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Agile Leadership: The Power of Influence

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•Name•Leadership slogan or statement

•What is your main leadership strength•What is your area for improvement

•Biggest aha as a leader so far

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Complete the sentence on a

flipchart: Leadership is ……

Blue Scope

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“Leadership is the capacity to

translate vision into reality.”

– Warren Bennis

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Table Exercise

Blue Scope

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An Agile leader . . .• Operates effectively amid uncertainty, complexity, and rapid

change• Is knowledgeable about Agile values, approaches, and practices• Surfaces more creative solutions through increased self-

awareness, a growth mindset, and engaging others• Aligns and empowers teams toward delivering more customer

value• Personally, integrates feedback and experiments, and adapts

their ways• Takes a collaborative continuous-improvement approach to

organizational effectiveness• Catalyzes change in others and facilitates organizational change

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Power is….

“The skill of getting people to

willingly do your will because

of your personal clout.”

– James Hunter

Influence occurs when other people affect an individual's emotions, opinions, or behaviors. Leaders use influence to create the behaviors needed to achieve their goal and vision.

https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/leadership-9/defining-leadership-68/a-leader-s-influence-340-1045/

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Agile Executives

• Power is positional.

Influence is personal.

• Power is wielded.

Influence is granted.

• Power pushes.

Influence persuades.

• Power is resented.

Influence is respected.

• Power expires.

Influence endures.

http://richardmckeown.com/power-vs-influence-building-a-legacy-of-leadership/

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Spotlight on you!

Do you lead from a position

of power or influence?

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“Leadership is influence, nothing

more, nothing less.”

– John Maxwell

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Match That Tune5 types of power


Needs

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Wants

Need or Want?• The tools to do my job.

• To be listened to, treated with respect and dignity.

• A safe working environment.

• To always have my ideas listened to, liked, and implemented.

• Recognition of my accomplishments.

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How can you power your influence?

• Connect with people emotionally• Use high-powered body language• Tell a story• Help shift perspective

To succeed, we must stand as leaders in our organizations, regardless of position, and influence the influencers.

http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/7-factors-that-influence-influence

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