Coaching Up to the C-Suite
Summary
According to the 2023 State of Agile Report the #3 cause of agile failure is “Inadequate management support and/or sponsorship” at 38%. To compound the matter, the #1 cause of prevention of further agile adoption is “Leadership not understanding and putting roadblocks up, either knowingly or unknowingly” at 36%.
Clearly the executives and C-suite are a key part of a successful agile transformation. As an agile coach or transformation agent it is imperative that you work with the C-suite so that your org can successfully adopt agile.
Learn about the different types of C-suite executives through the use of personas. We will cover 6 persona types in detail.
Learning Outcomes
The value of Agile Coaching Retreats and how agile coaching teams can solve hard agile problems together. How attendance and participation at conferences can lead to distribution of ideas and information. The concept of coaching at the executive level and how it is different. The 6 common executive persona types and associated information, including:
- Traits
- Tells
- How to relate to them
- Tools, games, and resources that can be applied
- An extensive resource list of tools that can be used
Presentation History
Agile Impact Jakarta 2018
Regional Scrum Gathering Nepal 2018
Regional Scrum Gathering Nepal 2020 (virtual)
Regional Scrum Gathering Nepal 2022 (virtual)
Regional Scrum Gathering Beijing 2024