Agile Leadership Lean Coffee

Why is it so hard to get leaders to give up control and empower the teams?

While it’s true that leaders must lead differently in an Agile organization, it’s also true that Agilists need to create safety for these leaders to give up the control that made them successful in the first place.

That safety comes from understanding their core challenges and helping them to lead the business, control costs, and set expectations in a way that enables Agile leadership principles rather than hinder them.

In this lean coffee-style AMA event, Dennis answers questions from those who attended about the role of leadership in Agile, Agile leadership practices, and creating safety for leadership to lead in a way that enables Agility.

00:00 How to get leadership aligned
13:15 Getting Leaders involved with Agile
23:45 Things to avoid when getting Executives involved in leading Agile
29:52 Maturity models for Scrum Masters
39:00 Bridging the gap from team level agile to business level agile
47:43 Characteristics of an Agile Leader