Leadership

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

• Create the environment for people to thrive
• Foster a high trust environment
• Maximise engagement
• Cultivate learning between teams
• Catalyst for change
• Create clarity of purpose
• Involve those affected by change
• Create a Learning Organisation
• Own your own approach
• Provide an impediment removal service
• Are lean practitioners

Further Explanation

Leadership - Further Explanation and Models

Related Practices

• Agile Transformation Leadership Team Approaches (TODO: Consider moving under a Leadership Principle e.g. change incrementally or impediment removal service)