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This course has been created by the Swedish Defense University and is based on its established and well-researched leadership model. It is created for you who is a manager, leader, or have another role and want to create a work environment that brings out the best in both yourself and your colleagues. This leadership training is also a perfect fit for leaders and organisations in Agile/Lean, high-change and fast-paced complex environments that want to learn and grow further.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The goal of this training is to improve your leadership skills by learning about the Leadership Model from the Swedish Defense University and to increase your ability to lead and work with others.
You will have the chance to learn more about yourself and your leadership, reflect on your leadership skills, and get helpful tools to help you, your coworkers, and your organization grow further.
One of the trainers for this course is Carl Starendal, who is a certified leadership trainer by the Swedish Defense University, a recognized expert in Agile methodology as well one of the global SAFe Fellows. This means that during this course, you can receive additional support and advice on how to connect Developmental Leadership with leading Agile teams, tribes/trains, and organizations.
This course will be held in English.
COURSE STRUCTURE
- The training is conducted in-house at a hotel over three days, with evenings also used. Ten weeks after the training, a full day is held for feedback and deeper reflection for all attendees.
- The course is held with between 9 and 20 participants.
- Before the training, the people you lead will assess your leadership skills. With the help of the course, you will create a plan for your future leadership. You can choose 6-10 people to do the assessment, which is done online.
PREREQUISITES
Anyone involved in a leadership role, including managers and leaders at all levels, can participate in the training and there is no requirement that you have a formal personnel responsibility to participate.
The course does not require any “strangership,” meaning you can attend with others you work with in your own organization.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE
- Executive Managers
- Line Managers
- Group and Team managers
- Release and Solutions Train Engineers (STEs)
- Program and project managers
- Scrum Masters & Product Owners
- Agile coaches
COURSE DATES
This course takes place over four days split into two sessions:
- 20245-06-10 – 2025-06-12 – Core course days (full days with accommodation)
- 2025-08-21 Deep-dive day (one full day)
Instructor
Carl is an experienced leader, having decades of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur, manager & leader across a diverse range of industries. He is also a sought-after keynote speaker on leadership, management, and modern product development and a highly regarded mentor & advisor as well as one of the Transformational Leadership trainers (Utvecklande Ledarskap) certified by the Swedish Defence Academy.
Carl Starendal is also as one of the global SAFe Fellows an official contributor to the SAFe Framework and one of the key people behind the Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification course.
READ MORE
Read more about Developmental Leadership here:
- Book: The Leadership Model (English)
- Bok: Ledarskapsmodellen (Svenska)
- About the research and researchers (English)
- Intervjuv med Professor Gerry Larsson (Swedish)
- Ledarskapsmodellen hos försvarshögskolan (Swedish)
- Video: How to take a Transformational Leadership approach as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) (English)
- Video: The RTE Kata – taking a transformational leadership approach to serving the ART (English)
- Book Circle: The Leadership Model
Topics covered
- ULL – Developmental Leadership Leadership Assessment
- The research-based Leadership Model
- Apply Developmental Leadership as a Leader
- Using Conventional Leadership in the right way
- Reducing the Amount of Destructive Leadership
- Personal feedback on your leadership
- Method for personal leadership development
- Create a personal development plan
PRACTICAL INFO
- Start:
- Tuesday, August 26
- End:
- Thursday, August 28
- Price: kr.21.500,00

