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Coach will move away from - Coach will move toward

From Lyssa Adkins book “Coaching Agile Teams”

Coach will move away from - Coach will move toward
Coordinating individual contributions - Coaching the whole team for collaboration
Being a subject matter expert - Being a facilitator for the team
Being invested in specific outcomes - Being invested in the team's overall performance
Knowing the answer - Asking the team for the answer
Directing - Letting the team find their own way
Driving - Guiding
Talk of deadlines and technical options - Talk of business value delivery
Talk of doing the optimal thing - Talk of doing the right thing for the business right now
Fixing problems - Taking problems to the team


last updated september 2019