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Agile Leadership Principles and Practices
University of Maryland, College Park
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Overview
Agile can often challenge project managers in the realm of leadership. Old styles of command-control are now a thing of the past, except for the most conservative organizations.
While good leaders employ a variety of leadership skills and leadership styles to motivate team members, even this is not enough. Simply setting a common goal and maintaining positive attitudes while raising your emotional intelligence will make you a better leader; but will it truly unlock your team's potential?
Instead of leadership traits, Agile leadership emphasizes facilitation and communication skills. This is teachable and much more powerful.
This unique and effective leadership style challenges traditional beliefs in what leadership means. Great leaders understand that the leader can no longer stand in the way of their team.
Modern society, mindsets, and global competition demand new leadership roles, and leadership qualities all together that empower and motivate the team to new levels of productivity. Business leaders that miss this critical shift in leadership styles concede a powerful competitive advantage to the Agile leader.
Syllabus
- Week 1: Evolving Leadership Theories
- Week 2: Agile Leadership Principles
- Week 3: Empowering the Mind
- Week 4: Empowering the Team
- Course Final
Taught by
John Johnson
Subjects
Business
