Thoughts
YOU COULD NOT STEP TWICE INTO THE SAME RIVER
A collection of writing on agile principles, coaching, and leadership. A place to explore the connections between our everyday world and work life. Rarely is there truth here - as my thinking and perspective evolves.
Do More with Less (Noise) - Part 3 of 3
What I’ve seen over the last 25 years are leaders who want to do more with less but aren’t prepared to change their organizational structure or culture to accommodate that desire. Consequently, it’s PEOPLE (and their families) who suffer the physical and psychological burden of constant context switching and noisy communication.
Coaching Symbiosis
“Coaching is an unending journey for both parties, and if you're not learning from the people you work with, you're probably not coaching.”
The Satir Interaction Model and Hand Reading
“Teaching yourself to be disciplined about progressing through these steps helps greatly with minimizing miscommunication.”
Agile Education
“Educators on the forefront of their field have long understood the need to transform education into a two-way conversation between teachers and students.”
Applying the Dreyfus Learning Model to Focus your Coaching Approach
“We've discovered (as the model predicts) that skipping this stage of learning can lead to problems absorbing and implementing the philosophies and principles of the agile manifesto.”
Golf, Poker and Software
“… they tend to revert back to old, less than desirable ways. For most people this transition of skills to procedural memory takes disciplined, directed effort.”