Where Agile lies?
Now that we have a self-organized team with empowered individuals and that the manager has delegated a lot of tasks, he/she can focus on growing the people! Like a gardener. There, have you heard of the Schneider model? It models a company culture into 4 quadrants (you can tap on the picture above to enlarge it):
- Control - "we succeed by getting and keeping control."
- Competence - "we succeed by being the best."
- Collaboration - "we succeed by working together."
- Cultivation - "we succeed by growing people who fulfill our vision."
Agile Manager is a servant leader (We've knew it since we are young I'm sure)
Shifting from the conventional management role to a servant leader role is not easy. Still, most managers I've worked with find the journey very rewarding. Below are some tips to get you started:
- Start using the word 'we' instead of 'I.'
- Understand people's intrinsic motivators, then motivate and inspire rather than control
- Ask questions rather than provide solutions (aka spoon-feeding)
- Ask why what, what if rather than how who, when
- Encourage creativity rather than conformity
- Provide vision rather than instructions
By following these steps, you would have become an Agile Manager - often seen as someone who instills respect and creates other leaders.
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