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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Scaling Agile requires support from leadership at all levels to see a real and sustained enhancement of the capability of their organisation or part of their organisation. Leaders have a duty of care to cultivate an environment or system of work to unleash the human capital in their organisations. They should see fostering an effective agile culture and all that goes with it as one of their primary responsibilities.
Agile Leadership at Scale fosters resilient and agile organisations capable of thriving in an uncertain and volatile world.  


There are many [[Leadership Styles|Leadership styles]], Agile encourages a more inclusive and empowering leadership style; broadly, this style is sometimes referred to as Transformational Leadership (James MacGregor Burns)<ref>https://www.pocketbook.co.uk/blog/2015/10/13/james-macgregor-burns-transforming-leadership/</ref> or a Coaching leadership style<ref>https://positivepsychology.com/coaching-leadership-style/</ref>.   
Leaders nurture environments to encourage [https://amycedmondson.com/psychological-safety/ Psychological Safety], learning, and autonomyIn driving change, leaders need to catalyse a clear purpose, encourage experimentation, and align organisational changes with business objectives.


Transformational leaders engage stakeholders in an inclusive and collaborative change journey, continuously evolving the organisation through a cycle of inspection and adaption. They catalyse a clarity of purpose throughout the organisation to enable aligned autonomy for empowered teams to rapidly innovate, learn and deliver value to customers and stakeholders. All of this is only possible with a supporting culture, where it is safe to offer diverse opinions, question common assumptions, recognise and learn from failure and feel safe enough to be vulnerable and ask for help or admit ignorance. In other words, a [https://amycedmondson.com/psychological-safety/ Psychologically Safe] environment.  
The human element is pivotal, with a balance between autonomy and capability and the establishment of trust and safety being fundamental. Creating a learning organisation is crucial, where leaders support and coach team members, fostering continuous learning and adaptation.


Many of the frameworks and practices we explore in this section are aligned with this overarching style of leadership.
Agile leadership at Scale advocates for a culture that is adaptable, focused on continuous learning, and centred around people, where leaders guide and facilitate rather than control, ensuring effective execution and ongoing organisational improvement.


This section describes principles that should be applied by leaders to maximise the effectiveness and sustainability of an agile transformation.
This section describes principles that leaders should apply to maximise the effectiveness and sustainability of an Agile organisation.


== Principles ==
== Principles ==
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== Further Explanation ==
== Further Explanation ==
[[Leadership - Further Explanation and Models]]
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== Related Practices ==
 
* [[Agile Transformation Leadership Team Approaches]] (TODO: Consider moving under a Leadership Principle e.g. change incrementally or impediment removal service)
 
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 29 January 2024

Introduction

Agile Leadership at Scale fosters resilient and agile organisations capable of thriving in an uncertain and volatile world.

Leaders nurture environments to encourage Psychological Safety, learning, and autonomy. In driving change, leaders need to catalyse a clear purpose, encourage experimentation, and align organisational changes with business objectives.

The human element is pivotal, with a balance between autonomy and capability and the establishment of trust and safety being fundamental. Creating a learning organisation is crucial, where leaders support and coach team members, fostering continuous learning and adaptation.

Agile leadership at Scale advocates for a culture that is adaptable, focused on continuous learning, and centred around people, where leaders guide and facilitate rather than control, ensuring effective execution and ongoing organisational improvement.

This section describes principles that leaders should apply to maximise the effectiveness and sustainability of an Agile organisation.

Principles

Further Explanation

Leadership - Further Explanation and Models