HEART, a concentrate of Agility
In a previous post, we saw that creating software product was not complicated… And therefore, we saw that methodologies inspired by heavy industries, construction and public works are not a perfect fit. But that doesn’t mean we have to remain without benchmarks. So, I’m offering you a concentrate of Agility. …
Four Helping Stances For Coaches
“But I Was Only Trying To Help…!” In many organizations today, coaching is regarded as a crucial skill for leaders, managers, Scrum Masters and consultants who support teams developing the skills and practices of self-organization. In our course Coaching skills for Leaders, we teach the distinction between four different …
Storming Agile Teams: Our Challenges & Our Role
Recently, I shared with you part of the “Storming Agile Teams” workbook introduction. Today, you are about to read about the challenges that I have faced and what I think should be our role during this phase of the team’s development journey. Our Role As Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches, …
Coach Stories: Once Upon a Time… DevOps
Author’s note: We have changed the title of this series of posts to “Coach Stories”. It better reflects its intent. You see, I am from of a small town down the Saint Lawrence River. In my part of the country, if you’re bored on a fall evening, you can always …
How To Build Your Team’s Capacity
In my first two articles of this series, I introduced you to the five skills of a co-creative leader. I also explained how to be a voice among many in the conversation and how to unleash the leaders around you. This article will explain the next key skill, which is …
More than just brains at work: A conversation about active listening in coaching (part 2).
A few weeks ago, Louise Kold-Taylor and Steffan Surdek were in our offices at Pyxis working on the new coaching course they are building together. I noticed how much fun they were having and I decided it could be fun to go pick their brains a bit. I sat with …
One Pager on coaching skills
Our colleagues Louise Kold-Taylor and Steffan Surdek seek to create a space and an atmosphere where important conversations can occur and where all voices can be heard to inspire and engage people to work more collaboratively towards achieving common and emerging goals. They support managers, Scrum Masters and team leaders who wish to …
Conflicts serving your success
Our conversations are sometimes bland and conflict does not happen where it should, if at all. It is important for people and organizations to develop their ability to truly understand the essence of their conflicts before they explode and demand drastic intervention. Conflicts exist between people and between different divisions of …
Storming Agile Teams : Introduction
You are about to read my first post about the second workbook of the “Agile Teams from Forming to Perfoming” series titled “Storming Agile Teams“. How did we get here? In the Final Thoughts section of my first worbook “Forming Agile Teams“, I have invited the reader to continue iterating …
A conversation about active listening in coaching
Last week, Louise Kold-Taylor and Steffan Surdek were in our offices at Pyxis working on the new coaching course they are building together. I noticed how much fun they were having and decided it could be fun to go pick their brains a bit. I went to sit with them for …