Agile Leader Fundamentals Online Course
Sohrab Salimi
Agile Academy CEO with over 10 years of experience in agile trainings- Set foundations of your personal Agile Leader journey
- Get context on agile leadership and enhance your own leadership capabilities by practicing systematic ways and techniques
- Benefit from our wide range of practical examples and case studies from different industries
- Use this online course as prep work for the Professional Agile Leadership certification (PAL 1) from Scrum.org
Word class teams improve & learn with our online courses:
I can highly recommend Scrum Academy's Agile Leader online course. Sohrab has a brilliant way of presenting complex topics in the most compelling way. His message is delivered to the point, easy to consume and understand, and with beautiful memorable illustrations. The bite-sized video lessons are easily integrated into my daily schedule, and I'm taking away a new learning every day!
About the Agile Leader Fundamentals Online Course
Ready to elevate your leadership skills? The Agile Leader Fundamentals course builds the foundation for all leaders who want to learn about different leadership styles and how to apply them. This course provides you with the context to adapt your leadership behaviors to agile working conditions.
Throughout the course, you'll dive deep into core agile leadership concepts, understand the significance of an agile mindset, and explore the intricacies of leading in an agile environment. The curriculum covers essential topics such as organizational culture, change management, effective communication in agile settings, feedback mechanisms, and the use of agile metrics.
By the end of the online course, you will not only have a comprehensive understanding of agile leadership but also be equipped with practical tools and strategies to drive agile transformations in your organization.
Course Curriculum
Intro | Agile Leader Fundamentals
- Download and Use Your Workbook
- How to Get The Most Out of This Course
- Success Requires Commitment
Context for Agile Leadership
- Intro Context for Agile Leadership
- The Need for Innovation
- Case Study Tesla
- Case Study Apple
- The Innovation Stack
- Case Study Haier
- Case Study Amazon
- Context of Agile
- Defined vs. Empirical
- Drivers for Change
- History of Management
- Outro Context for Agile Leadership
- Assignments Context for Agile Leadership
Agile Leadership
- Intro Agile Leadership
- Exercise | Decentralization of Decision Making
- Debrief | Decentralization of Decision Making
- Intro | Leadership Agility Exercise
- Exercise | Expert Leader
- Debrief | Expert Leader
- Exercise | Achiever Leader
- Debrief | Achiever Leader
- Exercise | Heroic Leadership
- Debrief | Heroic Leadership
- Exercise | Catalyst Leader
- Debrief | Catalyst Leader
- Leadership Agility Framework
- Leadership Agility Examples
- Intro | Leadership Principles Exercise
- Debrief | Amazon Leadership Principles
- Debrief | Google Great Managers
- Intro | Journey towards Agile Leadership
- Foundations of Good Decisions
- What is Mindset?
- Awareness, Choice & Change
- Do, Lead & Coach
- Intro | Tools & Techniques
- Catalyst Conversation
- Powerstyles
- Manager on a Page
- 1-on-1 Meetings
- Outro Agile Leadership
- Assignments Agile Leadership
Outro | Agile Leader Fundamentals
Your Course Instructor
Sohrab Salimi
Agile Academy AG
Sohrab Salimi is a visionary voice in agile leadership and organizational transformation.
An entrepreneur by conviction, Sohrab has spent over 20 years helping leaders rethink how companies build products, empower teams, and adapt to a rapidly changing world. His mission: to turn agility into real business impact.
As the founder and CEO of Agile Academy he works with organizations across the globe—from startups to Fortune 500s—guiding them through strategic change with clarity and courage. Sohrab combines deep agile expertise, boardroom-level experience, and the mindset of a coach.
Through Agile Insights Conversations, his curated talks with global thought leaders, and his German translations of influential agile literature, he challenges conventional thinking and sparks new perspectives.
Sohrab lives in Cologne, where he balances life as a father of three with his passions: sport, music, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
