Discover Agile Leadership Strategies for Team Building and Empowerment
Crafted exclusively by Saida Institute, this microcredential serves as a foundational introduction to Agile Leadership and Management. Grounded in research and evidence-based training, it encompasses essential principles and tools for effective leadership. Tailored for managers, leaders, and those aspiring to leadership roles, this course equip participants with strategies and tools to foster team development across all levels. Enhance your skills and understanding of Agile principles while gaining practical leadership competency.
Understanding Agile Leadership and Its Organizational Benefits
Agile represents more than just a methodology; it embodies a mindset that fosters an alternative approach to work. Embracing Agile enables teams to maintain productivity and prioritize customer needs, adapting to evolving complexities and uncertainties while cultivating resilience and sustainability for optimal outcomes. Through the application of research-backed strategies, you’ll enhance your proficiency in
Agile practices, leading to:
- Heightened leadership effectiveness
- Enhanced team engagement and cohesion
- Improved communication spanning various team and leadership tiers
- Reduction in workplace stress and conflict
- Enhanced quality and quantity of production
Drawing from the Agile Business Consortium’s curated content, this course delves into the nine key principles defining Agile leadership. Gain insights into the tools, techniques, behaviors, and principles underpinning Agile leadership, enhancing your capacity to lead, empower, and support highly engaged teams within an Agile framework. Moreover, you’ll hone essential skills such as emotional intelligence, personal resilience,
communication, and self-awareness—vital components of effective leadership in today’s dynamic environments.
Empower Teams with Immediate Skills Application
This course emphasizes your professional growth, allowing you to apply learning directly to your work. Craft an action plan to address workplace challenges and implement newfound skills promptly. Engage in weekly activities to reinforce learning, and conclude with a final assessment graded by experts. Develop an ongoing action plan based on Agile leadership principles and reflect on your current leadership style for continuous improvement.
Skills You'll Acquire:
1. Emotional and Social Intelligence
2. Effective Agile Team Building
3. Techniques for Continuous Improvement
4. Value-Based Decision-Making and Actions
5. Enhanced Self-Awareness and Resilience
6. Appreciative Inquiry
7 . Stakeholder Engagement
8. Strategic and Systems Thinking
9. Agile Management
10. Active Lis tening
11. Facilitation
12. Wellbeing and Mindfulness
By the end of the microcredential, you'll:
1. Unders tand agile leadership concepts and goals.
2. Improve confidence and skill in leading agile teams.
3. Explore Agile leadership tools , techniques , and principles.
4. Develop strategies to empower and support engaged teams.
5. Enhance communication and feedback skills.
6. Reflect on your Agile Leadership style and strengths.
7. Evaluate your approach as an Agile Leader.
8. Create an Action Plan to apply Agile Leadership principles in the workplace.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 2 years of team-based project or management
experience. - Strong interes t in agile management or
leadership.
- Ideal for senior roles in bus iness , public
sector, or third sector. - Suitable for managers new to Agile or
business agility. - Beneficial for those in es tablished Agile
environments facing cultural challenges. - Designed for leaders committed to driving
successful Agile implementationand across cultural change. - Offers globally trans ferable skills diverse sectors and organizations.
Microcredentials are short, industry-focused learning programs designed to rapidly upskill individuals for in-demand roles. They offer a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional degrees, providing specific skills relevant to rapidly-growing industries. Microcredentials can function as standalone
credentials or provide academic credit towards a degree.
Saida Institute is dedicated to shaping global leaders and innovators. With a legacy of excellence spanning [number of years] years, we offer transformative education. Our experienced educators have developed this course to empower individuals for success in leadership roles. Join us at Saida Institute for a journey of growth.