My colleagues at Agile Leadership Journey have written an excellent blog on the focus of agile leadership. Here are some highlights of the four focus areas - I hope this will entice you to read the original post!

Focus #1 - Yourself

“How do you show up as a leader? How do you react to change, surprise, mistakes, failure, miscommunication, and feedback? Our character shows up in the micro-moments of challenges that happen every day.”

Focus #2 - Others

“Be deliberate before, during and after key interactions with others. Create a plan, engage with purpose, and reflect with intent to learn. However, let them go first, share the lead, and seek to co-create mutual outcomes.”

Focus #3 - Time horizons

“The ability to balance and shift your focus across three focal lenses: visionary, strategic and tactical (in that order!) are critical to your effectiveness as a leader.”

Focus #4 - Learning

“Agile leadership is a life-long practice and pursuit of discovery, learning and growth. Much like fitness and health, agile leadership is not an end-state, it is a practice. There is no static state. It requires focus and practice every day, every week, every month, and every year." Active reflection is the key to learning.

Actionable Advice:

Try this: Schedule 30 minutes each week to reflect on your leadership over past week. Ask one person for feedback on your leadership / coaching. Then make a leadership plan for the week ahead. Identify the key opportunities to show up as a catalyst leader: one-on-one conversation, team meeting, or organizational initiative. Decide how you will show up as a Catalyst leader.

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