Do Managers Have a Place in Agile? Rethinking Leadership Roles

𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀?
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭.

Agile frameworks focus on Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Delivery Teams. However, the manager's role is often left undefined. The result is a widespread lack of clarity: managers unsure of their place, executives with misaligned expectations, and teams caught in the middle.
Ron Lichty, co-author of the book 'Managing the Unmanageable', delves into one of the most overlooked gaps in Agile adoption: the evolving role of the manager.
In this talk, Ron shares insights, anecdotes, and personal stories from decades of helping organizations make software development “hum.” He reveals what happens when Agile frameworks skip past the manager’s role, leaving a vacuum for those outside the Scrum team but still critical to team success.

In his talk "𝗗𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲? 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 “, Ron explores:
• 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳—𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥
• 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴
• 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 “𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥” 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
• 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮

This is a must-attend for leaders, coaches, product owners, scrum masters, and anyone navigating Agile transformation in real-world organizations.
🗓️ 05/08/2025. 7-8 pm EST.
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