Characteristics of Agile Leaders by Agile leaders are passionate about agile practices. They look to instill trust in their people, create transparency and are open to constructive criticism so that great work can be achieved. They focus on the vision and customers. Understanding what agile means, they give autonomy to the people, support them, and encourage them to develop and grow through learning and experimentation. Sheetal Thaker, an agile consultant, spoke about the characteristics of leaders who are valuable for organisations adopting agility at Agile Tour London 2020. Our current leaders for agile are our Scrum Masters, agile coaches, product managers/owners and anyone else who is pushing the agile agenda and making it happen, Thaker mentioned. Although, key leaders are starting to get on board and drive the agile initiative, she added.