Coaching, Coach Training and Everything In Between Blog
Getting Unstuck ~ Lessons in Delegation
I spent some time coaching one of my clients* recently who was planning an event and needed to enlist the help of others in order
My Agile Journey to CEC
“If you want to be a CST, do something about it. Get out there. Join the Agile community. Go to user groups. Go to conferences.
Signal to Noise Ratio / Bottom Lining
A Few weeks ago while attending a Coaching Agile Teams class I heard one of the instructors (Lyssa Adkins) make a reference in passing to “signal to
Rubber Duck Productivity
Today, one of our team members taught me about rubber duck productivity.
This was an experiment where people found that they were more productive when they
Are Your Stories Ready?
This week I was particularly impressed with a method used by a Scrum Master to help his team understand which stories on the backlog were
Coaching – It’s more than just asking questions
A common belief is that the difference between coaching and managing is simply asking questions rather than giving orders. I used to believe this. Instead
An elephant and a monkey went for a walk last sprint …
This week I was walking past a conference room where a Scrum Master was preparing for the team’s retrospective. I had to stop and take a
Agile 2015 Learning and Highlights
Sunday, as I got on a flight and headed to Washington, DC for Agile Alliance’s Agile 2015 conference, I was looking forward to spending a
Scrum Mastering – It’s a hard job. But someone has to do it!
This is me. I’m an agile coach and I love being a scrum master whenever my path allows me to step into that role for
Coaching Skills for Scrum Masters – Deep Listening
The other day when working with a few scrum masters I recognized how important coaching skills are to this profession. I know that coaching is
Definition of Done – More Than a Checklist
This is Mark. He challenges me. He confronts me. He inspires me. I think he is amazing. Mark doesn’t do things because someone like me
The Power of Daring to be You
This past weekend I attended CTI coach training. For three days I was able to experience coaching from an entirely different perspective. This experiential training
