workers-collab

Agile Leadership and Strategy

In a shifting business environment, it’s the agile and resilient organizations that have a much better chance to survive—and even to thrive. With future orientation and entrepreneurial focus, this course gives you the roadmap to seize new opportunities and bounce back even stronger from unforeseen changes. Let’s build agility and resilience into your leadership repertoire and your organization’s DNA. Add the ability to shift mindset and inspire behavior change. Plus, the strategies to create more flexible structures and processes that grow your organization’s capability and performance.

Seminar Number: 02546

5
(72 reviews)
  • Live Online
  • At Your Company Location

Course Scheduling & Pricing

Home>Course Topic>Organizational Leadership>Agile Leadership and Strategy

About This Course

Most leadership approaches assume stability. They teach you to set a plan and execute. But when priorities shift weekly and market conditions change without warning, that model breaks down. This course offers a different path. Participants explore frameworks used in modern agile leadership courses, learning how to balance adaptability with long-term objectives. Through agile leadership training, you'll learn to balance adaptability with strategic focus. Hands-on exercises let you practice making decisions with incomplete information, adjusting course when needed, and building a team that can do the same. The goal is an organization that responds faster without falling apart.

Read the FAQs

Who Should Attend

Vice presidents, executive directors, directors, senior managers, division managers and others with strategic leadership roles. Table groups are encouraged and welcome.

  •   Live Online2 Day(s)
    1.2 CEU, 12 CLP, 14 CPE, 12 PHR, 12 SPHR
 
 

In a shifting business environment, it’s the agile and resilient organizations that have a much better chance to survive—and even to thrive. With future orientation and entrepreneurial focus, this course gives you the roadmap to seize new opportunities and bounce back even stronger from unforeseen changes.

Let’s build agility and resilience into your leadership repertoire and your organization’s DNA. Add the ability to shift mindset and inspire behavior change. Plus, the strategies to create more flexible structures and processes that grow your organization’s capability and performance.

  • Examine the practices of the most agile and resilient organizations
  • Anticipate trends and patterns and take decisive action
  • Get your organization ready to navigate turbulent times and disruptive change
  • Develop a capacity for foresight—anticipating change
  • Get tools for exploring market opportunities
  • Build a plan and practice techniques to gain buy-in for changes
  • Lead and motivate others toward agile and resilient mindset and behavior
  • Transform agility and resilience in your organization
  • Further develop your personal agility and resilience
  • Why agility and resilience are your superpower
  • What agile and resilient organizations do that others do not
  • Assessing your organization to identify where to implement practices for agility
  • Building agility and strategy using the SEAL model: Scan, Experiment, Adapt and Learn
  • Scanning the macro and market environment for trends and patterns
  • Experimenting with pitfalls using a simulation
  • Reframing change to motivate your people
  • Adapting processes and structure using new business models
  • Leveraging a toolkit for leading change
  • Practicing agility with an interactive case study
  • Adapting your leadership style for greater agility and resilience
  • Using your assessment results to enhance your personal agility and resilience
  • Developing a personal game plan to increase ability in yourself, your team and your organization

Learning Objectives

  • Examine the Practices of the Most Agile and Resilient Organizations
  • Develop a Capacity for Foresight—Anticipating Change
  • Obtain Tools for Exploring Market Opportunities
  • Build a Plan and Agreement for Change
  • Lead and Motivate Others Toward Agile and Resilient Mindset and Behavior
  • Further Develop Your Personal Agility and Resilience

Introduction

  • Identify Agility and Resilience
  • Explore the Characteristics of Agile and Resilient Organizations
  • Identify Characteristics You Would Like to Develop

Agile, Resilient Organizations

  • Identify Characteristics of Agile, Resilient Organizations
  • Understand How Some Large Organizations Manage to Be Agile
  • Understand Agility as a Way to Be Resilient
  • Assess Your Organizational Agility

What Agile, Resilient Organizations Do

  • Scan the Environment
  • Experiment Small-Scale
  • Adapt the Organization
  • Learn and Grow

Agility Practice

  • Practice Change Leadership to Help an Organization Become More Agile
  • Experience Disruption

Download Extended Seminar Outline PDF

View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

72 reviews

 
Instructor was very good - kept us engaged and shared relevant examples from industry.
5
David O.
 
Deputy to CEO, Technical Operations
 
Industry: Manufacturing
Instructor was knowledgeable and well prepared. She leveraged group discussion and real world experiences to tie home the core messaging. I appreciated her flexibility with respect to structure to focus on value added.
5
Jon R.
 
Manager - Supply Chain
 
Industry: Transportation
I've been to alot of AMA classes and this one was one of the best I've attended. The materials were very well developed and the flow of learning of perfect. Haywood was also an excellent teacher and facilitator. Highly recommend!
5
Connie S.
 
Brand Manager
 
Industry: Manufacturing
The course incorporated the proper balance of reading, discussion, review and small group work for adult learners to walk about with tangible tools to employ in the work space.
5
Angela N.
 
Deputy Director of Administration
 
Industry: Government
Great course, great instructor, great participation by all, as encouraged by the instructor. I still prefer in person courses but given the success of this session, I would sign up for more courses if they are only offered online.
5
Mohammed S.
 
Deputy Director
 
Industry: Government

American Management Association is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute's (HRCI) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

American Management Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. For additional information or for more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact Customer Service at 800-262-9699.

Recommended CPE Credit: 14 hours/Advanced
Prerequisites: Familiarity with fundamentals of analytical skills
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Group Live/Group Internet Based
Field of Study: Technical – Management Services

Live Online Schedule

5 Sessions Available

Frequently Asked Questions

What is agile leadership?

Agile leadership is a leadership approach that helps organizations adapt quickly to change while staying aligned with strategic goals. Agile leaders provide clear direction but give teams the flexibility to adjust how work gets done as conditions evolve. This approach emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning and faster decision making in dynamic business environments.

Our organization moves quickly, but our leadership approach still feels rigid. How does agile leadership training help leaders adapt?

Many organizations adopt agile processes for projects but continue to rely on traditional leadership models that slow decision making and innovation. Agile leadership training focuses on helping leaders create an environment where teams can respond quickly to change while still staying aligned with organizational strategy. In this course, leaders explore how to shift from rigid command-and-control approaches toward leadership practices that emphasize adaptability, collaboration and continuous learning. The goal is to help leaders guide teams through uncertainty while maintaining strategic focus and accountability.

What will I learn in this agile leadership course?

This agile leadership course explores how leaders can align strategic goals with agile ways of working. Participants learn how agile leadership supports innovation, encourages cross-functional collaboration and helps organizations respond more effectively to changing market conditions. The course also examines how leaders can support experimentation, empower teams and create a culture that balances agility with strategic discipline.

Who should attend agile leadership training for managers?

This agile leadership training for managers is designed for leaders responsible for guiding teams through change or managing complex initiatives. Managers, directors and executives who oversee cross-functional teams or strategic projects often benefit the most. It is particularly valuable for leaders whose organizations are adopting agile methods but need leadership approaches that support agility at the strategic level.

How do agile leadership and strategy work together in modern organizations?

Many organizations treat agility as a project management methodology rather than a leadership approach. In reality, agile leadership and strategy must work together. Leaders must be able to set strategic direction while allowing teams the flexibility to adapt how they execute that strategy. This course explores how leaders can balance long-term strategic thinking with the adaptability required to respond to evolving business conditions.

What is the difference between agile leadership training and traditional leadership development?

Traditional leadership development often focuses on hierarchy, authority, strategy and structured planning. Agile leadership training focuses instead on adaptability, transparency and empowering teams to solve problems quickly. Leaders learn how to create conditions where innovation can occur while still maintaining accountability and alignment with strategic goals.

How can leaders apply agile strategy when market conditions change quickly?

An agile strategy allows organizations to adjust direction as new information becomes available. Instead of relying on fixed long-term plans, agile leaders establish strategic priorities while encouraging continuous feedback and learning. This approach helps organizations test ideas, refine initiatives and respond more effectively to emerging opportunities or risks.
Close