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Certified Agile Leader®

Wed Jun 24, 2026 9:00 AM - Thu Jun 25, 2026 5:00 PM MDT Online, Zoom

Certified Agile Leader®

Wed Jun 24, 2026 9:00 AM - Thu Jun 25, 2026 5:00 PM MDT Online, Zoom

Upgrade your Leadership Skills and your Organization's Operating Model

This course will be the best two days you'll invest in your career and your organization's success.

Build Leaders that people want to follow, and a more adaptive and resilient organization.

For leaders at all levels, from team leader to CEO, you'll learn how to:

  • Maximize your influence as a leader - even without formal authority
  • Optimize your organization's culture for sustained success
  • Build an adaptive organization that thrives amid complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change
  • Successfully implement organizational change initiatives
  • Deliver complex products and projects using Agile principles 

What Participants Say 

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "Brad's CAL-1 course is a masterclass in agile leadership. He provides the finesse and strategic clarity needed to lead in an AI-driven world. If you are looking to evolve your role from oversight to enablement, Brad is the guide you want." -- Tom C., Head of Marketing for a global professional organization

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "Interactive exercises. Thoughtful case studies. Next level thinking. Tangible examples/exercises that can be taken back to my organization." -- John G., Practice Area Leader at a national consulting company

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ “This course was eye-opening and empowering in helping me understand how to redirect an incomplete rollout of Agile in my organization.” -- Veronika Vacek, Managing Director at Charles Schwab & Co.

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ “Excellent course with tons of great takeaways. More executives need to get on board.” -- Chris Porter, COO & Co-Founder at GoHunt.com

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "I took this class in 2019 and I bet I use the content at least once a week. Highly recommend!" -- Regis McGarry, Product Leader at Healthcare company


Our courses run regularly! Click here for our full schedule


Curriculum from the World’s Top Leadership Coaches

Our course content and facilitation and has been refined over many years by a global team of Leadership coaches & trainers. We have leveraged our collective expertise and experiences to create the Agile Leadership Journey® - a truly world-class learning experience for Leaders.

Introduction to Agile Leadership Journey

Earn Three Certifications

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  1. Scrum Alliance CAL-1™
  2. Agile Leadership Journey®: Agility in Leadership™
  3. Agile Leadership Journey®: Agility in Organizations™

Course content:

  • How to lead amidst complexity and uncertainty
  • The Leadership Agility® framework for becoming a visionary & catalyst leader
  • Case studies of Catalyst leadership behaviors & mindset
  • Practical techniques for breakthrough conversations with peers & teams
  • How to assess and shape your organization’s culture
  • Case studies of successful Agile transformations
  • A strategic framework for leading organizational change
  • Simple yet powerful techniques for aligning and empowering action

Hear from participants about the impact of this workshop

Past participants describe the impact and value of the workshop

More quotes from participants 

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ “Deep insight into Agile methodology and how to enable/support teams to be successful in Agile." - Jennifer N, VP of Engineering at a software product company

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ “The Leadership Agility program has given me a lot of valuable, actionable feedback. It has really made me think about the different levels (individual, team, and organization) of interaction and how I behave at each level. I really appreciate the focus on not just my weaknesses, but also my strengths. It gives me a good idea of what I should continue to do while I also have areas to improve. Brad is an excellent coach and has given me many good insights. He has provided many good suggestions on tools that I can use while I’m working on my improvement items.” - Trevor P, Director at a national telecom company

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "The course reinforced and deepened my approach to leadership: showing up with presence, adaptability, and intention, especially in moments of change. It also helped me sharpen when and how to flex different leadership styles... whether that's leading with curiosity, creating space for insight, or guiding action in a way that invites collaboration and shared ownership." - TrustPilot reviewer

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "The Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1) Course was excellent. It provided valuable templates and exercises to practice while leading organizations and instilling Agile practices. Brad, the instructor, facilitated engaging breakout sessions that allowed students to expand on key learnings and topics discussed. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their application of Agile across organizational culture. Overall, this course was outstanding!" - TrustPilot reviewer

About the instructor: Brad Swanson

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Brad Swanson is a Leadership and Organizational Coach who guides organizations to achieve sustainably better results using Lean & Agile principles. He has been a trusted advisor for executives and organizations across the globe. He honed his own leadership skills as a Vice President in the consulting and software industries.

Brad is a Certified Leadership Agility® 360 Coach, Certified Agile Leadership® (CAL) Educator®, Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), Certified Agile Coach (Certified Enterprise Coach® - CEC), Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), and Certified LeSS Practitioner (Large Scale Scrum). He is a member of the Agile Leadership Journey, a global federation of Leadership coaches. Brad has been an Agile practitioner since 1999, is former President of Agile Denver and co-founder of the Mile High Agile conference, and a speaker at international conferences including numerous Global Scrum Gatherings in the USA and Asia (6 times), Agile 20xx (4 times), Mile High Agile (6 times), Agile Tour Toronto, AgilePalooza, Agile Development Conference East & West, PMI Mile Hi Symposium, and many Meetups in the USA, South America and Asia.