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If you’re looking to improve your ability to guide effective meetings and workshops, consider signing up to our Facilitation Foundations course. You'll gain access to engaging content that will help you understand the key elements of successful facilitation, learn a simple framework to enhance your skills, and discover the essential traits of a good facilitator. Whether you're already familiar with Agile and Scrum or just starting your journey, our Facilitation Foundations course will equip you with the tools you need to support your team and organization in making collaborative decisions. Simply follow the link below to get started. 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dJKwqnS2 #facilitation #facilitationskills #agileleadership 

🌟 Excited to Announce: I’ve Passed the Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Certification! Facilitation is more important than ever in today’s VUCA world of agile, lean, and flexible environments. It’s not just about running meetings—it’s about empowering teams to align, collaborate, and deliver value in complex and dynamic situations. Great facilitators need a unique blend of skills: Emotional Intelligence: Courage, patience, and people skills to create inclusive and safe environments. Entrepreneurship: A sharp focus on customer value and the ability to lead with innovation. Expert Knowledge Mastery of methods, tools, and techniques to guide teams effectively. Facilitation is a journey of continuous growth, and I’m excited to bring these skills to the table to help teams thrive. Let’s connect if you’re as passionate about collaboration and agility as I am! #Scrum #Facilitation #Agile #Leadership

From May 20-21, the inimitable David Lowe will be running our Agile Team Facilitator (ICP-ATF) course. This is a rare chance to join this training experience in-person, in London. And learn from a world-class practitioner. If you struggle to design and lead truly engaging meetings, this is the course for you. Over two immersive days, you'll gain a comprehensive facilitation toolkit. You will be able to use this for both in-person and virtual environments. Gain skills such as: ✔️ Designing meetings with clear purpose and collaborative activities ✔️ Facilitating effective framework meetings like retrospectives ✔️ Leading meaningful conversations to build trust ✔️ Tailoring your approach to team context and maturity This course is incredibly hands-on and interactive. You'll walk away with practical experience using proven techniques to unlock better collaboration. But don't just take our word for it. Here's what Scrum Master Anne Skifjeld had to say: "I highly recommend this course if you want to improve your facilitation skills. You'll enhance what you already do well. But best of all, you'll learn new skills and techniques you didn't know you needed." Skilled facilitators are more crucial than ever for remote and hybrid team cohesion. The Agile Team Facilitator in-person course is your perfect opportunity to level up under David's expert guidance. Spots are limited for this London session, so don't sleep on it! Find out more and book now (below)...

Mastering the art of agile facilitation requires embodying core principles that elevate teams to their ultimate levels of success. Let’s delve into the mindset that separates an Agile Facilitation Apprentice from an Agile Supreme Wizard 🧙♂️ ✨ Self-Awareness: Facilitation wizards cultivate deep self-awareness, understanding their thoughts, emotions and biases. This allows them to remain neutral, authentic guides for their groups. 🧞 Social Awareness: A great facilitation wizard deeply comprehends group dynamics. They sense the energy flow, hierarchies, and complex interpersonal relationships that shape each team interaction. ⚡️ Power in Combined Strengths: Powerful facilitators know to leverage the diversity of perspectives rather than highlight a single viewpoint. They confidently shape each team member's perspective into a collaborative force that surpasses what any lone ranger can achieve. 📖 Openness and Passion: With open minds and contagious enthusiasm, wizards spark curiosity in every participant. Their passion can fuel the team's motivation to explore, collaborate and co-create. 🧘🏽♂️ Self-management: In team working teams, emotions can often run high. But wizards must remain steadfast while in the eye of the storm. They know how to manage their responses while holding a safe space for groups to transform. In mastering these principles, you'll unlock the wizardry required to propel teams toward realising their full potential and embody the path of the Agile Facilitation Wizard 🔮 #agilefacilitation #agilemindset #collaboration #scrum

Becoming a master at facilitation starts with self-awareness. By understanding and managing yourself, you can better create a positive environment and guide your team to success. agile42 South Africa's post below summarises it quite nicely.

Agile Coaching is a profession and involves mastering multiple competencies. If you're looking to grow your coaching skills and be recognized as a continuous learner (a key trait of a good coach) then THIS workshop is for YOU! Join me and Randy Hale for our upcoming ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) workshop. https://lnkd.in/dvhdupBW #agile #agilecoaching #agility

I was asked a question Yesterday which caught me out It was in an interview - which is never a great time to miss your lines - it was a question that I wasn't expecting but one that I should've known the answer for easily 🤦♂️ "What are you hoping to achieve with the The Visual Agile Coach Playbook 📕?" Where's the elevator pitch when you need it? 🚡 It prompted me to look back on where The Visual Agile Coach idea started, it was probably this visual - Olina Glindevi ✏️using visuals to explain the role of the Agile Coach and illustrating her strong belief in communicating visually 🎨 "It's more accessible, complex topics can be explained more easily and its more fun! Agile is a very visual way of working, for me Agile Coaching and Visual Coaching go hand in hand". In one of our original posts we asked: what is the purpose of an Agile Coach? We decided on this: "Ultimately the Agile Coach should leave a legacy of sound Agile ways of working. Seeing their coachees become the coach or a manager lead with a full Agile toolkit is the most satisfactory part of being an Agile Coach" The answer was there all along: show the way, provide a toolkit, encourage personal development and have fun! #agile #agileleadership #agilecoach #agileworking #DiscoverDevelopDo

The next meeting of the Philadelphia Area Agile Coaching Dojo meetup group is this Tuesday, July 9, at 4 PM EDT. We are experimenting with focusing each meeting on one of the elements of the Agile Coaching Growth Wheel. This month's focus is on the Transforming aspects of Agile Coaching (things like org design and organizational change). If you are interested in how to cultivate organizational change, make sure you join us at this meetup! This is a virtual meeting, so if you are from the Philly area, great, but you can also join us even if you are not from Philly! We love our out of town members just as much (even if you aren't sure how to pronounce Bala Cynwyd! 😉 ) We are going to use a lean coffee format for this session where everyone suggests agile or agile coaching related topics they'd like to discuss. Remember this month, we'll give special priority to topics related to cultivating organizational change. Participants will vote on the topics they'd like to discuss and we'll spend the meeting talking about as many of the topics as possible! You'll get the chance to discuss agile coaching challenges and questions with peers in a safe, judgment-free space. It is a great learning experience for all us regardless of our level of experience. If you haven't RSVP'd yet and are interested in joining us, you can RSVP for the session at: https://lnkd.in/ef-TzJcj. If you can't make it on Tuesday and would like to join our group, you can do so at: https://lnkd.in/gm8EVGup. Hope to see you on Tuesday afternoon! #agilecoaching #phillytech #orgdesign #organizationalchange #leancoffee #agile

✴✴✴ The Power of Storytelling in Agile Coaching ✴✴✴ As an Agile Coach, I've been part of many transformation initiatives where storytelling has played a pivotal role. Stories can illustrate complex concepts, foster understanding, and build a shared vision. In one engagement, I used a story to explain the value of iterative development. By comparing our project to building a house, explaining how laying a solid foundation step-by-step leads to a stronger structure, the concept became relatable and memorable. Storytelling also helps in addressing resistance by connecting emotionally with the audience and demonstrating real-life successes and failures. For instance, during a challenging transformation, the team was skeptical about adopting Agile practices. I shared a story about a previous project where Agile principles turned a failing initiative into a success. By highlighting specific struggles and how Agile methods overcame them, the team saw the potential benefits and became more open to change. This approach not only clarified Agile concepts but also inspired confidence and trust. For fellow coaches, integrating storytelling into your coaching toolkit can significantly enhance your impact. It bridges the gap between theory and practice, making Agile principles more accessible and engaging. How do you use storytelling in your coaching engagements? #AgileCoaching #Storytelling #Transformation #Leadership #TeamEngagement #EffectiveCommunication #ramanthkashikar #agilecoach

Our exclusive mentoring circle brings together passionate individuals like you who are committed to growth, learning, and making a difference. What is in Store for You? 1. Scrum Mastery Skills: Dive deep into Scrum practices, principles, and techniques. Learn how to lead high-performing teams and drive successful projects. 2. Agile Coaching Across the Organization: Discover the art of coaching at an enterprise level. Help organizations embrace agility and thrive in a dynamic environment. 3. Systemic Coaching: Explore systemic thinking and coaching techniques. Understand how to create lasting change within teams and organizations. 4. Professional Coaching Competency Skills: Enhance your coaching toolbox. Develop active listening, powerful questioning, and empathy. 5. Enterprise Agile Coaching: For those aiming to become Agile Coaches at an organizational level, we've got you covered! Ready to Transform? Send us a message via academy@oakagility.coach or visit our website www.oakagility.coach for details. Let's embark on this exciting journey together! #AgileCommunity #PersonalDevelopment #ScrumMasterLife #Agile #scrum #kanban #lean