Generalizing Specialists
The term “generalizing specialists” has come to mean an individual who has a particular area of deep expertise but also has experience in a large number of other areas that may not be directly related...
View ArticleTrust and Small Groups
A while ago I posted the story of a student film project using agile practices to create a documentary. One interesting observation made by the instructor is that trust among the group developed in an...
View ArticlePersonal Philosophy of Adult Education
The following is my approach as an educator to my work in community and organizational development. I have come to this understanding mainly through experience, a great deal of mentoring and study....
View ArticleTools Versus Capabilities Approach To Agile Training
Which approach is most valuable in training that fosters collaborative work for the purpose of optimizing the performance of an organization: a tools / methodologies approach or an inner capabilities...
View ArticleAgile Coach/Mentor Job Description (Process Facilitator)
Given the Agile Axioms and Disciplines then an agile coach or mentor should have some really specific experience and capabilities. This list constitutes a first attempt at a job description....
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Agile, the Adult Educator and Ethical Considerations
A review of Tara J. Fenwick’s “Limits of the Learning Organization: A Critical Look†(article found in Learning for life: Canadian readings in adult education). This article is a critique of...
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Salutogenesis and Agile
Twenty-five years ago American-Israeli Medical Sociologist, Aron Antonovsky developed the theory of salutogenesis. As opposed to the traditional pathogenic model of medicine focused on the study of...
View ArticleManaging “Leaderful” Groups
In agile development circles self-organizing teams are all the rage nowadays. And I often hear people bemoaning the “evil managers”. And no doubt in many circumstances and organizations there is real...
View ArticleProcess Facilitator “Smells”
I have now trained over one hundred people in my Agile Project Managmenet / ScrumMaster Certification course. I’m starting to see and hear some of the results of this training. There are a couple...
View ArticleMentoring, Coaching and Training – What is the Difference?
Over the years working with clients, I’ve discovered that there is often confusion about what are the differences between mentoring, coaching and training. We all know that these are ways for an...
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Best Agile Advice Articles – Ten Year Anniversary!
Learn more about transforming people, process and culture with the Real Agility ProgramAgile Advice was started in 2005. In ten years, we have published over 850 articles (an average of just about 2...
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Announcing: The Real Agility Program
Learn more about transforming people, process and culture with the Real Agility ProgramThe Real Agility Program is an Enterprise Agile change program to help organizations develop high-performance...
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Succeeding with your Agile Coach
Learn more about transforming people, process and culture with the Real Agility Program I recently said goodbye to one of my organization’s Agile Coaches and I felt that I needed to take a pause and...
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