Marc Ambinder writes in The Atlantic that agile political leadership is an ideal means to keep major projects on track, while dealing with the inevitable issues that arise in the daily course of events:

The President is figuring out how to be an agile political leader, weighing in when necessary, choosing his words carefully in public and private, using pressure at certain moments and charm at others. If I had a single theory to explain the orientation of successful political leaders, it would be that they process uncertainty with cognitive maturity (i.e., they don’t panic) and they manage contingencies better than unsuccessful ones.

Agile leadership is ideal not just for politics in Washington, but for the politics in your own team or organization.