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The Rise of Business Agility — Insights from the 2024 Agile Business Awards

Giles Lindsay
8 min readJul 31, 2024
Successful business people in the city
Successful business people in the city

Introduction

Welcome to this deep dive into the Agile Business Awards 2024. This year’s event, organised by the Agile Business Consortium, offered valuable lessons on how organisations embrace agility to thrive. Let’s unpack the key takeaways from this standout event.

The Essence of Business Agility

What is Business Agility?

Business agility is a set of organisational capabilities, behaviours, and ways of working that give your business the freedom, flexibility, and resilience to achieve its purpose. This holds true regardless of what the future brings.

Think of business agility as a company’s superpower to adapt quickly to change, customer needs, and internal changes without losing its way. It’s all about being flexible, tough, and proactive.

Why is Business Agility Important?

Agility is crucial for modern businesses. It allows companies to pivot quickly, stay competitive, and deliver value to customers and stakeholders. Without it, businesses risk becoming outdated.

Key Insights from 2024 Applications

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Giles Lindsay
Giles Lindsay

Written by Giles Lindsay

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