Ever find yourself struggling to know when to say something and when to stay quiet with your teams? Self-organizing teams might not learn to solve their own problems if we continually step in as a coaches. Conversely, what value are we adding if we primarily observe? This session will explore both ends of the talking spectrum so Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches can feel more confident in their actions.
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Talking and not talking--finding balance as a coach
1. Talking and Not Talking
Finding Balance as a Coach
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2. My passion is helping people
discover their agile instincts
and develop their coaching
abilities.
Allison Pollard, Agile Coach
3. Activity: Talking and Not Talking
Find a partner
The person with the most colorful shirt will talk
The subject is why agile is better than waterfall
The other person will listen – no talking
2 minutes
4. What was it like to talk?
What was it like to listen?
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6. Our presence always says something
How are you impacting those around you?
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7. What impact do you WANT
to have as a coach?
What impact do you
NOT want to have as
a coach?
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Brainstorm
8. Mingle:
Who do you want to be as a Coach?
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9. How should
we work
together?
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Coaching is a relationship
of design.
You are creating me as
your coach, your ally, your
champion.
10. Activity: Design Your Coaching Alliance
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Find a partner; decide who is coach and who
is team member
Talk about how you would best work together,
addressing questions like:
What would have this be a powerful
relationship?
How will we know if coaching is working?
What can we count on from each other?
What is the best way to confront you?
Yes! The
goal is
safety for
us both
And we can
re-design
later as
needed?
11. What is your Coaching Style?
What is important for you to have in a coaching relationship?
What would not work for you?
If the relationship feels awkward, what might be needed to
make it safe?
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12. Wrap-up & Takeaways
Your presence always says something as a coach
Know what impact you would like to have as a coach
Be aware if you’re acting from your dream or your
nightmare
Design coaching alliances that allow you to coach others
effectively
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WHY THIS TOPIC
Talk a lot in the beginning when starting with a team
Talk a little in the end before transitioning away from a team
Realizing my presence always says something, so what impact do I want to have and how do I make that happen?
What impact do we want to have? Not have?
We create from our dreams, so it is helpful to know where we are operating from
When we’re clear on the impact we want to have with teams, we can then have conversations with our teams about how we’ll work together to make our “dreams” a reality (or at least avoid our nightmares). This can include educating the team on our coaching style, what to expect, and even our asking for permission to engage in certain ways.