Adapt, accelerate, activate — when the going gets tough, the tough work (and adjust) fast!
“Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react and reinvent.” — Bill Gates
Agile. We had been hearing that word getting thrown about even before the pandemic hit. And once it did, what we saw was that organizations who were agile beforehand were the ones who easily pivoted to new business models and ways of working. Hence, some of them did better during the lockdown than they did before the lockdown.
What does it mean to be agile? How does it relate to your business and its chances to survive and grow?
Agile defined
An agile person is someone who is easily adaptable and able to adjust quickly to shifts in situations. An agile organization is the same, having the preparedness and quick-thinking culture that has a ready plan B, plan C, and so on.
Agility is important in a successful digital transformation, a current byword in the race to survive the economic impacts of COVID-19. COVID-19 may be our current disease-control problem, but it won’t certainly be the last.
If businesses don’t survive now, they will never survive the uncertain and unpredictable future we now see through the haze. According to Bizagi, “82% of business and IT leaders believe that business agility is critical to delivering digital transformation.”
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3 steps towards an agile organization
1. Devise a plan
Take a step back, look at where your industry is going, look at how your business is running, find the gaps, and fill the gaps. Identify what needs to be prioritized and do them immediately. Look at the data afterward, learn, and repeat.
2. Inspire and empower
The change towards agility is not easy for everyone. Some people may not be open to the changes the process brings along with it. “This is how we have always done things” or “Don’t fix something that is not broken” might get thrown around. Accept this and be ready to manage it. You know better than they do.
When team members are having a hard time, they look to management to show them a good example. When management is organized, this cascades to the team down to the grassroots. When they understand how important they are in the process and are appreciated, they will happily do their part.
3. Streamline and promote transparency
Some businesses opt to automate and use Customer Relationship Management platforms. Others go for project management platforms. Whatever your business is about, the bottom line is the customer experience that drives up sales.
The change will be easier internally, too, if it is clear and simple. People now work remotely, so encourage them to work out loud and speak up if necessary. On the part of the management, be transparent. Say when it’s hard for you, too.
When people are inspired and motivated, they become driven and are able to accomplish many things within a short period of time. It doesn’t matter where they are; agility is in the mind, heart, and spirit.
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