Chapter NineAgility as a Way of LifeLeverage the Power of Purpose, Autonomy, and Continuous Adaptation

Make no mistake about it: it's no simple task to create an agile organization in a deep-rooted, long-lasting, sustainable way. Hard work, commitment, training, process rework, top management support, employee engagement, and in some cases a complete transformation in a company's culture and in the way things are done are required. But any company can become an agile company using the tools presented in this book. Consider the example of a Chinese company that underwent a massive transformation to become the agile organization that it is today, one that continues to innovate and find new ways to improve.

In 1984, Zhang Ruimin, the thirty-five-year-old ...

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