{"id":72839,"date":"2021-11-02T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prodweb.trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=articles&p=72839"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:24:08","slug":"how-to-develop-agility-and-adaptability-in-vuca-environments-4-tips-to-consider","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/strategy-alignment-and-planning\/how-to-develop-agility-and-adaptability-in-vuca-environments-4-tips-to-consider\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Develop Agility and Adaptability in VUCA Environments: 4 Tips to Consider"},"author":27,"featured_media":72842,"template":"","tags":[2665,704,2561,2819,1450,4874,2834],"class_list":["post-72839","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adaptability","tag-agile","tag-agility","tag-complexity","tag-uncertainty","tag-volatility","tag-vuca","global_topic_tax-strategy-alignment-and-planning"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"David Robinson ","author_image":72841,"author_bio":"David Robinson is a senior executive, retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and author of \"The Substance of Leadership: A Practical Framework for Effectively Leading a High-Performing Team\" (Per Capita Publishing, Sept. 2021). With over three decades of experience leading complex organizations, Robinson is a senior advisor to Fortune 1000 companies in mission-critical industries such as biotechnology, healthcare, transportation and logistics, energy and more.","excerpt":"Consider these four principles for developing highly agile and adaptable organizations that will thrive in a VUCA environment. ","main_content":"The accelerating rate of technological advancements and growing amount of information available today are driving unprecedented levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity \u2014 otherwise known as VUCA<\/a> \u2014 in organizational environments. We have more knowledge at our fingertips than previous generations could have imagined, and yet the sheer volume and velocity of information can be overwhelming.\r\n\r\nHowever, those that fail to keep up with the rapid pace of change risk falling behind the competition. Innovation is no longer optional but table stakes for high-performance organizations. So the question is, how do business leaders position their companies for success in this constantly shifting setting? The answer boils down to agility and adaptability.\r\n\r\nConsider these four principles for developing highly Agile and adaptable organizations that will thrive in a VUCA environment:\r\n
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  1. Embrace the discipline of collaborative planning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nAs the former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said<\/a>, \u201cPlans are worthless, but planning is everything.\u201d\u00a0When facing uncertainty, it\u2019s less about what you\u2019re planning for<\/em>, and more about who you\u2019re planning with<\/em>. A disciplined collaborative planning process creates a shared information baseline that will allow your team to rapidly adjust and maintain a competitive edge during change and uncertainty.\r\n\r\nTo lay this foundation for agility in your organization, focus on:\r\n