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A short book summary containing the 3 Big ideas, 2 Most Compelling Quotes and 1 Action you can take from Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. Create a constellation of habits, tiny in size but big on impact.
This book summary shares the 3 Big ideas, 2 compelling quotes and 1 action you can take from Range by David Epstein.
“In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer Accelerated Learning, is the ability to learn faster, better, smarter. It is a critical skill which will help you succeed in todays accelerated times. Think of something you tried to learn but failed. Perhaps a new language, a musical instrument or cooking. For many the guitar is now gathering dust in the corner of the room alongsid
The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. In October 1859, the steam clipper Royal Charter was wrecked in a strong storm off Anglesey; 450 people lost their lives. Due to this loss, Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy introduced a warning service for shipping in February 1861, using telegraph communications.Wouldn’t it be great to have a similar shipping forecast for agile coaches? A way to assess the conditions w
Last week marked a significant milestone on my journey to become a coach as I received my Associate Coach Credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). The ICF are one of the governing bodies for coaching globally and it’s an honour to be recognised as a certified coach.Compared to many of the certifications i’ve managed to obtain in the IT and Agile world the ICF ACC requires a high investment in training and time. Its taken me almost two years to get to this point. The journey
How can Neuroscience help your coaching? This article explores three ideas which can supercharge the value you provide to clients.
What masks do you wear? We wear masks throughout our life allowing us to both reveal and conceal our identities. The mask we wear will often depend on our social context and our emotional state. Many people have a closet of masks, developed since childhood, which we swap and change many times a day; a mask for work, a mask for family and a mask for friends. These masks slowly evolve and change so much that many people often loose a sense of identity. Is this the mask or is it really me?What char
Why do people struggle adopting the agile mindset? This article explores how your mindset might be the problem. Exploring human biases, the article examines how a different way of thinking may lead to new results.
Do your retrospectives look like this?Team members walk into the room reluctantly. The Scrum Master throws out the Post-It notes onto the table and asks the team to write down some thoughts. You only have 3 minutes. You stick the Post-It’s on the wall and you dot vote. The top topics get discussed and you leave with some actions, which you never complete. This is a simplification but i’ve found it is often a representation of reality. Most retrospectives fail to achieve any serious and lasting c
What are the biases related to Carl Rogers Unconditional Positive Regard? This article outlines 5 biases you should be aware of.
Can you remember the childhood adventure of a scavenger hunt?I remember a field trip we took in school. We were tasked to find different types of wildlife in our local park. It was a fun way to learn.You might be surprised that scavenger hunts can be a great way for adults to learn too.Last week I facilitated a scavenger hunt during an “Introduction to agile” workshop. Each group was tasked to find a set of agile items around the office and then prepare a presentation to the other groups on thei
On my journey to become a coach I’ve learnt that it is as much about my own personal growth as it is of the people I serve. To build transformational coaching relationships, I must first grow myself.Transactional coaching is focused on actions. It is focused on achieving a certain set of steps to move towards some outcome. For example, public speaking. Transactional coaching would focus on the actions to be more comfortable with public speaking. For example, breathing techniques, adopting a powe