Agile Leadership

The Agile Leadership programme is a practical training programme lasting 16 class hours, intended for managers, team leaders, and anyone who wants to develop agile leadership in a modern work environment. The programme helps participants understand how to remove obstacles to success, support agile teams, build a culture of trust and psychological safety, and align ways of working, management approaches, and performance measurement with the principles of agility. Particular emphasis is placed on developing an agile mindset, applying different leadership styles, empowering teams, and leading agile transformation. The value of the programme lies in the fact that participants gain practical knowledge and tools for increasing team efficiency, collaboration, and productivity.

• Understand what agile leadership means in practice and how it contributes to more effective team and organisational performance.
• Apply leadership styles, communication approaches, and working techniques that support agile teams and their autonomy.
• Use agile values, an agile coaching approach, facilitation techniques, and metrics for team development and continuous improvement.
• Resolve real leadership challenges through building trust, psychological safety, and support for agile organisational transformation.

Upon completion of the programme, participants will be able to:

• explain the fundamental principles and advantages of agile leadership in an organisational environment
• distinguish an agile mindset from traditional approaches to team management
• apply elements of leadership styles such as Servant Leadership, Situational Leadership, and Transformational Leadership in working with teams
• identify the factors that influence the development of trust and psychological safety within a team
• use basic agile coaching techniques, active listening, open questions, and feedback methods
• plan the basic steps of leading an agile transformation through vision, strategy, and development direction
• evaluate team progress through the use of agile metrics and retrospectives

The programme is intended for individuals who lead teams, coordinate the work of others, or want to develop a modern management approach in which collaboration, adaptability, and accountability are key to results. It is particularly useful for organisations that want to strengthen their agile culture and improve the way teams work.

• managers and team leaders
• project and programme managers
• scrum masters and developing agile coaching professionals
• middle and senior management
• HR professionals and individuals involved in organisational development
• team members participating in agile transformation
• anyone who wants to understand how to support agile teams and improve work results

1. Introduction to Agile Leadership and the Benefits of Agile Leadership
   Participants are introduced to the concept of agile leadership, its role in modern organisations, and the key benefits it brings to teams and business performance.
2. Understanding the Agile Mindset and Agile Values
   This unit focuses on understanding the mindset and values that form the foundation of the agile approach to work, collaboration, and decision-making.
3. Management Styles and Agile Leadership
   Approaches such as Servant Leadership, Situational Leadership, and Transformational Leadership are covered, with an emphasis on their application in leading agile teams.
4. Building a Culture of Trust and Psychological Safety
   Participants learn how to develop a work environment in which team members can communicate openly, take responsibility, and contribute without fear of making mistakes.
5. Managing High-Performing Teams
   The focus is on collaboration, communication, and empowering team members in order to increase autonomy, motivation, and quality of work.
6. Agile Coaching and Facilitation Techniques
   This unit covers active listening, open questions, and feedback techniques, as well as the basic facilitation tools that support team development and more effective leadership.
7. Leading Agile Transformation
   Participants acquire the basic knowledge needed to lead organisational change through a clear vision, strategy, and development direction for agile transformation.
8. Metrics and Continuous Improvement
   The final unit covers the use of agile metrics and retrospectives as tools for monitoring progress and continuously improving team performance.