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Slides from the talk that I gave at Mix-IT 2014 (Lyon, France) http://www.mix-it.fr/. Most people know the character Gandalf as a wizard with a knack for helping Hobbits save Middle Earth. But his timeless wisdom applies to agile teams, too! Whether you coach teams or simply like to help your teammates improve, you will learn in this talk how to empower people, enable them to fail safely, empathize with them and help them see and share in the bigger vision. We'll do this by reviewing a few quotes from JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth novels (Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) -- as well as video clips from the movies -- and applying the principles to knowledge work on 21st century Real Earth.
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COACH LIKE A WIZARD
T h e A g i l e W i s d o m o f G a n d a l f
@mattphilip
#mixit14
WHO IS GANDALF?
WHAT IS COACHING?
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SCENE 1
ACT AS GENTLE REMINDER OF PROCESS
AND DISCIPLINE.
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SCENE 2
EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN
DECISIONS.
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SCENE 3
BE OPEN TO ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF
THINKING ABOUT A PROBLEM.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf
DON’T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.
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GUIDE (BUT DON’T GIVE
DETAILS).
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SCENE 5
EMPATHIZE.
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SCENE 6
ENCOURAGE.
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SCENE 7
REMIND PEOPLE OF THE BIGGER PICTURE AND
THE JOURNEY.
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SCENE 8
BE ABLE TO LEAVE THEM.
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SCENE 9
GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf
AGILE WISDOM FROM GANDALF
Act as gentle reminder of process and discipline. Empower people to make their own decisions. Be open to alternative ways of thinking about a problem. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Guide (but don’t give details). Empathize Encourage. Remind people of the bigger picture and the journey. Be able to leave them. Give credit where it’s due.
FURTHER WISDOM
BOOKS
The Hobbit (Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Agile Coaching (Davies)
Coaching Agile Teams (Adkins)
WEB
https://gist.github.com/joshwand/710960
http://www.coachfederation.org/
https://delicious.com/
matthew.philip/coaching
THANK YOU! MERCI!
m p h i l i p @ t h o u g h t w o r k s . c o m
@ m a t t p h i l i p
