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Corporate Agility https://www.caginternationalag.com/ en Preparing for the Perfect Market Storm with Radical Business Agility https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/preparing-for-the-perfect-market-storm-with-radical-business-agility <span class="field-wrapper">Preparing for the Perfect Market Storm with Radical Business Agility</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Mon, 10/10/2022 - 11:04</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2022-10-14</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="Preparing for the Perfect Market Storm with Radical Business Agility" title="Preparing for the Perfect Market Storm with Radical Business Agility" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-10/preparing-for-the-perfect-market-storm_0.jpg?itok=_kg_Ro5X" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-10/preparing-for-the-perfect-market-storm_0.jpg?itok=_kg_Ro5X 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-10/preparing-for-the-perfect-market-storm_0.jpg?itok=oYVX81zc 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-10/preparing-for-the-perfect-market-storm_0.jpg?itok=-DaeN4pk 850w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p> </p> <p>In our recent book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Business-Agility-Navigating-Uncertain/dp/1612545440" target="_blank" title="Buy Radical Business Agility">"<i>Radical Business Agility</i>"</a>, Hans Amell and I describe both the exciting megatrends that are moving us forward, as well as the perfect storm that is brewing on the global horizon. Since its publication, the list of individual storms, each of which could trigger a crisis by itself, has grown even larger. We are currently witnessing the greatest list of threats towards western civilization we have faced since the Great Depression and World War II!</p> <p><strong>Here is an updated, yet still partial list of large storm warnings:</strong></p> <h2>Geopolitical Turmoil</h2> <p>With the Ukraine situation, the increasing tension over Taiwan’s fate, as well as ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Africa, each one of these could escalate and cause chaos and more bloodshed. The resulting impact on your products and market may be the least of your concerns.</p> <h2>Real or perceived threat of more pandemics</h2> <p>The fears of disruption due to Covid-19 seem to be losing their power, but there are many threats still out there. Each of which is now amplified due to the continuing weaknesses brought on by the forced lockdowns we just experienced. Many of the other threats on this list increased, due to the actions taken for Covid-19 so far.</p> <h2>The Green Agenda</h2> <p>The plans to go “carbon neutral” in the next decades (before a viable and affordable source of replacement energy is in place) are already disrupting the supply chain and power grids. This looks to get worse before it gets better.</p> <h2>Supply Chain Breakdowns</h2> <p>Threats to farming and transportation, plus the increase in energy costs are already causing supermarket shelves to be less crowded than at any time in the last few generations. Also, a large majority of the most critical and sophisticated computer chips, needed for many necessary products and defense, come from Taiwan. Any disagreement with China could spin quickly out of control. Again, impact on your market may be the least of your worries.</p> <h2>Global Stock Market Peak?</h2> <p>We have just witnessed the longest downtrend in world markets since the Great Depression. With history as a guide, this too will probably get worse before it gets better.</p> <h2>Finance costs rising with Interest rates</h2> <p>It is currently “risk-off” in the financial markets as government, corporate and private debt continues to increase. No news here. The news is that, after 40 years of nearly continuous sinking interest rates, culminating in negative rates, the price of borrowing is now increasing. It will cost more to borrow.</p> <h2>Increase in time, frustration and money for administration</h2> <p>If you have tried to move money, open a bank- or trading account recently, you have become familiar with the KYC or Know Your Customer and AML Anti-Money Laundering rules and regulations. Finance organizations are becoming increasingly scared to do even simple transactions without enormous, costly and time-consuming background checks. More time spent on admin means less time spent on sales.</p> <p>Any one of these, or other triggers could cause chaos throughout the world, not to mention your business. The question becomes how can you prepare for even more chaos so that you and your organization survive and thrive during the coming years of increased uncertainty?</p> <p> </p> <h2>Get AGILE!</h2> <p>The more you can increase your ability to quickly respond to changes in the market, the better your chance to survive and even thrive in these challenging and unprecedented times. Here are just a few suggestions of what you can do to increase your business agility.</p> <h2>Increase your customer loyalty</h2> <p>Maintaining and expanding your base of customers who can, "<i>warmly and spontaneously recommend your products and company"</i>, is the cheapest way to market and sell. Simple steps to improve your customer’s loyalty are:</p> <h3><i>Better customer communication</i></h3> <p>This can be done via better training offerings, better feedback loops and anything else that improves your ability to listen with all your senses to each customer’s needs, wants and wishes and serve them better from this knowledge.</p> <h3><i>Becoming more attractive</i></h3> <p>This means doing away with all forms of customer capture so that your customer no longer feels forced to do business with you. This is riskier, but long term, it will force you to be sharper and word will spread fast if your customers notice a distinct and attractive difference.</p> <h2><b>Support, honor and inspire your employees and colleagues</b></h2> <p>Even though the job market is beginning to show signs of tightening, having a happy and motivated staff is more important than ever. With decision-making delays, lay-offs and salary-cuts increasing in probability, it is important that you strengthen your team’s spirit via each individual. There are simple steps that cost little or nothing.</p> <h2>Increase you corporate training initiative</h2> <p>The pace of development keeps expanding exponentially. Making sure your team keeps up to date with the latest knowledge and competencies will both insure increased customer loyalty and demonstrate your honor for and commitment to your personnel for being the best.</p> <p>Also, training is an extremely trusted and useful two-way communication channel for marketing internally to employees and associates, as well as to customers.</p> <h2>Increase your cash-flow</h2> <p>An effective way to exercise more control over the money you can use is to begin using a Rolling Budget. This provides you with more flexibility to move unproductive money to more productive departments and projects. The yearly budget originally comes from agriculture. If you are not involved with farming it may well be worthwhile to mold your budget around your product and service cycles instead of the changing seasons.</p> <h2>Setting up a Dynamic Navigation System or DNS</h2> <p>Although business "dashboards" have been popular for over a generation, they are still, for the most part, backward looking. We have developed a system, which we liken to a pilot-house on a ship. It respects your historical data, while focusing on giving you real-time or up to date feedback on the current situation. It forces you and your management team to look towards your business horizon. It provides you with information needed to not only make quicker and more grounded decisions, but also creates a more agile management atmosphere where there is no longer any excuse to "think about" the choices before acting decisively. Although using a DNS in your company may upset those married to "Business As Usual", it will not only spotlight them and their less-than-agile behavior, it will also encourage them either to change that behavior or move on to a more comfortable job.</p> <p> </p> <p>There are many other simple, yet effective <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services" target="_blank" title="Business Agility tools">Business Agility tools</a> and methods that can add to your future survival and success. Please take a look at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Business-Agility-Navigating-Uncertain/dp/1612545440">our book</a> and we at CAG International and our colleagues at Haig Barrett and Oclas would be very happy to communicate further with you and your management group on the best ways to start.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:04:15 +0000 augustin 166 at https://www.caginternationalag.com Business Agility Increases Organizational Immunity https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/business-agility-increases-organizational-immunity <span class="field-wrapper">Business Agility Increases Organizational Immunity</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Tue, 03/22/2022 - 07:41</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2020-06-09</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="Business Agility Increases Organizational Immunity" title="Business Agility Increases Organizational Immunity" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/15-business-agility-increases-organizational-immunity.jpg?itok=Q8Umvpda" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/15-business-agility-increases-organizational-immunity.jpg?itok=Q8Umvpda 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-03/15-business-agility-increases-organizational-immunity.jpg?itok=ZwlDPxA5 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-03/15-business-agility-increases-organizational-immunity.jpg?itok=8o48hHGl 665w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><h2>Can Business Agility be used to immunize your organization?</h2> <p>Immunizing your organization with Business Agility tools can help increase resistance to market turbulence and other business diseases. One of the biggest controversies currently raging is how to handle Covid-19. Four camps have emerged:</p> <ul><li>Therapeutics - curing</li> <li>Vaccination – man-made prevention</li> <li>Increasing Immunity – natural prevention via better health</li> <li>A combination of those three</li> </ul><p>What if this same discussion can be applied to the sudden and completely unplanned-for effects of the almost global mandated lockdown caused by the virus? Can Business agility help?</p> <h2>Is the Cure worse than the Disease?</h2> <p>In trying to cure the effects of the lockdown, many governments have attempted to give away free money to keep the economic system afloat. First, this prolongs the life of clinically-dead/Zombie companies with newly printed or taxpayer money, inspiring even more irresponsible behavior by those companies lucky enough to get bailed-out. An inquiring business mind might wonder, “What does giving away free money have to do with capitalism?”</p> <p>An even bigger, follow-up question becomes whether or not there exists enough “free money" to therapeutically accomplish this solution, especially when measured against the unprecedented and disastrous economic contraction these same players caused? And, what happens to the remaining, yet decreasing trust in this solution if/when taxpayers begin to inquire more deeply as to the origin, sanity and long-term effects of this “free money” approach?</p> <h2>Prevention or suspension?</h2> <p>Vaccination or “man-made prevention” in this case can be likened to the locking down of everyone, healthy as well as sick, into their homes or neighborhoods. Vaccines “prevent” infection by injecting a small dose of the virus into the body. This approach often causes a mild to violent reaction/side-effect in the recipient. Evidence would suggest that lockdowns also seem to cause side effects too. Isn’t it more or less common sense that a big side-effect of staying inside, without benefit of sunshine and exercise, is a decrease in your immunity and an increase in frustration? What happens when these lockdowns are lifted or, the trend of frustrated and healthy people refusing to honor them continues to increase? Will you and your business be ready to handle a possibly drastic surge in new business, while still having to guard against increased infection risk for your employees and friends?</p> <h2>Immunity, Natural prevention (without side effects).</h2> <p>Increasing your immunity (and the “Herd’s”), so far, seems to have been undervalued and underreported. This approach has historically been shown to improve our chances to avoid sickness and reduce the severity, should we indeed catch something. There are some national experiments (such as Sweden’s) now in progress that should provide up to date and measurable evidence of how true this still is. When it comes to the virus du jour, different reports cite Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin C, sunshine, fresh air and exercise as effective ways to increase your chances of at least reducing the threat of infection.</p> <p>Each one of these vitamins, as well as sunshine, fresh air and exercise can be thought of as tools to improve your body’s immunity. Used consciously and correctly, they all seem to contribute to making your system stronger and more resistant to dis-ease in general. Most have no side-effects when taken responsibly. Now how does this relate to your business and markets?</p> <h2>Immunity and Business Agility</h2> <p>Employing proven Business Agility tools, responsibly, correctly and at the proper time, can act as vitamins and exercise for your organization, strengthening its resistance to unexpected market turbulence and other forms of dis-ease. Simple things like a better understanding of what business agility is and accurately measuring how agile your company currently is can provide a great start. A comprehensive workshop and/or using an agility index to benchmark your current business agility status will do the trick to uncover your organization’s immunity strengths and weaknesses</p> <p>Once these data points are revealed, other simple, but powerful and proven tools can be employed to empower your organization and further increase its resistance to market turbulence. Of course, there are more sophisticated tools and indexes that can radically empower your organization as well. Some specific actions to take can include the following:</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/marketing-responsibility-assessment-MRA"><strong>Routinely reviewing your marketing strategy</strong></a> and making sure it addresses your current and constantly changing market horizon.</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/rolling-budget-system-RBS"><strong>Changing your budget system from an annual one to a rolling budget system</strong></a> and freeing up unused or inefficiently placed funds in the process.</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/inclusiveness-funnel-IFS"><strong>Anchoring important decisions more deeply and firmly</strong></a> with your employees by including more of them in the process.</p> <p>· <strong><a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/injecting-entrepreneurship-into-your-organization">Creating a “skunk works”</a> </strong>to get the creative juices flowing again.</p> <p>· <strong><a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/STAR">Assessing your corporate training offer</a> </strong>and improving both its output and input, both internally as well as externally to your end users.</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/services/setting-up-a-virtual-or-physical-DNC"><strong>Lessening dependence upon historical KPIs </strong></a>(Key Performance Indicators) by installing a DNS or Dynamic Navigation System to better monitor your current status, measure forward progress and eliminate unnecessary delays caused by managerial excuses.</p> <p>All of the above business agility tools can also be applied to strengthen you organization, regardless of the business environment, with little or no side-effects.</p> <p>There are other, more sophisticated ways to strengthen your organization’s immune system and yes, a combination of three approaches cannot hurt, but the major message is to start now! The quicker you establish a collaborative, business agility culture within your organization, the quicker your ability to protect yourself from all forms of market dis-ease will be strengthened and your bottom line enriched. Corporate training helps.</p> <p>If you are interested in more information, please <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/#contact">contact us directly here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:41:58 +0000 augustin 116 at https://www.caginternationalag.com Reboot Your Business with Corporate / Business Agility https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/reboot-your-business-corporate-business-agility <span class="field-wrapper">Reboot Your Business with Corporate / Business Agility</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Tue, 03/22/2022 - 07:41</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2020-06-01</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="Reboot Your Business with Corporate / Business Agility" title="Reboot Your Business with Corporate / Business Agility" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/14-reboot-your-business-with-corporate-business-agility.jpg?itok=chLsaEAu" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/14-reboot-your-business-with-corporate-business-agility.jpg?itok=chLsaEAu 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-03/14-reboot-your-business-with-corporate-business-agility.jpg?itok=vgO_FEYA 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-03/14-reboot-your-business-with-corporate-business-agility.jpg?itok=-98vsqsP 665w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><h2>Hans Amell Explains the Benefits of Increased Corporate/ Business Agility</h2> <p>Set aside one hour for this important YouTube clip. You are invited to learn why <em>Business Agility</em> or <em>Corporate Agility</em> has become even more important to the survival and success of your organization  than ever before. My colleague and coauthor Hans Amell presents critical points from our book, “<em>Mastering (business) Agility, Successfully Navigating Uncertainty</em>” (Amazon), such as:</p> <ul><li>What Business Agility is and why it is rapidly gaining in importance</li> <li>The biggest inhibitors to implementing Agility in your organization</li> <li>How and why business agility can be used to tackle them</li> </ul><div class="video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rP4txzYnfr0?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0"></iframe> </div> <p>Has discusses the exciting mega-trends that are fundamentally changing how we do business, as well as just some of the symptoms contributing to the incredible turbulence in the global markets right now. He quickly leads into examples of some of the many successful projects he has been instrumental in completing, using the various agility tools <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/products-and-services">CAG international AG</a> now offers. There is also an interesting 10-minute Q&A at the end of this presentation.</p> <p>Hans has worked with change management at the leadership level with such names as McKinsey, Dun & Bradstreet, Ericsson AB and Cognizant. His experience even includes being on the McKinsey team led by Bob Waterman, who would later coauthor the biggest, best selling business book of all time, "In Search of Excellence".</p> <p>He is Chairman of the Board for CAG International AG, located in Zug, Switzerland and is directly involved in developing the North American Market for CAG's Business Agility Tools.</p> <p>CAG International also owns the Swedish Minerva Group, which are international digital learning specialists currently working with large international companies to deliver world class online training in over 35 languages.</p> <p>Learn how to run a tighter corporate ship and get some mission critical ideas from this presentation. Should you be interested in more information, <a href="https://www.caginternationalag.com/#contact">please contact us here</a>:</p> <p>Success to us All!</p> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:41:58 +0000 augustin 117 at https://www.caginternationalag.com The Power In Mastering Business Agility https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/the-power-in-mastering-business-agility <span class="field-wrapper">The Power In Mastering Business Agility</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Fri, 08/26/2022 - 09:56</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2017-02-15</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="The Power In Mastering Business Agility :: CAG International AG" title="The Power In Mastering Business Agility" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/08-the-power-in-mastering-agility_0.jpeg?itok=DElsHqdZ" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/08-the-power-in-mastering-agility_0.jpeg?itok=DElsHqdZ 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-08/08-the-power-in-mastering-agility_0.jpeg?itok=aHWDRB7U 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-08/08-the-power-in-mastering-agility_0.jpeg?itok=lP63isKT 1100w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Is the phrase, “<em>Mastering business agility”, </em>powerful and urgent enough for you, dear reader, to actually grasp how crucial to your success business agility is becoming? In writing our book, one of Hans’ and my biggest concerns was the conscious use of the word, <em>“Mastering</em>“. Although the word <em>mastery</em> is perceived as more of a, squishy, “soft skill” term, what if the warmth and fuzziness of mastering something belies its power and usefulness?</p> <p><strong>Agility will absolutely be the key for survival and profit going forward!</strong></p> <p>With the powerful megatrends that are currently in motion such as: big data, aging demographics and easy money, to name just a few, plus the <em>perfect storm</em> of economical, geopolitical and environmental chaos are uniting to cause business cycles to shorten and intensify, <em>Drastically</em>. To avoid being on the wrong side of any of these threats and possibilities, it now requires a dramatic increase in your conscious use of business agility. To reach and maintain a heightened sense of business agility, you are encouraged to join us on the road to its mastery.</p> <p><strong>Mastery is a lifestyle, a path.</strong></p> <p>Mastery keeps you on the path of being open to learning and improving whatever you choose to master. This <em>path to Mastery</em> has many properties and qualities. Many of them are already covered in our book. One other noteworthy property you will find on your journey is that <em>mastery slows down time!</em> Think about it. If most of us ever got the chance to play tennis with a master, for instance a Connors, Borg or Agazzi, responding effectively to their serves would be next to impossible. By the time you even noticed them, their serves would already be sizzling past you. Game over! Yet, put two of these pros on the court together and they can respond to their opponent’s serve, often with time to spare. Why? Because their training and attention to detail has allowed them to expand time. They can perceive the oncoming serve as traveling slower than we do. They can then cooly and consciously respond to each serve in an agile and <em>masterful</em> way. <em>This is agility</em>! The more you consciously practice being agile, the more time <em>you too</em> will have to master its process and create healthy, enjoyable and sustainable business success.</p> <p><strong>We are live in a time where everything seems to be speeding up.</strong></p> <p>Have you noticed that the older we get, the faster time seems to “fly” past? Business, technology, weather, political and environmental cycles are hitting harder and more frequently, pushing more of us off-balance. These factors are causing us all more stress and dis-ease. This trend looks set to continue and intensify even more.</p> <p><strong>The danger of Expertise</strong></p> <p>In such a turbulent environment, fooling yourself into thinking that you are an expert and that you know exactly what to do is a recipe for disaster. Sooner or later, the gap between your expertise and pride disappears. Resting on your laurels or hoping to glide into retirement on what you already accomplished are rapidly becoming useless anachronisms. They will only <em>slow you down</em>! Eventually, all experts get sloppy, often arrogant and thus lose their edge. That’s the nature of the beast. Often it becomes worse, as many experts try to defend their expertise <em>and the dusty institution that sponsors them</em>. They miss the handwriting on the wall of change. This is not just a cliché! Ask anyone laid off from Nokia or Motorola about how defending <em>business as usual</em> turned out for them.</p> <p><em>No room for mastery there!</em></p> <p><strong>Mastery also includes <em>a dimension of presence</em> not found in being an expert.</strong></p> <p>There is a humility, a fresh sense of childish curiosity and a sense of presence and wonder that will temper and balance your years of hard-earned experience. How can being present and curious contribute to master’s ability to slow down time?</p> <p>Think of how quickly an expert goes into comparison or explanation mode. They see a situation and begin cataloguing and comparing it as in, “just like that time when… ” Done, next issue.</p> <p>Yet, what if, for instance, your new situation:</p> <ul><li>Includes a twist that didn’t even exist last time?</li> <li>Happens harder and faster than last time?</li> <li>Was solved by people or ideas that have been retired, forgotten or misplaced?</li> <li>The combination of events happens in a different sequence or different doses?</li> <li>The events are just misinterpreted?</li> </ul><p>Just as you can never step into the same river twice, it borders on arrogance to believe you can predict every future outcome based upon a past experience. As Mark Twain once said, “<em>History may not repeat, but it sure does rhyme</em>” and this is where <em>mastery is so much more powerful than expertise</em>.</p> <p>Mastery propels your expertise into decisive and confident action, <em>in present time</em>! This allows you more room to <em>dance</em> with and resolve the issue before you, <em>here and now</em>. You can now use your expertise, yet with more desperately needed agility. Your expertise now becomes one more of your many business tools <em>and you are no longer limited by it</em>‘s <em>rules</em>. You can now develop your knowledge into a new dimension. The reason you can has to do with…</p> <p><strong>Service</strong></p> <p>Practicing mastery compels you to use your expertise to serve others. It allows you to develop it further, together, rather than just craving the spotlight for personal recognition, fame and fortune. A master invites everyone interested onto his/her path, rather than selfishly keeping it hidden or guarded. To do this requires the appropriate balance of decisive action plus massive amounts of curiosity, openness and a willingness to serve others. You will also continue to learn even more yourself. What better way is there to <em>develop agility as a lifestyle</em> than by choosing the path of Mastery?</p> <p>Therefore, when we say it is important to master business agility, <em>we mean it literally and categorically</em>. To be curious, vigilant and to use your expertise, in a way that both benefits and develops others, is a strong start on your path to mastery. To be open, quick and focused on the horizon, rather than the past, will support and encourage you further on your journey to business agility mastery.</p> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTe-mcfPlLU?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0"></iframe> </div> <p> </p> <p>Download your own complimentary <img alt="business agility, mastering agility, business transformation, hans amell, kurt larsson" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="37274b28-e9a5-4186-8793-442ec61a049a" src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/07-Bokomslag_Mastering-Agility-Front-flap-Version-4_small.jpg" class="align-right" width="200" height="233" loading="lazy" /><br /> copy of the introduction to our book, <a href="http://www.masteringagilityblog.com/about-us-new/">“Mastering Agility, Successfully Navigating Uncertainty”, Here! </a></p> <p>Scroll down and look to the right.</p> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:56:20 +0000 augustin 137 at https://www.caginternationalag.com 5 Key Success Factors of a Truly Agile Business https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/5-key-success-factors-truly-agile-business <span class="field-wrapper">5 Key Success Factors of a Truly Agile Business</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Fri, 08/26/2022 - 09:23</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2016-03-24</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="5 Key Success Factors of a Truly Agile Business :: CAG International AG" title="5 Key Success Factors of a Truly Agile Business :: CAG International AG" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/04-5-succes-factors.jpeg?itok=bhRQT8WG" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/04-5-succes-factors.jpeg?itok=bhRQT8WG 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-08/04-5-succes-factors.jpeg?itok=BIMPM-rQ 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-08/04-5-succes-factors.jpeg?itok=m-0bpX-P 1100w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><h2>Business Agility is becoming mainstream and why not?</h2> <p><span>The more agile you and your business become the better your chances of surviving and thriving in your chosen field. Below is an interesting Youtube video from Accenture on five key success factors for agility. In our book we mention others, but it is very important to keep agile when it comes to what the rest of the market is saying.</span><span>Please enjoy the following link!</span></p> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wl22R5v1V_o?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0"></iframe> </div> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:23:22 +0000 augustin 133 at https://www.caginternationalag.com Uncertain Times Scream for Business Agility https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/uncertain-times-scream-business-agility <span class="field-wrapper">Uncertain Times Scream for Business Agility</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Fri, 08/26/2022 - 09:18</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2016-03-22</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="Uncertain Times Scream for Business Agility :: CAG International AG" title="Uncertain Times Scream for Business Agility" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/03-uncertain-times_1.jpeg?itok=XnvY0bpr" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/03-uncertain-times_1.jpeg?itok=XnvY0bpr 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-08/03-uncertain-times_1.jpeg?itok=n-T7SKF5 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-08/03-uncertain-times_1.jpeg?itok=HxGY3hNz 1100w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><h2>Uncertainty screams for tactical or business agility, now.</h2> <p>As we charge into the Twenty First Century, business conditions are changing at an accelerated rate, demanding more operational and tactical business agility. When it comes to business, fortunes can now be made or lost in milliseconds, literally!<br /> Don’t believe it? Ask some of the now filthy rich or totally broke high frequency traders who prey on the World’s stock, bond and foreign exchange markets. From the boardroom to the living room, business cycles and life in general are speeding up!</p> <p>For those of you stressing to run a healthy business while remaining healthy yourself, the stakes and challenges (you will find below) just keep getting higher.</p> <p>For more information on why it’s time to<span> </span><strong><em>Get Agile or Die Trying</em></strong><span> </span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/9165952">please read the following EZine article.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:18:46 +0000 augustin 132 at https://www.caginternationalag.com Increase Business Agility! Conquer Inhibitors to Change https://www.caginternationalag.com/blog/increase-business-agility-conquer-inhibitors-change <span class="field-wrapper">Increase Business Agility! Conquer Inhibitors to Change</span> <span class="field-wrapper"><span lang="" about="https://www.caginternationalag.com/minuser/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">augustin</span></span> <span class="field-wrapper">Fri, 08/26/2022 - 10:30</span> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-by field-name-field-by field-type-string field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label">By</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Kurt Larsson</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--published-at field-name-published-at field-type-published-at field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">2016-03-15</div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper field field-node--field-image-blog-posts field-name-field-image-blog-posts field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <img src="https://www.caginternationalag.com/libraries/lazysizes/assets/imgs/loader.gif" alt="Business agility, Change management, mastering agility, inhibit :: CAG International AG" title="Business agility, Change management, mastering agility, inhibit" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/01-increase-your-business-agility.jpg?itok=YvlAmUCf" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/01-increase-your-business-agility.jpg?itok=YvlAmUCf 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-08/01-increase-your-business-agility.jpg?itok=P3Us9_A5 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2022-08/01-increase-your-business-agility.jpg?itok=9dYkk_MK 665w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 1290px, 100vw" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><h2>Increase your Business Agility!</h2> <p><strong>Learn to tackle the Greatest Inhibitors of Change!</strong></p> <p>Business Agility is all the rage! Look at all the books and articles on how wonderful life will be when your business becomes agile. Yet how easy is it to become more agile when you even just focusing on the four most prominent inhibitors lurking in your organization pushing you maintain your own brand of business as usual.</p> <p>According to McKinsey and others, there are four primary inhibitors that can destroy your plans for and implementations of a more agile way of doing business:</p> <ul><li>Underlying IT systems</li> <li>Corporate Culture</li> <li>Organizational Structure</li> <li>Business Process</li> <li>Underlying IT Systems</li> </ul><p>Your underlying IT systems can constrain your agility without you even being aware of them. Creativity suffers…</p> <p>Business agility flourishes when the greatest inhibitors to change are kept under control. Read more in the <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Tackling-the-Greatest-Inhibitors-to-Business-Agility&id=9336834">following Ezine article</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:30:21 +0000 augustin 140 at https://www.caginternationalag.com