Host Leadership as a model for leadership in Agile settings.

In Agile and Lean transformation, one of the great barriers is leadership style. The typical teaching is proposing 'servant leadership' - but for many, the notion of servant leadership is hard to connect to.

An alternative is emerging, but isn't well-known yet - 'Host leadership.'

This intended as an introduction to the concept of Host Leadership, it's compliment - Guest Followership - and a discussion of the advantages it may have over Servant Leadership in many contexts. 

 
 

Outline/Structure of the Lightning Talk

 

  1. Why are we here? / Definition of Done
  2. The problem of leadership in Agile
  3. Servant Leadership as the North Star
  4. Problems with Servant Leadership
  5. An alternative - Host Leadership
  6. Host Leadership explained
  7. Guest Followership
  8. Learning more
  9. Q & A

Learning Outcome

Listeners should be aware of the concept of Host Leadership, and should have a learning path to follow if they are interested in learning more.

Target Audience

Agile Coaches, Change Agents + Agile team members and leaders

Prerequisites for Attendees

None

schedule Submitted 8 months ago

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