Yesterday marked fifteen years since the 9/11 attacks on the United States and I’m feeling reflective about tragedy and how we respond. I realize this is a heavy subject for the start of your week, but it’s important to think […]
Coaching
Do you light a fuse or kindling?
This is a different kind of post. It’s more personal and a bit longer. But there is a message for anyone who considers himself or herself a leader, a change agent, or even a follower. Allow me to set some […]
Rocking the Global Scrum Gathering #SGFLA with a Community of Volunteers and Slack
Here I describe how we quickly formed, stormed and normed so our volunteers could out perform expectations at Global Scrum Gathering Orlando.
Gifts and Greats for True Feedback
Sometimes I ask for feedback and other times I feel I can serve someone by providing feedback. Also there may be cases where you are taking on a new role and you may “shadow” someone to see how they perform the job […]
Perfect feedback for an agile coach
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been trying out a new peer feedback system at Sonatype. I asked for feedback from some of the teams I coach. One of those team members shared the following image today as part […]