The age of agility
When we at Praesta reviewed our work recently, we were struck by the way clients were trying to deal with economic and geo-political uncertainty. Rarely in our working lives have macro economic outlooks seemed so hard to predict. Many organisations had used the recession to good effect. They had revisited strategies, taken and enacted tough decisions, re-focused businesses, re-configured top teams and got corporate finances into robust shape, so as to be fit for a new, likely future scenario of steady, low growth in western economies. Yet, to many, making any sort of bold move constituted a wild throw of the dice. The new priority was ensuring a safe passage for their organisations.