coaching approach for building agile mindset

THE ADVENTURES OF AN

AGILE PRACTITIONER IN THE

NON-AGILE WORLD

Zornitsa Nikolova

#About the Author

Agile enthusiast ProductOwner manager business & agile

coach 15 years in IT trainer facilitator

design thinkermother traveler experimenter

newbie-blogger reader future writer optimist

#DisclaimerAll characters in the story (except the protagonist) are {mostly} fictitious and any resemblance to real persons is coincidental. However, all the insights are based on real experiences, and represent the personal opinion of the author.

#The non-Agile World

Agile training and formal processes

Mindset, Beliefs, and Behaviors

#The Coaching Potion

Values

Goals

ResourcesDiscovery

#Quest 1: Build Trust

Team Coaching Sessions

Reward: Engagement, Team

Dynamics

#Quest 2: Discover Values

Genuine Curiosity

Reward: Awareness & Motivation

#Quest 3: Unleash Potential

Find Strengths and Passions. Put Them to Work.

Reward: Motivation, Proactiveness

#Quest 4: Grow the Agile

Seeds

Communication

Trust

Focus on Goals

Reward: High-Performing Team

Team Bonding

#The Coaching-Immune Zone

No Coaching Island

TRUST Change

NO SkillsNO Fit

NO Direction

Spells: listening and adapting,

mentoring, directing, teaching

#Epilogue

Potion 2.0

#THANK YOU!

Any feedback that I get is a magical ingredient to make my coaching potion even stronger. Therefore, get back to me with your comments and feedback at:

zornitsa.nikolova@leanify.com@zorrretohttp://leanify.com

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