online short course
Agile Leadership: Mastering Transformation & Culture
Lead agile transformation at scale and shape the culture that makes it stick.
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Language
English
Accredited
Yes
About the course
The hardest part of agile leadership isn’t learning the principles or even applying them in your own role. It’s leading transformation across an organization, shaping the culture that supports it and influencing others to come with you. This course is for the senior agile leaders and transformation specialists who are ready to take on that work.
You’ll examine the nuances of leading organizational change at scale, from influencing stakeholders and managing resistance to handling the tougher dynamics that emerge in any transformation: difficult feedback conversations, bullying behaviours, impostor syndrome and the human friction that comes with significant change. You’ll explore advanced frameworks and techniques you can apply immediately in your own work.
You’ll also deepen your understanding of what it takes to build a sustainable agile culture, the kind that endures beyond a single change programme. By the end, you’ll have refined your servant leadership practice and your ability to lead with assurance, empower others and create the conditions for lasting transformation. On completion, you’ll earn a certificate endorsed by the Agile Business Consortium to add to your professional portfolio.
Learning outcomes
Evaluate the impact of change initiatives
Assess how change initiatives affect individuals, teams and the organization as a whole, and recommend improvements that strengthen outcomes.
Navigate the human dynamics of transformation
Compare approaches to leading transformation in yourself, your teams and your organization, and apply the strategies most suited to your context.
Shape agile leadership in others
Develop agile leadership characteristics in yourself and others, and articulate why building leadership capability at every level is critical to transformation success.
Build a sustainable agile culture
Cultivate the cultural conditions that make agility sustainable, supporting resilience and improved performance for individuals, teams and organizations.
Who is it for?
- Anyone with substantial experience of agile leadership who’s ready to lead it at scale
- Senior leaders and executives driving organizational transformation
- Change and transformation specialists working at programme or enterprise level
- Experienced project managers, product managers, Scrum Masters and coaches stepping into broader leadership roles
- People who’ve completed the Practising Agile Leadership course and want to refine their craft
Curriculum
1.01 Welcome to the course
1.02 How to navigate this course
1.03 Activities and quizzes
1.04 Types of discussion
1.05 Further reading and references
1.06 Your dashboard
1.07 Gaining your certificate
1.07 Getting help
1.09 Please introduce yourself
1.10 Let’s get started!
2.01 Introducing configuring an organisation
2.02 Configuring an organisation through change
2.03 The ‘Change Curve’ dialogue
2.04 Why do change initiatives often fail?
2.05 Consequences of lack of trust
2.06 The symptoms of resistance
2.07 Key takeaways
2.08 Progress check
2.09 What’s coming up next?
3.01 Introducing responding to change
3.02 Nurturing the ‘hidden value’ with agile leadership
3.03 Managing polarities
3.04 Change in the context of a complex adaptive system (CAS)
3.05a The 3 challenges leaders are facing: giving feedback
3.05b The 3 challenges leaders are facing: bullying
3.05c The 3 challenges leaders are facing: imposter syndrome
3.06 Key takeaways
3.07 Progress check
3.08 What’s coming up next?
4.01 Introducing change through an agile lens
4.02 Learning strategies for leaders
4.03 Single and double loop learning
4.04 Rebuilding trust with agile leadership
4.05 A balancing act: change agility vs operational continuity
4.06 Case Study: Transforming the British Army
4.07 Barriers to change
4.08 The roots of resistance
4.09 Managing resistance to change
4.10 Key takeaways
4.11 Progress check
4.12 What’s coming up next?
5.01 Introducing ‘doing’ versus ‘being’
5.02 Humble and Servant leadership
5.03 Leaders as parents
5.04 ‘Doing’ vs ‘Being’ agile
5.05 Aligning change and autonomous motivation
5.06 Empowerment
5.07 Management vs Leadership
5.08 Leading from within
5.09 The value of leadership coaching
5.10 Why dialogue can lead to greater insight
5.11 Check your understanding
5.12 Key takeways
5.13 Progress check
5.14 What’s coming up next?
6.01 Course Summary
6.02 About the End-of-Course Quiz
6.03 End-of-Course Quiz
6.04 Thank you for taking this course!
6.05 End of Course Survey
6.06 Congratulations
Professional accreditation
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a digital certificate from the Agile Business Consortium, globally recognized by employers and professional bodies. This course awards 8 CPD points.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. On completing the course, you’ll earn a certificate endorsed by the Agile Business Consortium to add to your professional portfolio and share with your network or employer.
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