LEADERSHIP, THE PIVOT FOR SCALING AGILE UP & BEYOND

Preeth PandalayAsia Agile ForumDhaka, Bangladesh

SETTING THE STAGE:

Leadership The action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this.

Synonyms:guidance, direction, authority, control, management, superintendence, supervision

Scale (verb) To climb, ascend or mount.To progress in a graduated series.

Pivot A pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.

The end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing.

Any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally

AGILITY @ SCALE

IT Sales HR

Ag

ility

C- Level

VP

AVP Director

VP

Director

Agility

AGILE ORGANIZATIONS – MY VIEW

Agile Departments

/

Business Units

Agile Leadership

Agile TeamsAgile

Individuals

TAKING A STEP BACK - WHAT IS AN ‘ORGANIZATION’?

CREDIT – TRAIL RIDGE CONSULTING LLC

Culture

Structure

Process

WHAT IS CULTURE

Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations.

Every organization develops and maintains a unique culture, which provides guidelines and boundaries for the behavior of the members of the organization.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast

— Peter Drucker

Culture is how organizations ‘do things’ —

Robbie Katanga

Culture is the organization’s

immune system—Michael Watkins

In large part, culture is a product of

compensation —Alec Haverstick

WHAT IS CULTURE

Culture is defined by varying orientation to characteristics like

Innovation (Risk Orientation)

Attention to Detail (Precision Orientation)

Emphasis on Outcome (Achievement Orientation)

Emphasis on People (Fairness Orientation)

Teamwork (Collaboration Orientation)

Aggressiveness (Competitive Orientation)

Stability (Rule Orientation)

Credit – Study.com

VERSION ONE 10TH ANNUAL STATE OF AGILE REPORT

VERSION ONE 10TH ANNUAL STATE OF AGILE REPORT

Concerns about

organizational culture increased from 44% in 2014

to 55% in 2015.

Concerns about a general

resistance to change increased from 34% in 2014

to 42% in 2015.

AGILITY - THE WAY WE DO IT

Prioritizing practices over principles is one of the key hurdles for agility and agility @ scale.

Culture

Structure

Processes

CREDIT – TRAIL RIDGE CONSULTING LLC

AGILITY – THE WAY WE SHOULD DO IT

This approach focuses on agile values and influencing the culture towards a more agile value set.

In this approach, leaders create organizational structures to support, sustain and scale agility.

CREDIT – TRAIL RIDGE CONSULTING LLC

LEADERSHIP IS THE PIVOT

Scaling

leadership is key to agility at

scale.

LEADERSHIP IS THE PIVOT

Scaling leadership is key to agility @ scale.

Scale from tactical or strategic to a visionary

LEADER WHO CAN

Show the big picture and create alignment.

Lead the change and not manage it.

Inspire trust and not rely on control.

Challenge status quo and not accept it.

LEADERSHIP IS THE PIVOT (CONTD…)

Scaling leadership is key to agility @ scale.

Scale from supervisor or manager to a Participatory Leader

LEADER WHO CAN

Manage work and not people.

Demonstrate cultural change.

Provide a safe environment.

LEADERS ARE THE PIVOT

StructureProcesses Leadership

LEADERS ARE THE PIVOT

FrameworksPractices Leadership

THANK YOU!

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