A good friend of mine who also happens to be an awesome Agile Coach, asked me for a coaching session to deal with a challenge he was having at work. The job that he loved and that he drew inspiration from was becoming a drag on his spirit. On one hand, leadership was expecting him … Continue reading Push Back On Being Stuck In The Middle
As a coach helping organizations uncover new ways of working to improve their outcomes and value delivered, I often feel like an anthropologist. Observing how people interact with each other. Mapping out how they get work done. Examining the artifacts that get produced along their value stream. Trying to understand why they do the things … Continue reading Waterfall Stories
Household chores never seem to bubble up to the top of my life backlog. I never seem to have time to cut the grass, clean the kitchen floor, prep the salad for dinner or plaster that hole in the wall. When the wait time for those mundane backlog items exceeds my wife’s patience, they get … Continue reading Are You a Hamster 🐹 or a Chameleon 🦎?
Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the right. Here I am stuck in the middle. These lyrics to an oldie but goodie song by Stealers Wheel kept spinning and cycling through my head one day as I reflected on my situation at a client. Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the … Continue reading Stuck In The Middle
I love what I do as an Agile Coach. Helping others be the best they can be on their path towards agility is my passion. It fuels my continuous learning and desire to be the best version of myself as a coach. Reading or listening to books, taking courses, learning from my community, practicing, experimenting … Continue reading I Was Just Schooled In Coaching!
You don’t know what you don’t know - Socrates. It’s hard to argue with this maxim. For example, I did not know that this maxim originated from Socrates. That’s one less thing that I don’t know. How many more things do I not know? One’s answer to this question can reveal a lot about one’s … Continue reading It’s All Relative
Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Some believe that Albert Einstein extended this by stating that, “With every problem, there’s a solution; just a matter of taking action.” How could this apply when coaching or helping others? As a coach, I often … Continue reading For Every Action, There Are Many Reactions
“Just tell us what to do!”- Manager Many years ago I stood across from the role I am today. A wonderful Agile Coach named Mark. I was the sponsor for introducing Agile ways of working into our organization. Agile ways were new to me and I had a lot of questions. I had retained Mark … Continue reading The Coach’s Dilemma
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