The Agile Leader

Everyone
  • 7 videos | 40m 54s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
  • Certification PMI PDU
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Even a small shift in direction can accelerate success. In this course, you will learn how to adopt a focused and flexible mindset; respond quickly with adaptive techniques; and empower others to reach the goal.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Recognize characteristics associated with an agile leadership style
    Identify mindset shifts that overcome agility obstacles
    Recognize actions that demonstrate steps in the cycle of balancing focus and agility
  • Identify skills most valuable to agile leadership
    Identify actions that drive others to reach solutions
    Reflect on what you've learned

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m
    In this course, you'll learn how to meet leadership challenges with a focused and flexible mindset, to respond quickly with adaptive techniques, and to engage others and take in intentional actions that move you closer to successful outcomes. FREE ACCESS
  • 5m 56s
    Agile leadership is about learning actively and quickly. It is about using your knowledge and experience and adapting them in new ways to meet new challenges. It requires you to be flexible and inquisitive, open to changing the way you approach problems to find the best solutions. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Overcoming Agility Obstacles
    10m 25s
    Agile leaders must be able to adapt and shift their mindsets when necessary often under pressure and on the fly. In this video, you will learn about the need for agility. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Balancing Focus and Agility
    8m 39s
    It's not unusual to be focused on the job you have in front of you only to be asked to shift gears and move onto another priority. An agile leader continually assesses the situation and balances the need for urgency with other sometimes equally important business needs. You can't do this alone that's why others must learn to be agile as well. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Applying Agility Skills
    7m 31s
    Many companies attribute their success to defining major initiatives, following diligent plans, and assigning functional teams to execute them. But rapid change requires leaders to be more responsive and to appreciate the value of agile approaches such as sprints and pivots. In this video, you will learn practical lessons that you can apply when leading agile teams. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Empowering Agility in Others
    6m 39s
    As a leader, it's important to encourage and model behaviors that will foster agile teamwork as your team moves forward into the future. In this video, you will learn about the key characteristics of agility in leadership. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Let's Review
    44s
    In this video, you'll review the key concepts covered in the course Agile Mindset. FREE ACCESS

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