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.
The Changing Nature of Expertise
An exploration of the changing nature of expertise in a complex world and what leaders need to know about expertise.
Learning to Fly
“ … but the skills most valuable are those that result in the ability to experiment quickly.”
The Value of Learning
“… but the value of learning whether we are solving the right problems the right way.”
Billy Goat
“All too often people and organizations are either unwilling or not enabled to learn new techniques in their core skills.”
Iterative / Incremental delivery to get to the Moon!
The iterative and incremental approach to one of the greatest feats of all time.
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.”