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WHAT DO AGILE LEADERS DO?Flavius Stef

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Me≈ Flavius Stef

≈ 10 years in I.T.

≈ Was:

– Web Developer

– Co-founder

– Project Manager

– Scrum Master

– Product Owner

≈ CSM, Agile Coach and Trainer

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You?

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“Traditional” companyA

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“Traditional” leader

≈ Issue commands

≈ Follow execution

≈ Encourage conformism

≈ No need for collaboration

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

John Maxwell

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“Agile” companyA

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Agile leader

≈ Servant leader

≈ Collaborate on tasks

≈ Encourage creativity

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How does an agile leader cause change?

… influence

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You must work on...

Yourself Individuals

Teams

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WORK ON YOURSELF

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

John Maxwell

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Model the values

≈ Share information

≈ Be a team player

≈ Work in priority order

≈ Challenge the status quo

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WORK ON INDIVIDUALS

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“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

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Listen

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Give effective feedback

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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?

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Develop people

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ENCOURAGE SAFE TO FAIL

EXPERIMENTS

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WORK ON TEAMS

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Amplify or dampen voices

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Don't try to win every argument

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Communities of Practice

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Design work to promote collaboration

≈ WIP

≈ Pairing

≈ Code Reviews

≈ Collective Code Ownership

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Quick poll: Raise your hand if you enjoy meetings

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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

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And more...

≈ Create a shared vision

≈ Demand performance. Never compromise on quality

≈ Take it to the team

≈ Encourage accountability

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LET'S WRAP IT UP

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≈ 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

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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

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Who can be an agile leader?

≈ Top management ?

≈ Middle management ?

≈ Scrum Masters ?

≈ Product Owners ?

≈ ???

YOU!

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Books

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THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?

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