Agile Leadership Shift Happens Rebecca Yanez Keeping Austin
Agile Leadership - Shift Happens Rebecca Yanez – Keeping Austin Agile 2015 @bec 4 chen
Leader? …Guides or directs a group Agile Leader? …Creates environments for Agile teams to thrive and produce results, and leads with an Agile mind and instincts
Where we’ve been… Plan/Predict Solve problems Direct outcomes Drive to results Command/Control Where we’re going… Mentor/Coach Empower/Inspire Create environments Continuous Improvement Open/Transparent “We shouldn’t direct our teams to achieve results, but rather manage the environment around them to create results. ” Michael Hamman & Michael Spayd
From Latin “limens” or threshold. It’s the boundary between one space and another. The condition of being “in between”; in transition. Liminal space is a term that applies of those uncertain times in our lives when we stand in the ‘threshold’ between the ‘old’ which may no longer work and the ‘new’ which is not yet clear.
From this perspective: Ø Understand the “Why” of agile & Industry Topics and Trends Ø Prioritize Your “Development Backlog” Ø Maintain a personal development plan Ø Encourage & empower your teams Ø Inspire development & an agile mindset Ø Understand industry learning objectives and take a coaching stance Learning Coaching Practicing From this perspective: Ø Observe and actively engage with your teams Ø Apply good agile behaviors Ø Conscious effort to build habits
Tom Bartow - 3 phases of Habit Formation 1. The Honeymoon 2. The Fight Thru 3 Techniques for making it through this phase: • Recognize • Ask 2 Questions • Life Projection 3. Second Nature 3 Common interruptions: • The Discouragement Monster • Disruptions • Seduction of Success
Katherine Anderson A Conscious Practice of Becoming - Your Leader PATH 1. Practice Awareness 2. Attend to What Falls 3. Trust Iterative Action 4. Hold Your Center
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