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11 May 2016Coaching3 min read

When to Coach and When to Mentor

Until recently I hadn’t thought much about the differences between Coaching and Mentoring. I’ve come to learn there are big differences and most recently started thinking about: When to Coach and When to Mentor?What is Coaching?The definition I've been using most recently is from Timothy Gallway:“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.”What is Mentoring?In my research for a sound definition i came across

31 Mar 2016Coaching3 min read

Agile Coaching Exchange – Kim Morgan

This week I attended Agile Coaching Exchange meet up in London. The guest speaker for the evening was Kim Morgan of Barefoot Coaching who is co-author of “The Coach’s Casebook: Mastering The Twelve Traits That Trap Us”Kim Morgan & principles of #coaching at #acelon #scrum pic.twitter.com/OJFmTEvRWa
— Helen Meek (@Helen_J_Meek) March 30, 2016Principles of CoachingKim introduced us to some of the Key Principles of Coaching:1. Listening to ignite the human mind2. Presupposing success3. Leveraging M

13 Jan 2016Personal Productivity3 min read

Are you a Super Recogniser?

In 2015 I made a discovery; I have a super power. Unfortunately it’s not the power of invisibility, the power of ultimate strength or the power to fly. Actually, it’s not really a Super Power but if you’ll let me indulge, it does have Super in the name. My power is “Super Recognition”Super Recognisers are the people who quite literally never forget a face, in possession of an extraordinary ability to recognise men, women and children they barely know.
Dr Josh Davis, a forensic facial identificat

15 Nov 2015Agile3 min read

How to have successful conversations

Successful conversations are central to agile teams. As it states in the Agile manifesto:“Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”With this emphasis it is no surprise that many of the agile approaches adopted by teams today focus on enabling successful conversations:User Stories – “3 C’s – Card, Conversation, Confirmation.” Ron JeffriesBehaviour Driven Development(BDD) – “The single most important part of BDD is the conversation.” Liz KeoghThree Amigos – “Conversations between the