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Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 9, Chapter 8, Coach as Problem Solver

Chapter 8 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins is “Coach as Problem Solver”. After reading this chapter for the third or fourth time, I think the title should have... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 8, Chapter 7, Coach As Teacher

This week, Chapter 7 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins. While observing and facilitating might be the most prolific coach activities, at times teaching takes front and center. As... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 7, Chapter 6, Coach as Facilitator

As a coach, I suspect I spend more time facilitating and observing than playing any other sub-role. Chapter 6, titled Coach as Facilitator, provides a number of gems that piqued... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 6, Chapter 5, Coach as Coach-Mentor

Chapter 5 begins Part 2 of Coaching Agile Teams. During my initial read of this book, I found Part 2 the most immediately useful. During this re-read, I reflect less... Read More

 Work Entry versus Work Intake

Jeremy Willets and I recently facilitated a workshop titled, Managing Work Entry: How the Mushy Middle is Killing Your Agility (Path to Agility). Work entry is how work gets to... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 5, Chapter 4, Let Your Style Change

Chapter 4 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins, discusses the idea that a team, individual, or organization follows a path from a learner, to mastery to a teacher using... Read More