Your organization has moved to autonomous, self-organizing teams. Everyone is trained and coached on their new role. But what about managers? The role of a manager is undefined. Management is told, Go figure out your new role or simply Stop micromanaging. They are often still responsible for the outcomes, yet they are stripped of authority. It turns out managers are people too – and their treatment is often inhumane and unhelpful for creating lasting change. Managers were seen as the glue that hold an organization together … now what happens? How can we all journey together?
We offer an alternate view, where Agile Transformation is understood as an evolution of organizational culture through leadership. Success depends on shifts in the behaviours of both staff and management. The Agile Mindset or Being Agile is a prerequisite for making structural changes. Jumping to advanced stages of evolution where there is high autonomy is a painful trap. Join us to learn how an incremental and iterative (Agile) approach to shifting power away from managers to individual contributors and teams leads to more effective outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify warning signs that managers are lost or left behind in Agile Transformation
- Apply key elements of the Agile Mindset for improved leadership
- Explain the use of the Advice process to develop leaders
- Identify four possible value-added roles for managers in an Agile organization
Featured Participant: Audree Tara Sahota
