Challenges Leaders Face For Themselves

By Tricia Broderick Coach at Agile For All, LLC , Board Member Agile Alliance

Tricia Broderick has more than 17 years of experience in software development. She is a certified Trainer From The Back Of The Room, ACP, CSM, PMP, and SAFe Professional Consultant. Prior to joining Agile For All, she served as Director of Development, Agile Coach and Manager of Project Management for numerous companies, laying the groundwork to shift teams from one-year product cycles to feasible daily delivery of high-quality software and services. With a bachelor of science in computer science and engineering, she is a highly experience leader, coach, mentor, and trainer with Agile For All. In addition, Tricia is a frequent keynote speaker at national Agile conferences, and regularly shares Agile leadership insights through her well-known blog, www.leadtotheedge.com.

Am I doing anything right? It’s a question, most professionals – especially leaders – have asked themselves at least once in their career (for some of us on a regular basis). Obviously, the answer is yes but that doesn’t mean the weight and pressures don’t occasionally start to tip the scale in the wrong direction mentally. As leaders, we spend most of our time focused on the challenges of others, of teams, and of the organization. Yet, when do we take care of ourselves as leaders and the problems we face personally? In this session, expect raw honesty of acknowledging the common patterns of challenges such as 'but I am the expert', 'am I adding value", etc. For each common challenge, you'll walk away with tools and concepts to help you be the best leader you can be.