Talking and not talking--Finding Balance as a Coach
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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 Image created by Dooder - Freepik.com
- 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? Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com
- 5. Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com
- 6. Our presence always says something How are you impacting those around you? Image created by Dooder - Freepik.com
- 7. What impact do you WANT to have as a coach? What impact do you NOT want to have as a coach? Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com Brainstorm
- 8. How should we work together? Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com Coaching is a relationship of design. You are creating me as your coach, your ally, your champion.
- 9. Activity: Design Your Coaching Alliance Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com 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?
- 10. 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 Images created by Dooder - Freepik.com
- 11. Contact allison.pollard@improving.com @allison_pollard www.allisonpollard.com Images created by Dooder, freepik - Freepik.com
Editor's Notes
- Debrief activity
- Debrief activity
- 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.