What does an Agile Coach?

At the heart of great agile coaching is the need to invest in yourself through learning and reflection and take care of your well-being. Self-mastery starts with a focus on yourself, having the emotional, social, and relationship intelligence to choose how you show up in any given context.

an agile/lean practitioner has a deep and tacit understanding of the principles behind agile and lean and has experience in working with frameworks and practices of agile and lean.

serving is about being concerned with the needs of the team or business over your own agenda. They do this from the stance of servant leadership which focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of the team or business and the communities to which they belong.

coaching is partnering with a person, team, or organization (client) in a creative process to help the client to reach their goals by unlocking their own potential and understanding. A coach is able to accept the client as a whole and capable, and serve their agenda ethically.

facilitating increases the effectiveness of groups to align in a collaborative way, to interpret their context, and mutually identify the most valuable outcomes desired. A facilitator has the skills to create a neutral environment of openness, safety, and innovation in a group setting.

guide learning is about effectively growing an individual, a group, or a team skills and enabling them to be competent and resourceful. With this competency, you choose the most effective learning method to help the learners achieve their learning objectives and inspire future learning.

advising is the ability to bring your experience, insights, and observations to guide the client towards a shared understanding of the value that can help them to achieve sustainable success, even after you have moved on. As a trusted adviser, you are invested in the success of the client, creating a long-term and sustaining relationship with the client.

leading is about being the change you want to see to make the world a better place. As a leader, you are capable of catalyzing growth and inspiring others to realize the shared vision.

transforming is guiding sustainable change that will allow the individual teams and the organization to be more effective and learn how to change for themselves through leading, facilitation, coaching, facilitating learning, and advising.