Looking for an interactive, fun, interesting course focused not just on answers but on how to engage others and tap into their knowledge?Agile Facilitation Training (with A-CSM) We often hear the question, “How do we help our teams improve?” when working in organizations. Facilitation skills play a crucial role in this process. They help in ... Continue Reading→
Leadership is a social process that enables individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results – results they could not achieve working as individuals. Leadership is not the exclusive domain of those “leaders” appointed by the organization. This session introduces five ways to analyze a situation where a group would benefit from more leadership and five corresponding areas for action regardless of your role in the group. Bring a challenging situation you are dealing with and discover what options for action you have.
Assumptions hold us back. Often our assumptions are nonconsious. The concept of Assumption Busting sprouted from a coaching session where we had two camps of people who did not agree, but were not seeing all the perspectives. Bring 1 or more problems you have with others in your organization (people, teams, etc.) and we will let you try to bust any assumptions and come up with next steps.
Leaders know that listing is one of the cornerstones of leadership. We also tend to all struggle with at times (or a lot!). Listening is critical to creating a space where others can step up and thrive. It is key to shifting from an "expert" or "solutions" leader intentions. One the annoying things about listening is that, you can always get better! Many of you have heard of the "3 Levels of Listening". We will introduce 3 additional levels from Shambala Buddhism (non-secular) and merge the 6 into 5.
An impediment is anything that is constraining your ability to achieve your goal. Continuous improvement requires you to identify these obstacles to success – and then do something about them. Staring at a long list of impediments can be overwhelming. In this session, we'll practice a simple technique for deciding which impediments to address first. We'll also introduce a method for identifying impediments that can help you notice constraints you hadn't before.
One of the most important aspects of being a leader or coach is believing in the people you are helping. A frame for doing this is to know that they are creative and intelligent. While the concept is simple, in practice it can be far more challenging because truly believing people are creative and intelligent goes far beyond simply saying it. We don’t simply “believe in people” and we are done. This session will dive into the concept itself, what it means at many levels, and how the idea takes continuous learning over time to continue to “get it” at new levels.
You can't force teams to become high-performing. There's no magic wand to wave to make teams reach their potential. You can, however, create the conditions that make it most likely that teams will perform at a high level. In this session, we'll examine what defines "high performance" for a team. We'll explore research around team performance and what appear to be the essential conditions for cultivating high-performing teams.
Learn the core elements of Scrum and the ScrumMaster role and how Scrum helps teams thrive so they can deliver for customers.Certified ScrumMaster® Training A ScrumMaster is someone who works to help the Scrum Team and the organization continuously improve. This work includes helping to remove organizational impediments that slow the team down, or making ... Continue Reading→
We often see scenarios, challenges, and issues from very different perspectives. Sometimes it even appears we are coming from a different planet or a different land. We will explore the topic of “What does Agility/Agile Success look like in organizations of different sizes and industries.” We will use a tool from the professional coaching space to gain new insights and ideas from everyone in the session.
What exactly are the “rules” when it comes to agile or scrum? There are many people out there, including perhaps you, who tells people they are breaking rules. For most of us, we have been told we are break rules as well. Are you allowed? Who makes the rules? Why do people get so mad when you break them? And are you allowed to break them? Come to this session and get a checklist of 10 questions to help you know when breaking the rules is okay and when its not (and yes, the irony of this is not missed!).
Gain critical professional coaching tools, techniques, skills, and ideas that help leaders enable high performing teams.Agile Leadership — Leading Amazing Teams for Breakthrough Results Leaders today face shifting challenges when helping teams succeed in our complex world. With increasing speed, change, and unknowns, leaders can’t rely on ‘knowing everything’ — there is too much happening. ... Continue Reading→
Do you know what your manager's job is? Plenty has been written about what managers "should" do. What being a manager actually means, however, varies wildly between organizations. If you've ever wanted to "manage up" more effectively, you need to understand your manager. In this session, we'll examine managers' varied roles through the lenses of expectations, information, and authority.