Responsive Agile Coaching: How to Accelerate Your Coaching Outcomes with Meaningful Conversations

by Niall McShane

In Responsive Agile Coaching Niall McShane draws on over a decade of agile coaching experience to document a clear and well-researched model that lifts the lid on how agile coaching actually works. The book starts by defining what the role of agile coach has become in recent times before putting forward a field-tested and theoretically sound model for conducting agile coaching conversations. Packed full of real life stories from authentic coaching work you'll laugh and cry with the characters as you learn what it takes to be one of the best agile coaches in the current market. Drawing from areas such as neuroscience, mindfulness, behavioral psychology and unlearning theory this book is focused on when and how to have conversations that matter with clients during times of change. The central point in the book argues that agile coaches are more than the sum of their competencies; they need to execute the right "moves and steps" during coaching conversations. The model Niall outlines is built around one moment that matters in all agile coaching conversations; Niall calls this the responsive moment. Sensing this moment and responding in a way that best serves the needs of the client and the organization is what the book guides you to be able to do (consistently). The Responsive Agile Coaching model is a dynamic flow-based approach to delivering agile coaching as a service. It dispels the thinking that agile coaching needs to be delivered by a person with the title of agile coach and aims to "open source" it as a skill anyone can develop. This book puts the 'coaching' back into agile coaching by providing a model to balance the agile expert and coaching elements of agile coaching. Responsive Agile Coaching is part theory, part practical guide book and part story telling. The book has been written to cater for readers from all backgrounds who are looking to change the way they work; managers, leaders, change agents as well as agile coaches will find insights and inspiration in this book.

Genres: Leadership

322 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2022

Reviews

[Gaiyasudeen Syed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Responsive Coaching, A catalyst's secret.

An excellent summary of tacit knowledge collected over a long period with profound insights. After reading second time, I have come to realisation that this book is a great reference for any Agile practitioner. Niall has brought multiple dimensions from mindfulness, presence, self development and rhetoric to Agile coaching.

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! The certification from different BoK will help to acquire the theory part of agile concepts, process and practices. This book demonstrates how to handle the practical situation we face in day to day work. Well described and amazingly explained the moves for different scenarios!!

I recommend everyone to read. Totally worth it!!

[Craig Mccracken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really good practical ideas. The discussions around unlearning habits is very valuable