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Agile Conversations

Servant Leadership as an Agile Practitioner

Casey Ayers

Adopting a servant leadership mindset is imperative to success as an agile practitioner. Join Casey Ayers and Alice Meredith to learn how you can help elevate your team's performance and improve your own skills as a coach and facilitator of progress.

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Adopting a servant leadership mindset is imperative to success as an agile practitioner. Join Casey Ayers and Alice Meredith to learn how you can help elevate your team's performance and improve your own skills as a coach and facilitator of progress.

Adopting a servant leadership mindset is imperative to success as an agile practitioner. In this Agile Conversation, join host Casey Ayers and special guest Alice Meredith to learn how you can elevate your team's performance by rethinking your own role as a leader. By the end of this engaging discussion, you’ll have a firm grasp on what distinguishes servant leadership from traditional management techniques and how adapting a facilitative approach as a leader will help your agile team to thrive.

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Servant Leadership as an Agile Practitioner

Good to know

Know what's good
, what to watch for
, and possible dealbreakers
Explores the core dimensions of servant leadership for agile practitioners
Taught by Casey Ayers, an experienced agile coach and trainer
Examines the role of a servant leader in facilitating progress and elevating team performance
Develops skills in servant leadership, coaching, and facilitation
Rethinks the traditional management approach for agile environments
Suitable for agile practitioners seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities

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Learners who complete Agile Conversations: Servant Leadership as an Agile Practitioner will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:
Scrum Master
Scrum Masters are responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning and retrospectives. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Scrum Master. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Scrum Master.
Agile Coach
Agile Coaches help teams adopt agile methodologies and improve their software development processes. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Agile Coach. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as an Agile Coach.
Product Owner
Product Owners are responsible for defining the product vision and roadmap. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Product Owner. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Product Owner.
Software Development Manager
Software Development Managers are responsible for leading software development teams. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Software Development Manager. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Software Development Manager.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officers are responsible for leading the technology strategy of an organization. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Chief Technology Officer. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Chief Technology Officer.
Project Manager
Project Managers are responsible for planning and executing projects. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Project Manager. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Project Manager.
Technical Lead
Technical Leads are responsible for providing technical guidance and support to software development teams. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Technical Lead. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Technical Lead.
Engineering Manager
Engineering Managers are responsible for leading engineering teams. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Engineering Manager. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as an Engineering Manager.
Executive Coach
Executive Coaches help executives develop their leadership skills. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Executive Coach. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as an Executive Coach.
Organizational Development Consultant
Organizational Development Consultants help organizations improve their performance. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Organizational Development Consultant. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as an Organizational Development Consultant.
Leadership Coach
Leadership Coaches help leaders develop their leadership skills. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Leadership Coach. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Leadership Coach.
Change Manager
Change Managers are responsible for leading organizational change. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Change Manager. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Change Manager.
Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Managers are responsible for managing the human resources of an organization. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Human Resources Manager. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Human Resources Manager.
Career Counselor
Career Counselors help people make career decisions. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Career Counselor. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help you build a strong foundation for a successful career as a Career Counselor.
Organizational Psychologist
Organizational Psychologists help organizations improve their performance by understanding the behavior of their employees. This course can help you develop the servant leadership skills necessary to be an effective Organizational Psychologist. You'll learn how to create a supportive and collaborative environment, facilitate team discussions, and resolve conflicts. This course can help build a strong foundation for a successful career as an Organizational Psychologist.

Reading list

We've selected 12 books that we think will supplement your learning. Use these to develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered in Agile Conversations: Servant Leadership as an Agile Practitioner.
Is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to improve their team's performance through effective retrospectives.
This comprehensive guide to facilitation offers practical advice and techniques for effective facilitation of group processes.
A data-driven analysis of the factors that contribute to high-performing technology organizations.
A definitive guide to Scrum, with a focus on its principles, practices, and benefits.
Provides a useful framework that can help contextualize the role of servant leadership in higher levels of leadership.
A comprehensive guide to DevOps, with a focus on the cultural and organizational changes required for successful adoption.
A practical guide to the Lean Startup methodology, with a focus on building and validating products quickly and efficiently.
A comprehensive guide to Kanban, with a focus on its use in software development and other knowledge work.
A comprehensive guide to site reliability engineering, with a focus on Google's practices and methodologies.

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