Agility in Leadership™ Workshop

Program Structure & Engagement

Regardless of role or title, everyone can demonstrate leadership. As one of Agile Leadership Journey’s introductory-level workshops, the Agility in Leadership™ workshop guides participants as they embark on their personal leadership growth and discovery. This workshop inspires and educates leaders at all levels through new concepts and techniques and a pragmatic approach that enables individuals to apply their learnings at work – as well as their personal lives – immediately.

Over this eight to ten-hour interactive learning experience, participants are introduced to the Leadership Agility framework and catalyst practices to improve self-awareness, situational adaptiveness, and effective behaviors. This leadership training workshop is focused on developing the individual leader (the top half of our Agile Leadership Compass™, whereas Agility in Organizations™ is focused on organizational leadership and shaping culture (the bottom half of the compass).

The training may be offered independently or in combination with the Agility in Organizations workshop. This leadership development workshop is available in both a public class and as a private engagement, often coupled with leadership coaching. It may be offered in person or online, with flexible scheduling options available. To find an Agility in Leadership™ workshop in your area or online, please refer to the schedule of upcoming programs offered to the public by our Licensed Guides or contact us for a private workshop for your team or organization.

The Agile Leader Curriculum

Our Agility in Leadership™ workshop is unique in the industry. It helps leaders see a clear path to effective leadership, where they are presently on said path, and how to pivot towards a more effective leadership profile.

Through the six key modules illustrated below, we provide pragmatic and tangible practices for leaders to improve their focus, creativity, collaboration, adaptability, and influence.

Agile Leadership Context

Complexity, uncertainty, and the pace of disruptive change continue to escalate globally. We demonstrate the need for new ways to reduce risk, manage budgets, lead projects, and engage stakeholders.

Agile Leadership

Leadership is a choice. However, most leaders are unaware of the hundreds of choices they make each day, limiting their effectiveness. We show leaders a new path to improve engagement and effectiveness.

Catalyst Leadership

Beyond servant leadership, catalyst leaders are more purposeful, creative, balanced, and adaptive. We develop proactive and positive agitators of change in the leaders themselves and others they engage.

Catalyst Conversations™

Leadership is not a solo sport. We teach leaders a Catalyst Conversation™ technique to improve every discussion, decision, and team meeting with more balance, voice, and shared-ownership.

Catalyst Feedback

Feedback is a core principle of an empirical approach. We help leaders recognize common threats and create an environment in which to give and receive feedback in a more effective and safe manner.

Catalyst Habits

Much like with health and fitness, leadership requires a disciplined routine in order to sustain and grow. We teach leaders the importance of, and techniques to, build their new skills into disciplined growth habits.

Agile Leadership Context

Complexity, uncertainty, and the pace of disruptive change continue to escalate globally. We demonstrate the need for new ways to reduce risk, manage budgets, lead projects, and engage stakeholders.

Agile Leadership

Catalyst Leadership

Catalyst Conversations

Leadership is not a solo sport. We teach leaders a catalyst conversation technique to improve every discussion, decision, and team meeting with more balance, voice, and shared-ownership.

Catalyst Feedback

Feedback is a core principle of an empirical approach. We help leaders recognize common threats and create an environment in which to give and receive feedback in a more effective and safe manner.

Catalyst Habits

Upcoming Agility in Leadership™ Workshops

The Agility in Leadership™ workshop equips leaders with the awareness, skills, and tools to shift their mindset and behaviors for more dynamic, inclusive, adaptive, and effective leadership.

This foundational workshop focuses on the following learning outcomes:

Develop a Growth Mindset: Understand the fundamental differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Learn strategies to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, both personally and within teams.

Catalyst Behaviors for Leadership: Dive into the five key catalyst behaviors that can be shaped into habits for routine improvement in leadership engagements, including how to fluctuate leadership power to improve relationships and outcomes, use conversational aids for work and home conversations, manage feedback and conflict, and improve focus as a leader to maximize impact.

Explore Power Style: Explore the spectrum of power styles from accommodative to assertive, understand your default style, and learn techniques to balance power effectively in various situations to enhance leadership effectiveness and organizational influence.

Catalyst Conversations™: Practice the art of Catalyst Conversations™ to reduce threats and increase rewards in interactions, thereby engaging others more fully and improving decision-making and outcomes.

Catalyst Feedback: Develop skills in providing constructive feedback that inspires growth and development, rather than defensiveness or compliance. Learn how to engage in feedback conversations that empower individuals and teams to take ownership of their growth and outcomes.

Catalyst Focus: Understand how to prioritize and focus efforts on what matters most in driving organizational and personal growth. Learn strategies to balance short-term pressures with long-term objectives, fostering a culture that thrives on change and innovation.

Participants will leave the workshop equipped with practical tools and strategies to enhance their leadership agility, foster a growth mindset, and implement catalyst behaviors in their daily leadership practice. This workshop is designed to transform participants into leaders who not only navigate but thrive in the face of change and uncertainty.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this introductory level workshop except to come with an open mind and a willingness to explore new ways of thinking and leading. No prior knowledge of agile or agile processes is necessary.

The Agility in Leadership™ workshop is the prerequisite for the Applied Agility in Leadership™ program, which is the next step in the Agility in Leadership Series.

Certification

Upon sufficient participation and completion of this workshop, participants receive an Agile Leadership Journey certificate of completion and a corresponding badge. Only licensed Agile Leadership Journey Guides may deliver this training workshop and they determine if participants successfully engaged in the workshop to be awarded completion certificates. Agility in Leadership™ certificates of completion and badges from Agile Leadership Journey will be delivered to participants via email upon successful completion.

Scrum Alliance® Certified Agile Leader® credentials may also be awarded depending on the individual instructor.