The agile leadership model is an apt leadership model for the Humanised Workforce.
Agile leadership complements a world of constant change.
Our ability to be agile in a changing environment helps leverage the situation and emerge in good shape.
The agile mindset is about how leaders think. It's the characteristics of leaders which allow them to be agile. There are 6 points:
1. Strong Values
Values are things that are essential to us. If we care about something, we are motivated to try and improve things and tackle problems.
Leaders need to understand what they are doing the role for and what they are trying to achieve—the values of the Leader influence other people.
The values of the Leader need to align with the organisation.
Values are not static. They change over time. The things that are important in one stage of life are not necessarily important later on in life.
In aligning values, there will be commonalities and differences. Conflicts need to be avoided.
2. Confidence to make a difference
A reason for the confidence is required, authentic.
What are the qualities the Leader is bringing to the organisation?
It is best to be humble about the qualities and be aware.
What kind of a difference does the Leader want to make? What is achievable, and what is out of the possibility.
Not all is known, but a problem-solving ability can steer the agile Leader.
Leaders who are capable of a big plan are few and far between.
We can all have small goals or what we can already do.
However, agility is about stretching and reaching out further than the simple plan. While stretching, flexibility and problem-solving are paramount.
The agile Leader needs access to resources which means corporate or organisational support.
If a leader is conservative and wants to proceed safely, this is probably at odds with agile and a bigger plan.
3. Insightful
Insight is about seeing what is going on in the present time. We need to be open to the truth. "It is what it is."
Insight is being aware of system complexities.
What are the resources that are available for change or problem-solving?
Part of this understands the risks and the relationship to strategy. High risk is an ambitious strategy. Low risk is a conservative strategy.
The perception of reality varies between individuals. The agreement about what is real is essential.
