Agile Coaching Dojo

@NickOostvogels

@OlafLewitz http://www.flickr.com/photos/76236933@N00/265301970/

What is a coach?

Agile coach?

Agile coach?

Wannabe

Types of coaching

• Coach as Coach – Mentor • Coach as Facilitator • Coach as Teacher • Coach as Problem Solver • Coach as Conflict Navigator • Coach as Collaboration Conductor

Source : Coaching Agile Teams – Lyssa Adkins

Personal coaching

Listening

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwenchiu/4975276830/

Personal coaching

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/2198415700/

Reading between the lines

Personal coaching

Maintaining Trust

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paloetic/6324742485/

Personal coaching

Mirroring

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsmith000/4057680740/

Personal coaching

Asking powerful questions

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/

Personal coaching

Personal coaching

Support & encourage

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/5385068639/

Personal coaching

Body language

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/4028858540/

Personal coaching

Drawing

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coldspire/2675179829/

Personal coaching

Guide towards concrete actions & accountability

http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherharrison/5855569108/

Coding Dojo format • Groups of 4

• 3 roles

– Seeker – Coach – Observer

• 2 iterations • 4 runs • Switch roles each run

Outline of a Run

Seeker Explains challenge

(1 min)

Coach

Explores the challenge with

Seeker (4 min)

Feedback based on observations

(1 min)

Observer

Observer

Feedback based on observations

(1 min)

Feedback by seeker (1 min)

Personal coaching Cheat sheet

Listening Reading between the lines Maintaining Trust Mirroring Asking powerful questions, NOT problem solving Mind Your language Support, encourage during brainstorming Body Language Drawing Guide towards concrete actions and accountability