CAE Agile Leadership & Coaching Flashcards

What is the goal of organizational agility as supported by Agile leaders?

Answer: Building the entire organization's ability to sense and respond to change rapidly

Organizational agility is the enterprise-wide capability to sense environmental changes and respond effectively and rapidly.

What does 'creating alignment' mean for an Agile leader?

Answer: Ensuring teams share a common vision and purpose while having autonomy in execution

Alignment means teams share a unified vision and purpose but retain autonomy over how they achieve it, balancing coherence with flexibility.

How should an Agile leader respond when a team member consistently underperforms?

Answer: Have a direct, empathetic conversation to understand root causes and co-create a support plan

Agile leaders address underperformance through direct, empathetic dialogue to understand systemic or personal causes before creating a plan together.

What is 'outcome-based leadership' in an Agile context?

Answer: Focusing on delivered value and results rather than outputs or activities

Outcome-based leadership measures success by the value delivered and results achieved, not the volume of activities or outputs produced.

What is the best way an Agile leader can foster continuous learning in the team?

Answer: Creating regular opportunities for experimentation, reflection, and knowledge sharing within the team's workflow

Continuous learning is embedded into the team's rhythm through regular experimentation, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing rather than isolated training events.

What does 'distributed decision-making' mean in Agile leadership?

Answer: Pushing decision authority to the people closest to the work, within a clear framework

Distributed decision-making empowers those closest to the work to make decisions, reducing bottlenecks and increasing responsiveness.