the spiderman antidote to the anti-patterns of agile leaders

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The Spiderman antidote to the antipatterns of Agile leaders - workshop

Regina Martins [email protected] @gianamar

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Johnsonville Foods (the company that

never stops learning)

- Ralph Stayer -

“How I learned to let my workers lead”


Let’s explore this further…


…by having a conversation…

• Self-organise into teams of 4-5 people

• We’re going to have 5 rounds of conversation

• Write and draw on the “tablecloths”

• Each round is 10 minutes

• At the end we’ll consolidate information


Ready?


Think about a time you worked with a really awesome leader.

What were their key attributes that made all the difference?

Round 1 (10 mins)


Now think about a time you worked with someone who was not great to work for.

What behaviours did they demonstrate that created this unpleasant

environment?

Round 2 (10 mins)


What are the powerful questions you need to ask yourself to unlock your

super-leadership-potential?

Round 3 (10 mins)


Now let’s share:

• Select a table host who remains behind

• The rest of the group moves to the table on the right

• Table host gives a quick overview of the discussions

• Add to the knowledge by writing or drawing new insights

Round 4 (10 mins)


Each group to share 1 ah-ha, important or new insight.

Round 5 (10 mins)


Some super-patterns


Superman

Accomplishes great things through

incremental progress


Batman

Encourages the team to believe

in a unified goal


Ironman

Values transparency


Wonder Woman

Achieves great things with truth and honesty


And what about the Spiderman

antidote?

Takes personal responsibility


Leadership is about what you do,

not a role or a title.


Leadership is action (dynamic)

not position (static).


We need to move people. When people move,

organisations move too. And it all starts with you!


Before you go…On a sticky note, write 1 take-

away and 1 improvement for this workshop .

Thank you for participating!

Regina [email protected]

@gianamar

mailto:[email protected]

the spiderman antidote to the anti-patterns of agile leaders

Leadership & Management