Looking to get more out of the training? Here are six ways to deepen and apply your learning:
- Review the notes you took during class.
- Connect with people from class and swap experiences.
- Share ideas with people who weren’t in class.
- Experiment with concepts from class in your daily work.
- Read or watch the articles, books, and videos listed here to learn more.
- Contact us with any questions.
–Allison Pollard, Jake Calabrese, and Paul Tevis
1. Agile & Scrum
- Scrum Training References [Articles] from Helping Improve
- Cynefin YouTube [Video] by Dave Snowden
- Extreme Programming (XP) Guide [Website] by Don Wells
- AgileSafari Cartoons [Articles] by Jake Calabrese
2. Purpose & Team Evolution
- Drive [Book] by Dan Pink
- Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us [Video] by Daniel Pink & RSA
- 5 Dysfunctions of a Team [Book] by Patrick Lencioni
- Building Antifragile Relationships and Teams [Article] by Jake Calabrese
3. Leadership Approaches
- Coaching Agile Teams [Book] by Lyssa Adkins
- Agile Coaching Framework
- Understanding ACI’s Agile Coach Competency Framework (Part 1) [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- Learning from ACI’s Agile Coach Competency Framework (Part 2) [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- Agile Coaching Framework Visual Walk-through (Part 3) [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- Professional Coaching
- Co-Active Coaching [Book] by Laura Whitworth, et al.
- Thoughts on Professional Coaching [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- Servant Leadership
- Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders [Article] by Larry Spears
- Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness 25th Anniversary Edition [Book] by Robert K. Greenleaf
- Seven Levels of Delegation [Article] by Jurgen Appelo
- The Speed of Trust [Book] by Stephen Covey
4. Facilitation
- Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making [Book] by Sam Kaner et al.
- Liberating Structures
- 1-2-4-ALL [Article] from Liberating Structures
- 25/10 Crowd Sourcing [Article] from Liberating Structures
- Making Space with TRIZ [Article] from Liberating Structures
- Stop counterproductive activities and behaviors to make space for innovation with TRIZ [Article] by Christiaan Verwijs
- Core Protocols — Decider Protocol [Website] from Live in Greatness
- Six Thinking Hats [Website] from The de Bono Group
- Facilitating with the Focused Conversation [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches [Book] by Roger Schwarz
- Advanced Facilitation Strategies [Book] by Ingrid Bens
- The Art of Facilitation [Book] by Dale Hunter et al.
- The Secrets of Facilitation: The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups [Book] by Michael Wilkinson
- Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities [Book] by Robert Chambers
- The Workshop Book: From Individual Creativity to Group Action (ICA series) [Book] by R. Brian Stanfield
5. Developing Yourself
- Growth Mindset
- “What Having a Growth Mindset Actually Means” [Article] by Carol Dweck
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success [Book] by Carol Dweck
- Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck [Video] by Carol Dweck
- The Power of Believing That You Can Improve. [Video] by Carol Dweck
- Moving Motivators [Website] from Management 3.0 – Scroll down to download a free printable copy (you do have to enter your email address).
- The Responsibility Process [Article] by Jake Calabrese
6. Organizational Change
- Prosci Change Management Overview [Website] from Prosci
- Liberating Structures: Change Methods for Everybody Every Day [Article] by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless
7. Conflict
- Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument [Book] by Kenneth Wayne Thomas
- Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time [Book] by Susan Scott
8. Retrospectives
- Agile Retrospective Resources [Articles] from Helping Improve
- Focusing Agile Retrospectives [Article] by Jake Calabrese
- The Real Baseline Agile Retrospective Format [Article] by Jake Calabrese