WHAT DO AGILE LEADERS DO?Flavius Stef

Me≈ Flavius Stef

≈ 10 years in I.T.

≈ Was:

– Web Developer

– Co-founder

– Project Manager

– Scrum Master

– Product Owner

≈ CSM, Agile Coach and Trainer

You?

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“Traditional” leader

≈ Issue commands

≈ Follow execution

≈ Encourage conformism

≈ No need for collaboration

“He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”

John Maxwell

“Agile” companyA

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Agile leader

≈ Servant leader

≈ Collaborate on tasks

≈ Encourage creativity

How does an agile leader cause change?

… influence

You must work on...

Yourself Individuals

Teams

WORK ON YOURSELF

“Leaders can never take others farther than they have gone themselves”

John Maxwell

Model the values

≈ Share information

≈ Be a team player

≈ Work in priority order

≈ Challenge the status quo

WORK ON INDIVIDUALS

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

John Maxwell

“Your job is to touch everyone and get into their soul.”

Jack Welch

Listen

Give effective feedback

Give effective feedback

≈ (Close to the event)

1. Ask for permission

2. Describe specific behavior

3. Describe impact of behavior

4. Discuss next steps

≈ Michael, may I tell you something?

≈ The last couple of mornings I noticed you were using your cell phone during the Daily Standup.

≈ When you do that, you send the message that the meeting is not important to you and that you don't feel part of the team. In turn, that may affect the way the rest of the team relates to you.

≈ How should we have the daily so that you are more involved?

Develop people

ENCOURAGE SAFE TO FAIL

EXPERIMENTS

WORK ON TEAMS

Amplify or dampen voices

Don't try to win every argument

Communities of Practice

Design work to promote collaboration

≈ WIP

≈ Pairing

≈ Code Reviews

≈ Collective Code Ownership

Quick poll: Raise your hand if you enjoy meetings

Effective Meetings≈ Set an agenda: topics, goals, things to decide, what's in it for me

≈ Invite all stakeholders, send reminders

≈ Go before, make sure room is properly set up

≈ During

≈ Ensure it ends on time

≈ Park topics not relevant for purpose

≈ Generate next actions list with owners

≈ Confirm mutual understanding at the end

≈ Visual facilitation

≈Send notes about plans, next actions to other stakeholders

And more...

≈ Create a shared vision

≈ Demand performance. Never compromise on quality

≈ Take it to the team

≈ Encourage accountability

LET'S WRAP IT UP

≈ Agile Leaders lead by influence

≈ They show integrity: walk the talk

≈ They care about colleagues and help develop them

≈ They make sure all the voices are heard in the team and bring people together

Here's a simple mnemonic

Things other people do to you that you dislike

DON'T DO THEM

Things other people do to you

that you like

DO THEM

Who can be an agile leader?

≈ Top management ?

≈ Middle management ?

≈ Scrum Masters ?

≈ Product Owners ?

≈ ???

YOU!

Books

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THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?

@flaviusstefflavius.stef@mozaicworks.com