THE FORGE

LIGHTNING

Everything you need to become the certain, confident agile leader of the future. Restore your market value and love your work again!

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"Open To Work" is Everywhere...

...and so is the degraded version of Agile that nobody wants. That's not a coincidence.

Agile has blown trust in the industry. Businesses stop investing in things that don't create returns. When we fail to deliver on the promise of Agile, layoffs and cancelled programs are a natural result.

How did this happen?

Instead of focusing on business results (the kind that shows up on balance sheets and quarterly reports), the Agile industry wasted buyers' time and money on frameworks, rules, and certifications that broke our ability to be nimble and adaptive to our companies, their customers, and the markets we operate in.

And now we're:

Seeing unemployment times of 6 months to 1 year
Accepting rates that are 20-50% lower than they were just five years ago
Apologizing for who we are - changing titles to "Product Manager" or "Agile PM"
Allowing waterfall practices to creep back into what we do
Watching the extinction of the Agile Coach role

To make it worse, we're trying to solve the problem by doing more of the same things that got us here.

That won't work.

Opportunities are disappearing, and rates are shrinking. What hurts most is not loving what we do anymore.

We don't feel empowered to make impact for our teams and customers.

The old days aren't coming back. It's up to YOU to lead the next wave.

There's still plenty of opportunities for Scrum Masters and Coaches. But those who are thriving do one thing differently - They know how to inspire both teams AND leadership to define and support the delivery of VALUE.

Most CEO surveys still list Agility as a top priority for 2026 and forward. However, the big demand is not just in software agility. It's in strategic agility.

If you can help companies navigate uncertainty in this complex environment...

...you have no competition.

There are hundreds of applicants for every role. If you want to survive, you're going to have to compete. You need to add value that no one else can. It will be up to you to find and define new opportunities for Agile to play a role.

But don't panic. It's easier than you think.

What you need right now are the elite skills that only a handful of technical Agile practitioners know.

The FORGE LIGHTNING compresses ONE YEAR of world-renowned wisdom and practice into 12 weeks of cohort-based learning.

Let's get this fixed FAST, so you can have fulfilment, impact and fun again.

The Leadership Gap No Certification Covers

Most Agile training focuses on mechanics: stand-ups, retrospectives, velocity, burn-down charts. But when you're in the room with skeptical stakeholders, burned-out developers, or managers who see Agile as a threat — none of that matters.

What matters is whether you can:

Build real consensus — not forced agreement or polite nodding.
Navigate resistance — without becoming defensive or caving to pressure.
Lead without authority — and get people to follow you anyway.
Hold presence under fire — when the room turns hostile or dismissive.
Communicate with clarity — so people understand not just what you're asking, but why it matters.

These aren't soft skills. They're the skills that determine whether Agile succeeds or dies in your organization.

And they're exactly what The Forge Lightning trains you to master — in 12 weeks.

Meet Your Instructor

I'm Chris Williams, host of The Badass Agile Podcast, and head coach of The Forge series of products. My mission is to deliver the elite skills that make successful leaders and innovators.

I teach agility, simplicity, resilience and innovation to private and corporate clients.

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Agile Doesn't Fail. Leaders Without Influence Do.

Master the skills missing from every Scrum certification: how to build consensus, navigate resistance, and lead with clarity. In just12 weeks.

You're going to learn the skills that let an agile leader adapt in any situation. Stay relevant, stay powerful.

Learn to roll with the changes no matter how they happen.

Understand your unique position in the market, your unique offering. So that you have no competition among the millions of agile practitioners out there.

There is a new age for our skills. This is a new time for our skills. You're all worried for nothing. The panic is incredible. Helping companies through this new age of digital, this new age of business.

In 12 weeks, you'll be transformed into a confident leader of insight and influence.

And you'll see the difference after the very first session.

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Who this is for:

New AND experienced Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches
People who love to make impact
People looking for the EDGE that will put them back in high demand
Passionate techies who know they need more business skill
Those who lack REAL confidence and inner certainty
Anyone who wishes they were stronger, more resilient and influential
Practitioners struggling to find roles, or worrying about the one they have
Anyone who wants to increase their income or title

I'll help you redefine Agility for your companies and clients, and protect your future.

You'll get the confidence and influence that will transform your life!

No business-school BS. These are the elite tactics of high-performing leaders.

You'll finally be able to set a truly high bar

And hit it...every time.

You'll become the person everyone turns to (even when times are tough)

You'll have the coveted quality of true toughness and resilience that makes the difference between success and failure.

You'll expand your network

With a cohort of like-minded individuals on the same path.

Here's What You'll Learn Inside The Forge Lightning

Introduction to Forge Lightning
1. How The Forge Creates Elite Leaders
2. About Your Instructor - Chris Williams
Creating Leadership Influence and Presence
1. Vision
2. Accelerating Results with Powerful Goal Setting, Visualization and Intention
3. How To Create High-Performing Teams
Discipline and Focus
1. Powerful Prioritization that Amplifies Output
2. Achieving high-output Flow
3. How Teams Avoid Overwhelm and Failure
Your Secret Weapon - Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
1. Tapping into Grit And Resilience to Conquer Procrastination and Quitting
2. Antifragility - Training to Thrive On Challenge
3. Creating the Conditions to Succeed in Any Environment
Continuous Improvement
1. Going First to Build Trust - Soliciting and Handling Feedback
2. The Keys To Helping Others Improve
3. The Secret Resources of High-Performers

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Everything You Need To Accelerate Your Leadership is Included!

12 LIVE Weekly Sessions

Join me LIVE via web or mobile. Post comments and questions right on the lesson page.

Cohort-based Learning

Learn and practice in tandem with fellow students who help keep you accountable.

Group Coaching Calls

Need help? Chris is here to coach you as you master and apply the knowledge.

Session Recordings

Each class is recorded for you to review - even after the course ends. You won't miss a thing.

Instructor Feedback

Post your homework to get direct feedback from you peers and from Chris.

Loads of Examples

My tested scripts make it easy to get attention and alignment from senior leadership!

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Here's what most agilists don't realize. This is a watershed moment in history, a time of monumental change, change that requires agility to adapt and survive.

Agile has never been more in demand. What we need now is strong leaders, strong voices, who know how to deliver value, and get results every time, no matter what the challenge is.

Because the truth is we can't see the road ahead. Who knows what's coming next? Agile's not dead, we're just looking at it wrong.

Get THE FORGE LIGHTNING now for just $2197.00 USD!

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