Becoming A True Agile Leader(tm)

Traditional leaders build standard organizational charts, with customer service and field representatives near the bottom, and executives at the top.  This podcast examines why True Agile LeadersTM believe in flipping that organizational chart upside down.

Traditional leaders often hold annual performance reviews.  This podcast examines the worthless nature of this approach as it applies to growing team members, and optimizing customer service.

Traditional leaders often spend a great deal of time considering, preparing and closely tracking “Performance Improvement Plans” for their lowest performing employees.  This podcast examines how and why True Agile Leaders choose instead to shift their focus/attention to their high performers.

Traditional leaders often dismiss job candidates based on what is MISSING on their resumes. This podcast examines the importance of focusing first and foremost on SYNERGIES between candidates and open positions, regardless of experiential gaps.

Traditional leaders often hold their employees hostage by focusing on their hours instead of their results. This podcast examines how and why True Agile Leaders choose to shift their focus from clocks to consequences.

Let’s face it - most “traditional” Vision Statements are worthless.  This Podcast examines how so many companies’ vision statements fall painfully short of providing the inspiration and guidance that a truly Agile Vision Statement delivers.

Traditional managers are married to their processes. True Agile leaders INSPECT AND ADAPT all processes, always. This Podcast examines what it looks like when front-line employees are forced to torture their customers with outdated and/or over-burdensome processes that do not serve the customer, the employees or the organization as a whole.

True Agile leaders are transparent with their emotions.  This Podcast examines what NOT doing so looks like, why having a high emotional IQ does not mean “hiding” ones emotions, and the downside of expressing inauthentic responses to those we lead.

True Agile leaders are transparent about the health of their organizations with those they lead.  This Podcast examines whether the benefits of doing so outweigh the risks, and in particular takes a close look how a more Agile approach could have changed the outcome of the most recent GM Plant closings for the 14,000 blind-sided employees.

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(TM). 

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(tm).