Business leaders realize that the pace of competition has increased, and scale and cost advantages can be overcome by fast, ferocious startups with speed and agility. To keep pace with this changing environment, leaders aspire to create nimble, flexible enterprises. Yet many recognize that their day-to-day reality is silos, sluggish processes, and stalled innovation.

Agile has the power to change this dynamic—but needs to go beyond an assortment of agile teams. To become a truly agile enterprise, the C-suite must become agile and the company’s executive team must embrace agile principles.