Shannon Ewan
Managing Director
ICAgile, LLC
location_on United States
Member since 4 years
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Shannon Ewan
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I’m a seasoned agile coach, facilitator, trainer, long-time consultant, advocate of empowered teams, and proud team member of ICAgile. I bring two decades of experience to the table, including enterprise agile transformations in the commercial and government sectors, agile leadership and delivery for software teams, international project management in the US Peace Corps, and, most recently, leadership of a global startup. I am a huge advocate of lifelong learning and believe that learning agility is foundational for sustainable Business Agility.
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Five Things Leaders need to Unlearn to Enable Agility
45 Mins
Talk
Intermediate
When we think of becoming agile leaders, we recognize that we have a lot to learn, but do we also see how much we have to unlearn? Letting go of old paradigms, conventional wisdom and ingrained habits around leadership can unleash a new world of possibility for our teams and organizations.
Many of us understand the logic behind the key principles of agile leadership, but we find them much harder to implement in practice. For example, what does it mean to let go of being the expert? Aren't leaders expected to know the best solutions? How do we create space for ownership and accountability without losing our sense of contribution? How much failure can we really encourage and tolerate in the spirit of empowerment? This is where self-awareness, self-development and humility become invaluable on the journey.
This talk will share lessons learned and unlearned both from personal experience as well as from leaders I’ve collaborated with over the years. It will also invite the audience to share stories with their fellow attendees and introspect on their own way forward to help ignite agility in their teams and organizations.
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