Check out the 8-minute video about “The Coaching Agreement”. This is a simple technique that managers, coaches, Scrum Masters and team leads should consider implementing: Learn to become a coach […]
Metrics and Agile Coaching
You need to know how you’re doing, how your team is doing, how your organization is doing and how your coachees are doing. This means having clear ways of measuring […]
Detachment from Results as an Agile Coach
Just like the coach on a playing field, an Agile coach should be able to measure results. An Agile coach ought to have some accountability for results (just like a […]
Building on Strengths – An Agile Coaching Pattern
Building on strengths requires you to change a deep thinking habit. The habit you will need to change to become an effective coach is the habit of seeing problems. Instead, […]
The Knowing-Doing Gap
The knowing-doing gap: for many people, knowing that they should do something is not easily translated into action. There is a gap. For example, everyone (nearly) knows how to eat […]
Devil’s Advocate… a Coaching Pattern?
Risky Patterns – Take Care! Playing the “devil’s advocate” is a risky coaching pattern. You will sometimes need to take coaching risks. These are situations where you risk a small […]
Managers are Human Too
Managers have it tough. No doubt! Management practices are the source of trouble… Let’s start with the basics: Everyone wants to be liked. Everyone wants to be loved. Our deepest […]
A Day in the Life of an Agile Coach
The following is a fictional story about a day in the life of an Agile Coach. The Day of an Agile Coach Starts You connect to the team’s video conference […]
Team Working Agreements
Team working agreements are an important tool for any Agile coach working with teams. Knowing how to help a team create a team working agreement can make your work as […]
Anchoring (a Cognitive Bias) Can Affect Outcome
Anchoring is a cognitive bias about the human propensity to rely on the first piece of information when making decisions. Anchoring can stifle creativity, eliminate alternatives, and affect outcomes and […]