CAE Agile Leadership & Coaching Flashcards

When should an Agile leader shift from a coaching stance to a teaching stance?

Answer: When the team lacks specific knowledge or skills needed to move forward

Teaching is appropriate when the team lacks specific knowledge or skills and needs direct instruction to bridge the gap.

What is a 'growth mindset' as applied in Agile leadership?

Answer: Believing abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and learning

A growth mindset, as defined by Carol Dweck and embraced in Agile, is the belief that abilities can be developed through effort and learning from failure.

How does an Agile leader best support psychological safety on the team?

Answer: By creating an environment where team members feel safe to speak up, experiment, and fail without fear of punishment

Psychological safety means team members feel safe to take interpersonal risks like sharing ideas, raising concerns, or admitting mistakes.

What does 'inspect and adapt' mean at the leadership level in Agile?

Answer: Leaders regularly review their own leadership practices and adjust based on outcomes

Agile leaders apply inspect-and-adapt to their own leadership approach, continuously reflecting and adjusting to better serve the team.

What is the purpose of a 'leadership self-assessment' in an Agile context?

Answer: To identify gaps between a leader's current behavior and Agile leadership ideals

A leadership self-assessment helps Agile leaders identify where their behaviors align with or diverge from Agile principles so they can grow.

Which approach best describes how an Agile leader handles conflict within the team?

Answer: Coach the team to resolve conflicts themselves using agreed-upon norms

Agile leaders coach teams to develop conflict-resolution skills, building team resilience and self-sufficiency rather than resolving every conflict for them.