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Agile LeadershipThe Power of Influence

Groups of 2 or 3

Discuss “what is leadership”?

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Groups of 2 or 3

Discuss “what is leadership”?

As a table, complete the sentence on

a flipchart: Leadership is ……

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“Leadership is the capacity to

translate vision into reality.”

– Warren Bennis

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“Servant leadership is the skill of influencing people to

enthusiastically work together towards goals for the common good,

with character that inspires confidence.”

– James Hunter

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Leaders help themselves and others to do the right things. They set direction, build an

inspiring vision, and create something new. Leadership is about mapping out where

you need to go to "win" as a team or an organization; and it is dynamic, exciting, and

inspiring.

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• Design your own Scrum board

Document the characteristics of leadership in

an Agile environment?

An Agile Leader . . .

Operates effectively amid

uncertainty, complexity,

and rapid changehttps://scrumalliance.org/scrum/med

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Is knowledgeable about Agile

values, approaches, and

practices

Surfaces more

creative solutions

through increased

self-awareness, a

growth mindset, and

engaging others

Aligns and

empowers teams

toward delivering

more customer

value

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Personally integrates feedback

and experiments, and adapts

their waysTakes a

collaborative

continuous-

improvement

approach to

organizational

effectiveness

Catalyzes change in

others and facilitates

organizational change

Table Talk

Think about what we just covered with leadership

traits….

What do you think

is your strongest

leadership

characteristic?

Which one do you

need to work on?

Power is….

“The skill of getting people to

willingly do your will because of

your personal clout.”

– James Hunter

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InfluenceAgile Executives

• Power is positional.

Influence is personal.

• Power is wielded.

Influence is granted.

• Power pushes.

Influence persuades.

• Power is resented.

Influence is respected.

• Power expires.

Influence endures.

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Choose a statement…If you are looking at a leader – what traits will you see when:1)The Leader is leading from position of power2) The Leader is leading from the position influence

Power Pushes & Influences Persuades?

Pushingautocratic / tells you what to do.

Traits you see:•

•

•

Persuadeslistens to you and negotiates with you

Traits you see:•

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“Leadership is influence, nothing

more, nothing less.”

– John Maxwell

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Match That Tune5 types of power

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Needs

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Wants

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Needs Vs Wants Card Game

8 people either side, facing each

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Anu Smalley, CSTPresidentCapala Consulting Groupanu@capalaconsulting.com

Kate Megaw, CST, PMP, CAL PresidentThe Braintrust Consulting Group kate.megaw@braintrustgroup.com