Agile leadership is essential for Agile transformations. But what does it mean for leaders to “be” Agile? This presentation will explore three levels of being agile based on Bill Joiner’s award-winning book, Leadership Agility. You’ll discover why sustainable leadership agility requires not only the adoption of an Agile mindset, but also the development of certain cognitive and emotional capacities.

You’ll find why the Expert level of agility drives managers into command-and-control, why progression to the Achiever level is fundamental for creating a more agile culture, and how the Catalyst level, practiced by only 10% of leaders, is needed to realize the full spirit of Agile.

Through a case-study using audio clips, Bill will guide you through the three levels, help you identify where you are, and clarify what it looks like to go to the next level. He will also share methods he uses to facilitate development of higher levels of agility in leaders, teams, and organizations.

About the Speaker:

Bill Joiner is president of ChangeWise, a consulting firm that partners with senior leaders to develop Agile leadership cultures through consulting, coaching, and highly interactive leadership workshops. He is a seasoned leadership and organization development consultant with decades of experience completing successful change projects with companies based in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Bill has keynoted and presented at local and international Agile conferences, participated in an Agile Alliance think-tank on the future of Agile, contributed to the design of the leadership track for ICAgile, and co-led leadership workshops sponsored by the Agile Business Consortium in the UK. His articles include “Bringing Leadership Agility to Agile,” “Creating a Culture of Agile Leaders,” and “How to Build an Agile Leader.”