Course description
The concept of agile leadership is a buzzword in the business world. While some argue it’s a radical tactical approach, others believe it is the foundation of modern management. Some agile leaders are like superheroes that use their abilities to enhance teamwork through a shared vision. They overcome obstacles on the path to success so that individuals can also shine. Agility is a mindset as much as a process, and agility leadership helps organizations adopt positive change in response to changing market conditions and an ever-evolving workforce. Nimble organizations embrace change, experimentation, and iteration as fundamental tenets of progress. Agility leads to value creation, retention, and success.
What is the purpose of Agile leadership?
Agile leadership is an approach based on delivering value to customers through frequent and open communication, rapid experimentation, and execution based on learning. Companies must be able to move swiftly through the inevitable changes in today’s world of work. Agile means embracing uncertainty and change, so it will not only better enable your employees to do their jobs but also help you enhance your product or service offering. The main purpose of agile leadership is to bring your organization forward by providing a platform that allows employees to own the path to success. It is not about the technology or a specific tool but about the culture that each leader seeks to create within their team.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
The Development program is apt for professionals in the government and private sectors:
- High-level managers/seniors
- Policymakers
- Departmental Heads/Managers
- General Managers
- Team leaders
- Project and Product managers
- Leaders
- Entrepreneurs
- Start-up founders
Outcome / Qualification etc.
The Training Course revolves around achieving the following objectives:
- To teach participants how to control, shape, and direct change
- To understand the essentials of agile leadership and related concepts
- To develop skills crucial to being an agile leader
- To encourage developing an environment that fosters creativity and open-mindedness
- To create awareness of the key aspects of an agile organization that differentiates it from others
- To develop the capability of building relationships with stakeholders at different levels
- To develop leaders who are effective, productive, and collaboratively engaged with their team
- To teach participants how to work as leaders and managers in an agile and innovative organization
- To learn the mindset, concepts, principles, and practices for creating a thriving Agile environment
Training Course Content
Module 1: What is Agile Leadership about?
- Developing agile mindset
- Delivering value
- Problem-solving in a complex environment
- Self-organization
- Fostering Collaboration
- Leading cross-functional teams
- Servant Leadership
- Leading in the digital world
Module 2: Skills of an Agile Leader
- Develop self-awareness and accountability
- Generating engagement
- Strategic thinking
- Inspiring the team with an innovative approach
- Emotional intelligence
- Showing empathy
- Dynamic mindset
- Encouraging flexibility
Module 3: Agile Organization
- Traditional vs Agile Organisation
- Recognizing agile organization as a living organism
- Agile transformation
- Shared purpose and vision
- Customer focused
- Empowered teams
- Rapid decision making
- Continuous learning
Module 4: Developing Business Agility
- Core Competencies for business agility
- Lean-agile Leadership
- Continuous learning culture
- Delegating operations
- Business agility value chain
- Barriers to business agility
Module 5: Trending Tools
- Workflow management
- Kanban
- Feedback loops
- Data-driven continuous improvement
Module 6: Principles of Agile Leadership
- Be the change
- High-quality leadership
- Feedback consideration
- Maintaining transparency
Module 7: Types of Leadership Agility
- Stakeholder agility
- Creative agility
- Self-leadership agility
- Levels of leadership agility
Module 8: Performance Improvement
- Performance action plan
- Benefits of the performance improvement plan
- Steps to writing improvement plan
- Setting benchmark performance
- Setting objectives
- Improvement > Punishment
Module 9: Barriers to Agility
- Risk-averse company culture
- Lack of clarity
- Cross-functional teams
- Lack of support from top management
- Focused too much on stability
Module 10: Leadership and Cultural Agility
- Developing an agile culture
- Leadership commitment
- Authentic Leadership
- Team collaboration
- Cross-cultural agility
Module 11: Agile Portfolio Management
- Transparency in portfolio
- Continuous experimentation
- Agile process improvement
- Agile portfolio management cycle
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