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Agile Leadership

Agile Leadership: Coaching without heroics

Leaders practice short coaching arcs that protect team autonomy while keeping external commitments visible.

5 weeks · leadership studio blocks

Executive-friendly evening cohort (KST)

Tuition: 612,000 KRW

Informational pricing only. Enrollment happens through our team after a fit call.

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Program narrative

Engineering managers practice observation, question banks, and feedback scripts that reinforce operational quality standards without turning ceremonies into performance reviews. Case studies come from IT delivery, not generic motivational stories.

What is included

  • Observation worksheets tuned to remote rooms
  • Question bank for clarifying intent vs. prescribing tasks
  • Escalation paths that respect team ownership
  • Agenda templates for leadership syncs with product partners
  • Conflict cooling scripts for backlog disagreements
  • Peer triads with recorded micro-coaching rounds

Outcomes

  • Run a fifteen-minute coaching arc after a review without hijacking decisions
  • Translate leadership asks into backlog-ready language
  • Document one team agreement that reduces mid-sprint surprises

Facilitator on point

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Jonah Mercer

Curriculum designer translating facilitation craft into reusable leadership prompts.

FAQ

Is this only for people managers?

Delivery leads and principal engineers who influence prioritization also benefit. We mix roles intentionally.

Will this cover HR performance cycles?

No. We stay focused on delivery coaching behaviors, not HR policy design.

What should I bring?

A recent decision you regret or a recurring conflict in planning. Anonymous summaries are fine.

Recent participant notes

“The Agile Leadership question bank stopped me from “solutioning” in retros. My teams now answer with data from the SprintCanvas board prompts.”

Sora Kim · Director of engineering · 5/5

“Evening blocks were tight for parents on my team; async reflections helped, but live time is still the spine of the course.”

Theo · Delivery lead · Google

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