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Beware the Pitfalls of Agility
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Beware the Pitfalls of Agility

by Bernadine J. Dykes, Kalin D. Kolev, Walter J. Ferrier, Margaret Hughes-Morgan
March 2023
Intermediate to advanced
5 pages
11m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review

Overview

Agility comprises three processes, each of which contains a pitfall that can subvert its outcomes: Alertness harbors the pitfall of hubris, decision-making harbors the pitfall of impulsiveness, and mobilization harbors the pitfall of resource fatigue. The authors offer advice to help leaders identify and then avoid these often ignored risks in implementing organizational agility.

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ISBN: 53863MIT64334