Substantial evidence exists that coaching plays an important role in helping an organization successfully transform to agile. External coaches can help an organization as it begins to adopt agile practices, but a sustainable, long-term agile adoption requires the organization to stand on its own. Developing an internal coaching team is an important step toward becoming self-sufficient. Join Sue Johnston and Shawn Button as they explore the process of building a team of competent internal coaches. Discuss how to identify coach candidates, put together and run a coach development program, and create opportunities for learning on-the-job. Talk about potential bumps in the road—those organizational impediments to building coaches—and strategies for overcoming those barriers. Sue and Shawn share their experiences with what works and what doesn’t. Leave with a realistic plan to discover and develop coaches within your organization.
Sue Johnston
Leanintuit
Sue Johnston's professional interests have always been communication and teamwork. After a career as a news reporter, she moved to corporate communication, where she was involved in large scale change initiatives and technology implementations in the BMO/Bank of Montreal IT division. A professional coach and coach trainer when she learned about the agile movement, Sue now trains coaches for the agile workplace. Sue authored Talk to Me: Workplace Conversations That Work. Learn more about Sue at itsunderstood.com.
Speaker Presentations
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 11:30am
Agile Leadership
Develop Internal Coaches for Your Organization