2022 In Review
It’s been a busy year. I started working as an independent Agile Coach in January. That same month, I started this website. I set out to write one blog post a week. That… didn’t happen....
Read MoreIt’s been a busy year. I started working as an independent Agile Coach in January. That same month, I started this website. I set out to write one blog post a week. That… didn’t happen....
Read MoreThe introverts. The quiet ones. The people who think before they speak. The processors. And the cry of facilitators: “How do I get them to talk more?” I spend most of my time in meetings...
Read MoreI recently obtained my International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach credential (ICF-ACC). This certification is no two-day class and exam (no shade to the CSM – I have one of those too). To obtain the...
Read MoreMeeting-free Fridays. Focus days. GSD days.“We have too many meetings.” Does this sound like your organization? I support reaching an uninterrupted state of flow. And when we find ourselves having to draw these kinds of...
Read MoreLast week, I shared that I’m going back to school for a BS in Computer Science. However, that doesn’t mean I’m done with agile coaching – not by a long shot. I’m happy to be...
Read MoreIf you’ve caught my LinkedIn post, you’ve seen I’m going back to school. I’ve joined the Oregon State postbacclaureate online computer science program. Why? 3 reasons. One, the biggest one, is that I don’t like...
Read MoreIf you are reading this in real time, I am on vacation. Vacations for me usually look like this: This vacation looks like this: This past year has been one of incredible change, with even...
Read MoreI like it when people have their cameras on in virtual meetings. When someone has their camera on, I interpret that action as, “I choose to be here with you, fully present and engaged.” It...
Read MoreBefore I was an agile coach, I was a librarian. I like helping people, finding information, organizing structure, reading, continuous learning, and removing impediments to people’s progress. These skills continue to serve me to this...
Read MoreThese four-letter acronyms come to us from project management and stand for Responsible/Accountable/Consulted/Informed (officially known as a Responsibility Assignment Matrix) and Risks/Assumptions/Issues/Dependencies (known as a RAID log). Before I dove into the world of Agile,...
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