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Emotional Agility

Admin

I recently heard the term "emotional agility" on a meditation app, and it really resonated. So I wanted to riff on this concept from the [...]

Coaching Secret: Stop giving context

Stephanie Ockerman

We have been taught by corporate culture to talk more. We have to talk more to justify or explain our opinions and decisions. We have [...]

Coaching Secret: Don’t Coach Someone Not in the Room

Stephanie Ockerman

In coaching conversations, people often bring up challenges or issues they have with co-workers. We can empathize. We have likely experienced a similar challenge. So [...]

Coaching Secret: Follow the aliveness

Stephanie Ockerman

We worry if we are asking the right question. We worry about saying the right thing. We overthink it. We get stuck in our head. [...]

Coaching Secret: Pretend you are an alien

Admin

We all think we are actively listening and asking powerful questions. But we are not as good as we think we are. We may start [...]

Coaching Secret: Stop being so helpful

Stephanie Ockerman

We all want to help. Unfortunately, acting on the desire to help is usually where many Scrum Masters, Coaches, and Managers can make a mistake [...]

The Power of Coaching

Stephanie Ockerman

We talk about coaching a lot in the agile world. However, what we are actually expected to do is not usually about coaching. So we [...]

Scrum, luck, and product development

Stephanie Ockerman

Scrum is often referred to as the art of the possible. I love this phrase. In this post, I take the concept further to explore [...]

6 Coaching Tips for Scrum Masters

Stephanie Ockerman

The Scrum Guide talks about coaching as a part of the Scrum Master role. The Scrum Master coaches the Scrum Team in fulfilling their [...]

4 Steps to Expand Your Range

Stephanie Ockerman

How do you have more impact on the individuals and teams you work with? When I transitioned my career path from Project Manager to Scrum [...]

3 Reasons Values Matter for You and Your Team

Stephanie Ockerman

As human beings, we each have values. Values matter in all aspects of our lives, including how we interact in teams. Read these 3 reasons [...]

5 lessons from the first Business Agility conference

Stephanie Ockerman

The Business Agility 2017 conference was quite different from most agile conferences I have attended. The focus was on business agility rather than technology and [...]

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Emotional Agility

Coaching Secret: Stop giving context

Coaching Secret: Don’t Coach Someone Not in the Room

Coaching Secret: Follow the aliveness

Coaching Secret: Pretend you are an alien

Coaching Secret: Stop being so helpful

The Power of Coaching

Scrum, luck, and product development

6 Coaching Tips for Scrum Masters

4 Steps to Expand Your Range

3 Reasons Values Matter for You and Your Team

5 lessons from the first Business Agility conference

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