High-performance is more than a catchphrase, it is a state where teams self-organize to solve problems and deliver value to customers. Self-organizing and self-managing are not the same. The process of helping teams reach and maintain a high-performance state varies from team to team and organization to organization; however, the foundational skills leaders need do not change.

While we want teams to solve many of their own challenges, leaders play a critical part in this process by helping teams continue to improve and develop. Great leaders engage with people and teams to address issues like conflict head-on, helping teams find ways to gain from conflict and improve. They don’t have the luxury of telling teams “you are empowered” and walking away – they must do ‘just enough’ to help teams thrive. This requires leaders to have the awareness and protocols in place to know when they might be limiting the team. Agile Leadership — Leading Amazing Teams brings critical tools, techniques, skills, and ideas from professional coaching, brain-based training, neuroscience, leadership, change management, and much more to help leaders succeed.

This course is designed for anyone who

• Is tired of leadership theory and wants to learn how to help teams excel and be amazing
• Just wants to help your people and teams and is tired of feeling stuck
• Is looking for a down-to-earth approach to deal with team challenges and issues
• Knows that they might be somehow holding teams back and has a desire to explore this issue and consider new ideas
• Enjoys learning and pushing themselves in a fun and interesting environment, with real exercises based on your real challenges

Learning Objectives

Who Should Attend

• Directors, VPs, managers, development managers, agile coaches, executives, aspiring leaders (with team experience)
• Anyone who is leading teams or groups in an organization
• Leaders involved with helping teams succeed, including leadership teams, delivery teams, Scrum teams, agile teams, etc.

Certification Requirements

The course meets the learning objectives for the Scrum Alliance’s Certified Agile Leadership 1 (CAL 1) as well as IC Agile’s Agile Coaching Certification (ICP-ACC). This class is one of the requirements to receive the certification. To qualify, you must:

1. 1. Complete the class prework.
   2. Attend and participate in the entire class.
   3. There is not an formal exam, however throughout the course you will be participating using your real experiences and challenges to engage with others in the class, applying concepts, tools, techniques, and insights.

If you have ANY certification questions, please contact us and ask – we are glad to help!

What to Expect

We take training and learning seriously. We respect the investment of both time and money that you are making to advance your skills. As such, we use the latest training approaches and techniques. We also bring energy and fun to ensure you have the best possible experience and learn as much as possible. In this course, you can expect:

• Brain-friendly training to dramatically increase learning and retention (instructors are Certified Training from the Back of the Room Trainers).
• Opportunities throughout the course to focus on your real-world situations.
• In-depth engagement with your instructors and fellow attendees. If you are looking for a dry lecture (we use zero slides), this class is NOT for you!
• Interactive, fun, and experiential learning — increasing safety and retention — laughing helps learning.
• Challenging work with others that focuses on your real organizational issues.
• Two Instructors — Leading Amazing Teams is co-taught by two instructors, providing additional depth and insight, varied experiences and learning opportunities, and real-time lessons around co-leadership.
• Leading Amazing Teams is co-taught by Jake Calabrese of Helping Improve and Tricia Broderick of Ignite Insight + Innovation.

Virtual Training:

• Our training is currently happening virtually in most cases. We use extremely interactive tools, learning canvases, and methods to boost the fun and learning. If you are looking for in-person training at your location, please contact us to discuss options.
• We have specifically designed all of our training for live-instructor, virtually led classes. We know there are (still) virtual training skeptics. Some have tried virtual training and just watched piles of videos or listened as people clicked through slides (we never use slides).
• We work through in-depth and fun (really) exercises throughout the course in small groups.
• But don’t just take our word for it – we are 100% glad to take you through a live lesson and show you how we teach. If it works for you, great! We can see about moving forward. If not, we can point you to someone that is a better fit based on your needs – no joke!
• Additionally, we send every student (direct to their home or shipping location) a color, in-depth course workbook and materials. We considered just sending some electronic files, but we have had way too many students reach out to thank us for something “real” in a virtual world.

Details

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