Agile Leadership Team: Leading with Purpose and Resilience in a Fast-Paced Economy

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Hana Ngo
Executive & Team Coach, Founder of Grow Future Leader
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The Agile Leadership Team: Combating Chaos and Encouraging Growth

In today's rapidly changing environment, fostering synergy within teams is vital. As an executive coach and team coach for over seven years, I have concluded that the key to overcoming the inevitably chaotic business environments lies in building agile systems.

Understanding Organizational Behavior and Impact of Leadership

The heart and mind of an organization's agile system lie within its team's dynamics. A thorough understanding of beliefs and behavior cycles aids in achieving this objective. In the belief cycle, our belief systems trigger our thoughts, which further influence our feelings, and eventually, our actions, thereby determining the outcomes. As an organization behavior and leadership coach, I explore how to influence these belief systems in organizations.

Leaders, through their conduct, significantly influence these belief systems. Leadership is manifested through actions and decisions; how leaders choose to act greatly determines the organization's belief system. Albert Weiss's sentiment, "The three most important factors in leading people is by example, by example, and by example," illustrates this point perfectly.

The Impact of Time Management on Agile Leadership

Effective time management is a consistent challenge across C-suite roles. The most common complaint being - "I don't have time."

  • Seas suit individuals struggle to juggle the myriad of tasks and responsibilities.
  • Despite working long hours, leaders often feel their efforts aren't resulting in substantial progress.

According to previous surveys on diverse transformations, effective time management proved to be critical for transitioning leaders. By the end of the transition, leaders were dedicating thrice the time to strategy, reducing operational involvement considerably, and allocating a reasonable amount of time to relationship management.

Influencing the Leadership Team

The art of influencing a leadership team stems from three primary factors - creating a purpose, co-building and co-living trust, and developing a dynamic prioritized backlog. These can impact how the team functions, and subsequently, the organization’s performance and success.

Tips For Enhancing Agile Leadership Teams

  1. Creating The Purpose: High performing teams often have a clear common purpose. As a coach, the first thing I investigate is whether the team has a purpose. Recognize your team's purpose and allow that to guide your actions.
  2. Co-building and Co-living Trust: Effective leadership is built on trust. Brené Brown suggests that trust is built via consistent tiny actions instead of grand gestures. Leadership teams must inspire trust within their teams and uphold it with consistent actions.
  3. Developing A Dynamic Prioritized Backlog: It's essential to keep an updated backlog to retain the purpose. Prioritize the most important items for achieving the purpose and consider how they can be achieved.

As I conclude this session, I urge all leaders and teams to focus on their purpose, foster trust, and maintain a dynamic prioritized backlog. Remember, you have the power to influence your organization's behavior and belief systems, and it starts with managing your time efficiently and leading by example.

Questions Your Leadership Team Should Consider

  1. Who are you, and what do you do?
  2. Who do you do it for, and what do these people want or need?
  3. How will your actions influence change?

Contemplate on these questions and engage in discussions with your teams. The goal is to co-create and find our purpose, and we can accomplish this through reflection and conversation.

Wrapping Up

Thank you for joining me in exploring the dynamics of agile leadership teams. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. By developing these habits and fostering growth within our teams, we can navigate our organizations through even the most chaotically changing environments.


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