Agile Leadership with Tight Loose Tight

 

Continue your Tight Loose Tight journey!

After having learned the basics in the Foundation course it is now time to put theory in practise. We will be your mentor, sparringspartner and guide while you start using Tight Loose Tight in your team.

Starting date is February 29th, 2024


From theory into practice

After having learned a bit about Tight Loose Tight you might have noticed, what many do:

It sounds easy, but as soon as you start using it, the problems start.

  • Was the theory maybe wrong?
  • The concept not good enough?
  • Or even worse: Your team not fit for it?

 

Before you continue thinking like this, relax: Everyone who has started using Tight Loose Tight observed similar struggles. Tigth Loose Tight means a big change in the mindset and organizational structures - for you AND for the team.

Therefore - whatever you observe - this is normal!

 

 

That is why we want to be your mentor, sparringspartner and guide on your journey.

We will be there for you to answer your questions and find solutions. 

 

Between the modules, we will stay in touch in a slack group. 

 

So trust the process, trust the journey. And maybe one day you will also reach out to us and say:

"Since I use Tight Loose Tight everything is lighter".

 

So hopp on the train, join the journey!

 

 

Learn to be a Tight Loose Tight practitioner!


After the course...

Have you been to 3-day courses and got a diploma afterwards - without really knowing how to use the newly learned theory? And felt a bit alone with those every day challenges?

We have...

 

That is why this course takes you on a journey where at the end...

  • you will have understood and adopted the Tight Loose Tight approach,
  • you will have used Tight Loose Tight on your own development journey,
  • you will have tested and implemented it in your team and seen a shift,
  • you will be part of a network of equals to share your experiences and learn from each other.

We combine theory and practise and share experiences.

The course itself will be set up with an agile Tight Loose Tight approach. That way, you will learn how to use Tight Loose Tight on your own learning journey by setting yourselves goals and following up on them.


What other people say about Tight Loose Tight

“Adopting trust-based leadership involves training Telenor’s management teams around the world in what the company calls tight, loose, tight”. Sigve Brekke, CEO Telenor in this article from World Economic Forum 

 

“Learning to understand Tight Loose Tight, and especially Loose Tight Loose, was a wow, and we used it into our strategy instantly”. Government organization

 

“After you trained us in Tight Loose Tight, our leadership group has improved our communication and understanding of agile leadership”. Top management group

 

“Wow, it really works. The team loves my new approach!”. Product owner for an agile team

 

"I felt that having a clear goal on all levels is very effective. It made it easy to engage people”. Leader in NAV explaining the effect after being trained in Tight Loose Tight in this thesis.

 


Why Tight Loose Tight practitioner?

As a Tight Loose Tight Practitioner, you will be able to work as a leader in an agile organization, and you will be able to support other leaders in your organization to adopt an agile practice. We believe that after completing the course you will have learned a new mindset, and that you will see and feel clear results both through more satisfied employees and through strengthened results for your team. You will also be able to put agile management in context with other management styles, and know when you should use the various management tools.

 

Tight Loose Tight is a Norwegian-developed management model for trust-based management, and has been adopted in both public and private enterprises such as NAV, Telenor, the National Archives and DNV. Our ambition is therefore that our students will be able to make a stronger position on the job market after completing the approved education.

 

To ensure quality, which we believe is a prerequisite for the education to be attractive in business, you will end the course with an exam. Those who pass the exam and who have participated in at least 70% of the course will be able to receive a diploma as an approved Tight Loose Tight Practitioner, and will subsequently be part of a growing community of leaders who are trying to do the same as you. After a year's practice, you will also be able to apply for the education as a Tight Loose Tight Trainer, which gives you training right to train Tight Loose Tight Practitioners yourself.


Curriculum

The course is a mix between theory and practice. In steps, you will learn everything you need to successfully use and implement Tight Loose Tight. You will also use Tight Loose Tight to create your own learning journey.

Every second module is a "bring your case" module. By analysing concrete cases, you will understand the concept even better - there is enough space for all your questions that come up in daily life.

Module 1 - February 29th  - March 1st, 2024, Berlin

  • Theory and history of leadership and organizational development
  • Theory of Tight Loose Tight
  • Analysing of own leadership style
  • Practical use of Tight Loose Tight
  • Working with purpose and hypotheses
  • Effects of change and use of psychological safety

Module 2 - March 14th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 12:30 

  • Basics of a coaching approach (leading by questions, open mindset)
  • Practical approach to Tight Loose Tight - exercise with own cases
  • Defining your own Tight for the learning journey

 

Module 3 - April 4th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 12:30 

  • Giving feedback on an agile level without giving personal opinions
  • Basics and use of Non-violent communication
  • Building personal connections by using psychological safety

 

Module 4 - April 17h, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 12:30 

  • Practical training of agile feedback
  • Using Tight Loose Tight on your learning journey

 

 

Module 5 - May 2nd, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 12:30 

  • Using the value stream, customer focus and an iterative approach to solve problems
  • Working with hypothesis to create focus on the iterative approach - learn to solve problems without a plan
  • Learn to live and lead with uncertainty

 

Module 6 - May 16th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 11:30 

  • Working with effects - the last Tight
  • Understanding and communicating the difference between effect and control

 

 

Module 7 - May 29th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 11:30 

  • Working practically on your use cases

 

Module 8 - June 13th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 11:30 

  • Dealing with complexity in ambidextrous surroundings
  • Connecting or seperating Tight Loose Tight from OKR 

 

 

Module 9 - June 27th, virtual seminar from 08:30 - 11:30 

  • Working practically on your use cases
  • Getting ready for the final exam

 

Module 10 - July 12th,  final seminar in presence, location: Berlin

  • Delivering reports / exam
  • Wrapping all up
  • Ceremony

 

 


Prerequisites

 

In order to participate, you must have visited the Tight Loose Tight foundation course.

The course is designed for managers/leaders regardless of the professional background. You will therefore meet other course participants from many subject areas, such as HR, communication, technology, teaching, health, finance or strategy.

 

It is necessary that you are currently leading a team where you can start using Tight Loose Tight. 


Your trainers

Tight Loose Tight is more than just a tool. We see it as a holistic approach that involves a certain mindset and values. By starting to use Tight Loose Tight you might come to a point where you face inner or outer struggles. Don't worry: That is normal. That is why we combine our fields of expertise to be the most helpful guides on your learning journey.

 

Rune Ulvnes has started to work with agile concepts in the beginning of the 2000s. Feeling that something was missing, he has started to develop his own agile concept. After having successfully transformed teams by using this concept, he found a name: Tight Loose Tight. Since 2010 he has been teaching his concept all over Norway. It is now used in enterprises such as Telenor, in public organizations such as NAV and even by the Norwegian church.

Rune lives in Oslo and in his spare time he loves skiing in the Norwegian mountains.

 

As a former IT project manager, Susanne Ringen has first-hand experience with failing waterfall projects. After having been a Director of HR of a Berlin based digital agency, she has worked as a Systemic Coach, trainer and consultant since 2016. Her focus lies on leadership and organizational design, as well as supporting individuals and teams in times of change. In her work, she combines systems theory with mindfulness: looking at systems from a holistic angle but never forgetting the individual. In her spare time she enjoys time with surfing, windsurfing, skiing or knitting. She lives in Berlin and Norway.


Your investment

Your investment is €3.200,00 net for the course. You have to organize your own board & lodging. 

There will be an early bird price of €2.900,00 net until November 30th, 2023.

The max. amount of people will be 12 to ensure a good learning atmosphere.

The minimum amount is 4 people. In case the number of course participants is not reached, the full payment will be refunded. Deadline for the minimum amount is January, 31st.

All costs that you incur due to that are at your own expense. 


Yes, I want to take this course!

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