Take a Leap of Faith in Your Coaching
There are many aspects of coaching that involve an element of risk. Taking a risk requires courage. Consider how the following coaching techniques require courage and how using or avoiding
Coaching Can Be Fun!
There are at least three good reasons to have fun when coaching. First, sharing a good laugh together is a great way to build rapport. It reminds us that we
Using Your Intuition When Coaching
Some people are big fans of intuition and others are very skeptical of intuition. Perhaps it depends on the definition of intuition. For the purposes of coaching, there’s at least
Going Beyond the ICP-ACC – Becoming a Certified Professional Coach
I have decided to head down the path of becoming a certified professional coach. Specifically, I am enrolled at the International Coach Academy, pursuing the PCC level of coaching as defined
Feedback and Advice
As an Agile Coach, a large component of what you do is to provide feedback and advice in some way shape or form. And, in order to stay in sync
What is an Agile Coach?
There are many definitions of Agile Coach out there. One view is that an Agile Coach is an expert in all things Agile, or an expert in a particular area
Agile Coach Basics – Online Mini Book
I have been posting pieces of my Agile Coach Basics mini-book, which was initially developed for my ICP-ACC Agile Coaching workshop. This post ties them all together with an introduction as
People Do What They Desire to Do
A good word for an Agile Coach is “catalyst.” According to Merriam Webster, one of the definitions of catalyst is “an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action.”
Multispectrum Awareness
As a coach, you are most effective when you are completely tuned in to and focused on what is going on with others while self-managing your own emotions and behavior. Two
Coach as Mirror – Keeping Your Own Opinion and Judgement Out
A foundational attribute of an Agile Coach is the ability to be neutral. Whether you are observing, thinking about what’s happening, or talking to another person, make sure you are
The Case of the Self-Conscious Scrum Master
As an Agile Coach your success depends on helping others succeed. Sharing your Agile expertise will help them achieve their goals, but first you will need to leverage your interpersonal
Coaching Questions
Coaching Questions are open-ended and non-leading. They should be appropriate to the stage of the coaching process you are in. Here are some that I have found useful. Initiating What