Characteristics of enterprises with high agility
Relatively well-established enterprises such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and ThoughtWorks, and the newer "disruptor" enterprises such as N26 Bank, Tesla, and Netflix are some of the well-known enterprises that have a high level of agility. These enterprises are seen as success stories with respect to not only anticipating and dealing with a rapidly-changing environment but also for leveraging it for their competitive advantage.
While agility is unique to each enterprise, businesses with high agility share some characteristics in terms of the outcomes they are able to achieve consistently. These include the ability to do the following:
Anticipate and recognize change in different circumstances, that is, to spot both opportunities and threats emanating from change early. Zara, the Spain-based world's largest clothing retailer, is known to spot fashion trends early.
According to Donald Sull, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management:
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