I was on the phone with Catherine Louis this morning, and she raised some interesting points. She had been at a conference in Paris recently, and raised this topic, and it apparently really hit a nerve with the attendees.
Here's part of what she discussed:
What is an Agile leader? If you're three months into a company, which leaders are you looking for... who do you want to know? What go-to people can you identify to help you in the following areas.
Career Counseling: What's the right direction to take in this company?
Decisions: Who's the sounding board who can help you make trade-off decisions?
Architect: Who knows the company's architecture? Not the published one,the real one.
Impediment Remover: Who can get problems removed for you?
Catherine said a number of people photographed the over-sized Post It note, then someone took it and kept it. :) Those are always