Leila Rao
Leila Rao is an organizational change consultant optimizing the ability of organizations to transform and create sustainable impact. Her cognitive approach to agility emphasizes helping individuals and groups change the way they think, act and collaborate for a shared purpose.
She has facilitated organizational change initiatives -- including Agile transformations, business agility and continuous improvements efforts, cultural change initiatives, diversity, inclusion, equity (DEIA) strategies, etc. for a wide range of federal government agencies and large private sector companies over the previous decade.
Leila is the author of the Compass for Agility Book which provides the framework for organizational change in 90 days.. The book explores the multi-disciplinary approach that enables organizations to shape their own compass as they aim to adapt, innovate and thrive in challenging environments.
Additionally, she applies the same expertise and her own experiences to increase the value and visibility of women through self-organization, collective empowerment and structural realignment as the co-founder of Lean In Agile.
Along with AX ally, Padma Putrevu, Leila discussed how teams and organizations can cultivate empathy as a change trigger. Talk will take place on June 14th in Detroit, MI
Agile and Beyond
Institute of Leadership & Management
Leila joins the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, to explore the state of leadership and if we’re getting better at it; trust as an act of courage, and observing patterns of behavior as a survival mechanism.
Leila joins the Agile Business Consortium to present Lean In Agile (LIA) - a movement designed to amplify the voices, talents, and experiences of women within the Lean and Agile communities across the globe.