Leading Self: Leading with Agility

What is the course like?

Do you have the effective leadership skills to lead both yourself and your people in a constantly adapting and changing work environment?

In the new world of work, leadership is a competency and attitude that everyone needs to develop. Our “Leading Self: Leading with Agility” course is an immersive and interactive journey that uncovers how important leadership is to modern working practices. It delves into the differences between management and leadership and emphasizes how leadership needs to be considered in all contexts and levels inside the organisation. We will then amplify the learning to discuss how this influences and is influenced by agility. This ensures that you can lead yourself first and then create an environment that allows agility to thrive.

You’ll gain:

• The ICAgile Certified Professional Leading with Agility (ICP-LEA) certification is granted upon the successful completion of this course.
• This certification is part of the ICAgile Agility in Leadership Track.

You’ll learn:

During this course, you will learn about:

• The new organizational and leadership capabilities needed today, including an innovative culture, collaborative environments, continuous engagement, organizational learning, and sense-making.
• Behaviours that increase agility, including leading with influence and understanding different leadership styles.
• The skills of self-development through self-awareness and mindfulness.
• Developing relationship agility and viewing organisations as human systems.
• Using conversations and storytelling as a key vehicle for communication.
• Supporting organisational change and transformation for agility.

Great for:

This course is aimed at:

• Leaders at every level guiding teams as they navigate through change.
• Agile coaches and consultants looking to understand how leadership needs to adapt in agile environments.
• Anyone in, or aspiring to be in, leadership roles with a willingness to challenge the status quo and embrace change.

You’ll need:

To get the most out of this course, you will need a willingness to challenge traditional thinking and a desire to deliver outcomes for your organisation. It is recommended that participants have foundational knowledge of Agile values, principles, and mindset. This can be acquired through formal training like our Agile Fundamentals or Business Agility Fundamentals courses or through relevant experience working in the Agile context.