SPaMCAST 722 - Agile Coaching Defined and Accelerated, An Interview with Scott Showalter

We are back with new content this week! The bears did not eat us as we trekked in three national parks. We did see bears but kept a respectable distance from them. Today the SPaMCAST 722 features an interview with Scott Showalter, Agile Career Accelerator. We discussed the definition of an agile coach. Building on that definition we wrestled with how to scale the business of agile coaching. 

Note - I mispronounced Scott’s name at the beginning of the interview, rather than re-record the faux pax, it triggered a great story so I left it in.

 

Scott is an active enterprise agile coach working in the trenches with execs and leaders at a Fortune 10 organization, and what he has learned throughout the journey of his career is that what feels impossible only becomes achievable once we shift our perspective. 

Scott has a passion for helping people design, grow and automate their products and their lives so that they can focus on what's truly important and have a greater impact on this planet. He coaches IT professionals and entrepreneurs on income growth and career advancement, and on the weekends he has been known to perform laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy.

Scott’s LinkedIn Profile linkedin.com/in/scottrageous

Website scottshowalter.com (Personal)

Twitter scottrageous

Re-read Saturday News

During the last few weeks, I have read and reread Chapter 9 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate link https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3). The chapter titled Coach as Conflict Navigator talks about the value and danger of conflict. What stuck with me was the model of levels of conflict and how at a certain point there can be no constructive outcome. Teams aside, scary thoughts for the world we live in.

Remember to buy a copy of  Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3) and read along!

Previous Installments

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe 

Week 2: Will I Be A Good Coach - https://bit.ly/3nzDAHg 

Week 3: Expect High Performance - https://bit.ly/3Rl4fFf 

Week 4: Master Yourself - https://bit.ly/3zL8t2n 

Week 5: Let Your Style Change - https://bit.ly/3Q8zHWa 

Week 6: Coach as Coach-Mentor - https://bit.ly/3QLcSIi 

Week 7: Coach as Facilitator - https://bit.ly/3AaP5KY 

Week 8: Coach As Teacher - https://bit.ly/3AURGdL 

Week 9: Coach As Problem Solver - https://bit.ly/3C06Gr7 

Week 10: Coach As Conflict Navigator - https://bit.ly/3R6tmuc 

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Next SPaMCAST 

Next week SPaMCAST 723 will feature an essay on neglected WIP. Work that has been started and is now just sitting around is neglected. 

We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley and his Alpha and Omega of Product Development Column.