This article explains what Systems Coaching is and what problems it solves. It does not explain how to do it. If you are interested in learning how to do Systems Coaching, I recommend joining us on one of the AWA Systems Coaching courses. This is highly relevant and useful for anyone who is in …
January marked the first three months of the 100 Thought Leaders Program (100TL). To celebrate, consolidate, and enable us to grow, as a team, we chose to focus on our motivations and goals going forward as much as on what we had learnt so far. An exercise facilitated by @Gemma Honour gave us some structure …
A celebration of 25 years of corporate life This year marks one quarter of a century of my corporate working life. In this post, I explore the changes I have seen and forecast the direction we are heading with a sense of wry humour and mirth. This journey may echo your own career and experience. …
Firstly, what is thought leadership? The business world is abuzz with the different meanings of the word leader. Traditional meanings of the word meant those at the top of the hierarchy. Those who set the vision and direction for the rest of us. As Agile ways of working spread across the working world and digital …
Many organisations need help adapting to their rapidly changing marketplaces, whether public or private. The rate of change can be overwhelming. Upgrading organisations to meet current and future challenges is not a simple endeavour. This article details the key skills you need to be an effective Enterprise Coach (EC). 1. Self Mastery Initially, most …
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Some of you may know that I am writing a book called Change. I am writing this book chapter by chapter and releasing them each week on Medium. I have an outline for the book, but I am reserving the right to change it as I go along!! I am releasing the outline now as …
“The past changes a little every time we retell it.” — Hilary Mantel Introduction to the chapter Over the years many people have propositioned me to buy Adventures with Agile. In one of these discussions, the CEO of the other company told me that I would go far because I was able to express truth in the form …
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Hopefully by now, every Agile Coach, Scrum Master, HR Change Agent, and Enterprise Coach, is fully aware of the role that Professional Coaching plays in their job role. Professional Coaching is the key that transforms effectiveness from the mundane to the extraordinary. The late Carl Rogers, often said to the be the founding father of …
There is no shortage of opportunity. There is only a shortage of those who will apply themselves to the basics that success requires. ~ Jim Rohn The basics of agility. It’s been a long and hard journey to write this book. I know every author says the same thing. I have had the additional challenge …
If you are reading this, it is most likely that you are human being. We humans are social creatures. If you are unsure this is true, you can tell by looking at a map as seeing how we all like to live together in cities and towns, go out to clubs and restaurants and generally …
