Keeping Agile Non-Denominational

I was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time. And I am opening the doors to more women to follow the path I walked.

In order to change an organization, leaders have to change first. Be one of them and turn your organization into a successful Agile organization. In today’s complex, fast-changing, and unpredictable world, radically agile organizations thrive when they combine strong local autonomy with deeply shared goals. Leadership is a key factor―individuals who welcome complexity and know how to leverage influence, culture, and organizational design to align widely distributed teams are integral to success.

Coaching presence is not easy or simple. It's hard. It requires discipline, preparation, and focus. Jo Foutanier shares with us what coaching presence is for her and how she goes about bringing it to her every coaching session.

After writing her groundbreaking Coaching Agile Teams, Lyssa was put on pedestal by the Agile community and has been there since, casting a shadow (or shining a bright light) on the community as a whole and brining wisdom of Agile coaching to the growing pool of agile coaches. In this episode we are talking about what brought Lyssa to Agile coaching, what changes she notices in Agile coaching as of late, and what she is looking forward to in 2021.

In this episode Allison Pollard discusses the concept of "meeting where they are," and what it means for Agile Coaches. How do we support people on their agile journey? What changed over the last year? When might we pivot as agile coaches and what is significance of keeping agile non-denominational. Listen to learn more!

Are you running your business or working for it? What does it take to build a successful coaching business? What obstacles should you expect and how Cornelia, a successful entrepreneur, overcame those? All of this and more.

Miscarriage is a loss-why should it be treated like any other loss? Right now it’s not - in most organizations. What kind of support and conversations that can be had in organizations to clear the taboo about infertility? How can a manager have a conversation or support someone in their team going through infertility? As a colleague or friend, how can you support someone with infertility? When you meet someone new in your organization, here is a question you don’t ask.

Coaching is an awesome instrument to engage in a co-creative process allowing to make strategic shifts in business-turmoil. In this episode we touch upon how coaching and co-creation can - even in deep crisis - be more effective and sustainable than typical "crisis" management; how coaching brings more innovation to strategic thinking and what is needed to stand open for an entire new business model.

Supervision is a reflective practice whereby a practicing coach and a trained supervisor work together to reflect on the work the coach is doing with clients. The purpose is for the coach to understand better how they are “showing up” to their coaching sessions and how they might improve their impact. A certified supervision provider is not a mentor coach. That’s a different discipline. Nor is a supervisor in an authoritative role with the coach. In fact, the supervisor is considered a peer coach who has specialized training in the discipline of supervision. These and many other things Cherie Silas, MCC, CEC discusses in this episode.

Coaching is a word with so many misunderstood meanings and implementations. Unfortunately and fortunately, there is no single way to coach. What is now abundantly obvious is that coaching is a valuable skill for more professionals beyond Agile coaches. Turns out there is an answer to how leaders can create, enable and maintain high-performing teams, they leverage professional coaching in their leadership delivery. We are discussing and examining the link between quality leaders and professional coaching. 

In a time of uncertainty like we're experiencing now, what are luxuries and what are things you must have?

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic taking over the world, a majority of Agile teams are now working remotely. Alex Kudinov is joined by Erica Henson and Jim Sammons for a deep discussion on issues and opportunities in the face of today's disrupted climate and how to cope with those changes.

In this first inaugural episode Erica Henson talks to Cherie Silas and Alex Kudinov who introduce Tandem Coaching Academy, its vision and mission, and discuss why coaching skills are so important in today's Agile world.