Overview
Lead with clarity, empower teams, and unlock agility at scale with our Agile Leadership Masterclass.
Great agile organisations aren’t defined by frameworks — they’re defined by leadership. This Agile Leadership Masterclass equips leaders with the mindset, skills, and tools to foster alignment, decentralise decision-making, and create the conditions where agile delivery can truly thrive.
Led by a best-selling author and one of the most respected agile trainers in the world, this interactive, premium masterclass blends deep expertise with real-world examples from FTSE 100 companies, government, consultancies, and fast-growth scale-ups.
Delivered online or in-person, this Agile Leadership training can also be offered over three 2-hour sessions across three weeks to fit around senior leadership schedules.
What you’ll learn:
Your team will gain practical, actionable insights on:
- The agile leadership mindset: shifting from command-and-control to enabling autonomy
- Creating alignment without micromanagement: vision, OKRs, and shared goals
- Decentralising decision-making: empowering teams while maintaining accountability
- Leading through complexity and uncertainty
- Building psychological safety and a culture of learning
- The leader’s role in shaping agile culture and values
- Common leadership traps that block agility – and how to avoid them
- Real-world examples from agile organisations in the field
Who is this Masterclass for?
Executives, Directors & Senior Managers
Product Leaders
& Delivery Leaders
Technology Leads and
Engineering Managers
Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters
& Change Agents
Benefits of the Agile Leadership Masterclass
Agile transformation starts—and often stalls—with leadership. This masterclass equips senior leaders with the mindset, behaviours, and practical tools needed to lead modern, adaptive organisations. Through real-world examples and expert guidance, participants learn how to create alignment without micromanagement, empower teams, and foster a culture where agility thrives.
Your leaders will:
- Develop a modern leadership mindset rooted in trust, adaptability, and empowerment
- Learn how to align teams and strategy using vision, OKRs, and outcome-based goals
- Gain tools to decentralise decision-making while maintaining visibility and accountability
- Strengthen their ability to lead through complexity and uncertainty with clarity and confidence
- Understand how to build psychological safety and a learning culture to support innovation and resilience
- Avoid common leadership traps that can unintentionally block agility and autonomy
Whether leading a team, department, or the entire organisation, this masterclass provides a powerful foundation for leading agility at scale.
- Course Options: Online or In Person, In-House Only
- Duration: 1 day (6 hours), Can be delivered on one day, or over 3 weeks in 3 X 2-hour sessions
- Maximum Class Size: 30 delegates
- Level: Foundation
By the end of this Agile Leadership workshop, participants will:
- Understand the mindset shifts required to lead in an agile organisation
- Know how to create alignment while empowering teams to make decisions
- Be equipped to build an environment of psychological safety and learning
- Recognise common leadership behaviours that undermine agility – and how to change them
- Be able to lead agility at scale with clarity, confidence, and impact
What is included?
- 6 hours of high-quality, interactive instruction from a leading product discovery expert
- Practical tools, templates, and techniques your team can apply immediately
- Case studies and examples from enterprise and scale-up contexts
- Tailored delivery (online or in-person) to suit your organisation’s needs
- Follow-up resource pack to support embedding discovery practices
Our Trainer
This Masterclass will be delivered by the below Certified Scrum Trainer:
Karim Harbott
Karim has worked in product development since 2003 and has been involved in Scrum and Agile since 2008. He became a Certified Enterprise Coach (the highest Scrum Alliance coaching level) in 2014, a Certified Scrum Trainer in 2016, and served on the Scrum Alliance board of directors from 2020 to 2022.
Karim wrote the learning objectives followed by all Scrum Alliance trainers for Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner as well as the advanced classes and is also the author of the best-selling book, The 6 Enablers of Business Agility.
Agile Leadership: Further Information and FAQs
What do I need to attend the Masterclass?
In-Person Courses
- You do not need to bring a laptop or other equipment. A comprehensive workbook will be provided to all attendees.
Online Courses
A reliable internet connection is vital.
We require delegates to use a laptop, computer or device with a large screen to ensure they can participate without the limitations of using a smaller device.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation is possible up to two weeks before the start of a course without cost. After that point, the full course fee is due regardless of whether the registered person participates in the course. Participants can be substituted without charge.
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Training Packages
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If you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, get in touch. We will work with you to create a bespoke training pathway that suits your or your team’s learning aspirations at a price that suits your budget.
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