Adopting the latest agile tools and practices won t be enough to respond to rapid market
change. Leaders must first lay the groundwork by creating the right environment for these tools
to work. Many managers struggle to install the underlying organizational operating system for
business agility. High-performing agile organizations depend on the strength of six key
enabling factors: leadership culture structure people governance and ways of working. This
book explains why these factors are important and how they work together to increase
organizational agility. Real-world examples stories and tools will help leaders get realistic
about the scope of changes needed in their organizations and show them how to get started.
Karim Harbott does not offer a book of recipes. Instead he focuses on mindset principles and
general patterns. This book summarizes of the most important factors in increasing
organizational agility and why they work which leaders will need to consider in a so-called
agile transformation. Because every organization is different each will have its own route to
agility and high performance. Managers will need to tackle all the areas that are crucial to
creating an environment in which any chosen approach can work.
