Lars Wagner
Verified Expert in Coaching
Coach
Brussels, Belgium
Toptal member since September 8, 2023
Lars is an accomplished senior coach with various coaching and Agile framework certifications. He worked as a scrum master, agile coach, and leadership coach in the banking and tech industries, using OKRs, Obeya, Katas, design thinking, Large-scale Scrum (LeSS), and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) approaches to drive organizational change. Lars excels in coaching senior leaders to thrive personally and become agile professionals, aiding individuals and organizations in their agile journey.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Business Coaching
- CEO Coaching
- Coaching
- Corporate Coaching
- Facilitation
- Leadership Coaching
- Team Coaching
Work Experience
Senior Agile Coach and Enterprise Coach
Colruyt Group
- Worked with a large program that builds a customer data platform to improve their agility.
- Coached a business unit responsible for the customer-facing app.
- Co-created an agile operating model for the Colruyt group.
Senior Agile Coach
Euroclear
- Supported the whole organization in increasing agile maturity.
- Set up an Obeya room, which enabled a 360° view of strategies, portfolios, OKRs, and risks.
- Supported leaders in becoming agile leaders and role models.
Senior Agile Coach
Proximus
- Set up an Obeya room, which enabled a 360° view of strategies, portfolios, OKRs, and risks.
- Implemented Agile practices in a product management department, focusing on organizing around the flow principle.
- Leveraged a SAFe approach in software design and maturation.
Agile Coach and Senior Leadership Coach
ING Belgium
- Worked with an Obeya approach, getting a 360° view of strategies, portfolios, OKRs, and risks to support continuous improvement and quarterly planning.
- Built high-performing teams through effective facilitation and coaching techniques.
- Introduced OKRs as a management concept, integrating them into an Obeya framework.
Senior Agile Coach
RBC
- Introduced the SAFe approach in a new business unit.
- Synchronized the SAFe planning interval (PI) across different Agile release trains.
- Trained scrum masters and product owners in the Agile and SAFe methodologies.
Scrum Master and Agile Coach
Proximus
- Implemented the Scrum framework in a pilot project targeting training and facilitation.
- Rolled out Scrum from one team to an entire department.
- Established an enterprise scrum (ES) team to implement and scale Scrum and Agile methodologies companywide.
Project History
Senior Leader Coaching for the City of Ottawa
Trained and coached several leaders in the public administration.
Through this project, I trained several senior public sector leaders using the integral coaching method. In addition, I leveraged the leadership circle profile, a 360° assessment. All clients reached their developmental objectives effectively and with the necessary tools to improve future performance.
Senior Leader Coaching for a Bank
Trained senior leaders using the integral coaching method, the leadership circle profile, and mindfulness.
I trained several senior leaders in a big bank using the integral coaching method. I also leveraged the leadership circle profile, a practical 360° assessment. All clients reached their developmental objectives successfully.
Senior Leader Coaching for Proximus
Trained senior leaders using the integral coaching method, the leadership circle profile, and mindfulness.
This project involved training and coaching several senior leaders in a big telecommunications company using the integral coaching method and leveraging the leadership circle profile, a 360° assessment. All leaders reached their developmental objectives.
Education
Master's Degree in Economics, Business, and IT
University of Wuppertal - Wuppertal, Germany
Certifications
Advanced Certification in Team Coaching
International Coaching Federation
Professional Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation
Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) Fundamentals
CRR Global
Integral Master Coach
Integral Coaching Canada
Leadership Circle Profile Certification
Leadership Circle
Training from the BACK of the Room Certified Trainer
Bowperson
Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
Certified LeSS Practitioner
The LeSS Company
ISTQB Agile Tester Extension
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
SAFe Practice Consultant
Scaled Agile
PRINCE2 Foundation
APMG International
Lego Strategic Play Facilitator
Strategic Play
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Executive Coaching
Business Coaching, Team Coaching, Corporate Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, Enterprise Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Soft Skills Coaching, Virtual Coaching, CEO Coaching
Platforms & Tools
Jira, Microsoft Teams
Other
Agile Coaching, Scrum, Training, Facilitation, Coaching, Project Management, Testing, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum Master, PRINCE2
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