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Discovering the Path to Being a Better Leader

Published by Peter Stevens on 20-06-2023
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Agile Executives Retreat in Casasegna - Photo Zgraggen Marco

Agile Executives Retreat in Casasegna - Photo Zgraggen Marco

Agility and leadership often appear incompatible, despite agility’s ability to manage complexity. What are the underlying reasons for the slow adoption of agility by leaders? A key element is psychological safety, or rather the lack of it in executive decision-making. Let’s explore the paradox of agility in leadership, so you can discover how embracing agility on your own terms can benefit you as a leader.

Agile Executives Retreat in Casasegna - Photo Zgraggen Marco
Agile Executives Retreat in Casasegna – Photo Zgraggen Marco

Complexity in Leadership and Product Development

Leadership and product development both involve navigating complexity and uncertainty. Agile methods emerged to manage complexity in software development, but their principles extend to the intricate task of running a business. Both realms can benefit from inspection, adaptation, tangible results, and a culture of continuous learning.

High Stakes of Leadership

As a leader you often face significant consequences for wrong decisions. Beyond personal ramifications, your choices can impact your company’s success, your employees’ livelihoods, and may even risk their lives. This weight of responsibility makes it difficult to embrace agile experimentation and can increase your focus on minimizing risks.

Psychological Safety Gap

Psychological safety, crucial to agile methodologies, allows individuals to take risks, innovate, and learn from failure. However, as a leader you may struggle to create this safe environment for yourself due to the immense responsibility you carry and the potential fallout from your decisions. This can inhibit your ability to experiment with new ideas and approaches.

Leaders’ Individual Paths

I believe leadership requires a unique journey for each leader. Many leaders hesitate to adopt agile approaches, because they seem risky or counter-intuitive for running a company. These methods can be helpful, but they represent tools, not solutions. Your improvement comes through exploration, experimentation, experience, and shared insights.

The Power of Collaboration

Agile Executives meetups and retreats provide a platform for executives to understand and solve their problems collectively. By supporting and learning from one another, you can enhance your leadership skills and achieve better results. Embracing agility as leaders entails finding better ways of running your companies by sharing experiences with fellow executives.

To bridge the gap between agility and leadership, it is essential to recognize the complexities involved and the high stakes at play. By collaborating with other leaders, you can navigate the psychological safety gap while embracing agility on your own terms. By engaging in collaboration with other executives and seeking better ways of leadership, your can enhance your skills, drive innovation, and achieve improved outcomes in your organizations.

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