The basic responsibility of a Lean – Agile leader is to ensure SUCCESSFUL embracement of SAFe and for the results the Lean enterprise can PROVIDE. These people support individuals and teams. They are life-long learners, managers, teachers, and coaches who help teams build better software systems through understanding and exhibiting the values, principles and practices of Lean, systems thinking and Agile software development. Lean-Agile Leaders adhere to Four Principles of Lean-Agile Leadership. On each occasion, a leader’s BEHAVIOR plays a critical role in communicating, exhibiting, and emphasizing them. Thus, reinforcement of core values is an important aspect in the overall responsibilities that Lean Agile leaders hold. Another critical role play is around Supporting SAFe Lean-Agile Principles and Adopting and Exhibiting a Lean-Agile Mindset. 

“The SAFe Lean-Agile Mindset is the combination of beliefs, assumptions, and actions of leaders and practitioners who EMBRACE the concepts in the Agile MANIFESTO and the SAFe House of Lean. This way of thinking is leadership’s intellectual foundation for adopting and applying SAFe principles and practices.”- ScaledAgileFramework.com