a halt and the wind will be taken out of your sails.

You can now see what is important for successfully navigating your company. Don’t wait long to implement it, but start today, because there is no reason to wait!

If you, as the captain of your company, want the expertise of experienced pilots and  take advantage of the tailwind of agility, give us a call or email us. We support you in navigating!