This workshop is targeted at people who are not new to Agile and have been working in an Agile environment for about a year. This has allowed enough time for insights into potential leadership anti-patterns to emerge, their own and/or other people in their environment. Many leaders come into an Agile environment and feel unsure by a perceived loss of control. Successful Agile leaders empower the teams and acknowledge that the teams can choose their own work and solve their own issues. As leaders, they need to be able to pull themselves out of the detail and focus on supporting the teams and know that if the team succeeds they do too. Leading in an Agile environment is all about mindset and understanding what motivates people. This interactive workshop will unpack the superhero archetypes of Agile leaders with their related Agile leadership anti-patterns. This workshop includes the superhero archetypes of Agile leaders.

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The Spiderman antidote to the antipatterns of
Agile leaders - workshop
Regina Martins
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Johnsonville Foods
(the company that
never stops
learning)
- Ralph Stayer -
“How I learned to let my workers
lead”

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Let’s explore this further…

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…by having a conversation…
• Self-organise into teams of 4-5 people
• We’re going to have 5 rounds of conversation
• Write and draw on the “tablecloths”
• Each round is 10 minutes
• At the end we’ll consolidate information

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Ready?

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Think about a time you worked with a
really awesome leader.
What were their key attributes that
made all the difference?
Round 1 (10 mins)

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Now think about a time you worked with
someone who was not great to work for.
What behaviours did they demonstrate
that created this unpleasant
environment?
Round 2 (10 mins)

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What are the powerful questions you
need to ask yourself to unlock your
super-leadership-potential?
Round 3 (10 mins)

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Now let’s share:
• Select a table host who remains behind
• The rest of the group moves to the table on the right
• Table host gives a quick overview of the discussions
• Add to the knowledge by writing or drawing new
insights
Round 4 (10 mins)

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Each group to share 1 ah-ha,
important or new insight.
Round 5 (10 mins)

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Some super-patterns

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Superman
Accomplishes great things
through
incremental progress

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Batman
Encourages the team
to believe
in a unified goal

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Ironman
Values transparency

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Wonder Woman
Achieves great things
with truth and honesty

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And what about
the Spiderman
antidote?
Takes personal responsibility

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Leadership is about
what you do,
not a role or a title.

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Leadership is action
(dynamic)
not position (static).

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We need to move people.
When people move,
organisations move too.
And it all starts with you!

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Before you go…
On a sticky note, write 1 take-
away and 1 improvement for this
workshop .
Thank you for participating!
Regina Martins
regina.martins@agile42.com
@gianamar