training and coaching agile minds
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A summary of some of the things I learned after being a trainer and coach at ThoughtWorks UniversityTRANSCRIPT
http://agilemanifesto.org
http://agilemanifesto.org
What is TWU?
What trainees
say of TWU?
TWU 27 feedback - nouns
What trainees
say of TWU?
TWU 27 feedback - verbs
What trainees
say of TWU?
TWU 27 feedback - adjectives
What is an
Agile Mind?
(a) ”oh, you must be really smart”
(b) ”oh, you should have worked really hard"
take a test
choose the easy test choose the difficult test choose a new test
give up “I can do it, I just need more…” get the difficult one anyway
Linda Rising – The power of an Agile Mindset http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W47rcJowx7k
What is an
Agile Mind?
little bit lower scores improved! take same initial test
no advice, started lying on their scores
started coaching and encouraging advice other students
worst ones: “want to feel good” better ones: “I got a chance to learn”
look at someone else test
What is an
Agile Mind?
Fixed Mindset
• wants to look good • avoids challenges • individualism • what I can do comes ”for free” • give up easily
Agile / Growth Mindset
• wants to learn and improve • embrace challenges • empathy • I can get smarter and stronger • find motivation in struggling situation
Mindset can change!
“Perfect” is a verb!
Carol Dweck – Mindset http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322/
TWU philosophy
changes
continuously!
Context over
Competency
TWU philosophy
Fail fast over
Being evaluated
TWU philosophy
Bunkos!
Perfect mistakes
Not only fail fast
: fail better !
Celebrate success!
Coaching at
TWU
Celebrate success!
…and failures!
:)
Coaching at
TWU
…and bruises
Coaching at
TWU
Recover from failure
Resiliency
Goal Recovery plan
Alternative solution
Acceptance
Internal resources
Responsibility Skills
Support
Help
Trusted connections
Resiliency
Coaching at
TWU
Elena Malaguti - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts0meqWcHg [ita]
Learning to learn
“I own my learning experience”
Learning to learn
The traditional way
Learning to learn
Princeton learning
model
70% 20% 10% �
Learning is social
With your team
Pairing
With the person
sitting nearby you On-line networks
Learn from diversit
y
Different perspectives
Learn by playing
Coaching at
TWU Feedback & directions, not solutions
Coaching at
TWU Discover what motivates you
Jurgen Appelo: Moving Motivators - http://www.management30.com/moving-motivators/
Coaching at
TWU Set personal expectations
Rosamund & Benjamin Zander: The Art of Possibility
Letter in the future
Why I deserve
an “A”
Coaching at
TWU Encouraging
Coaching at
TWU
G oal R eality O bstacles & Options W ay forward
John Withmore: Coaching for performance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GROW_model
Feedback
Continuous improvement
Feedback
Continuous improvement
Strengthen confidence & Improve effectiveness
Giving
Feedback
Give earlier Create safety Focus on behaviour
Not too much Make it a conversation
Feedback Receiving
Don’t defend: is a gift!
Seek clarifications
Take actions Say thanks Ask for it
Giving
Feedback Receiving
Patrick Kua - http://www.slideshare.net/thekua/tightening-the-feedback-loop-agile-2011
Coaching at
TWU "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” Richard P. Feynman
At a costume party as
Queen Elizabeth II
Coaching at
TWU Self awareness
“Your obligation is that of active participation. You should not act as knowledge absorbing sponges but as whetstone on which we can all sharpen our wits”
Edsger W. Dijkstra
Learning to contr
ibute
Learning to contr
ibute
Share it!
Learning to contr
ibute
Speak up!
Break conformity
Solomon Asch – Conformity experiment: Lift Antics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8zlk9TZ4bA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments
Learning to contr
ibute Not only problem solvers, but problem finders
Recognise next
learning step
Dreyfus
model of skill
acquisition
Patrick Kua - http://www.slideshare.net/thekua/learning-about-learning-with-dreyfus-7924019
Learning to unlear
n
Break preconceptions
Break old rules
Restart from scratch
Deal with uncertainty
Last responsible
moment
Courage
What is TWU?
Better
Quality Analyst
Better Developer
Better
Business Analyst Better
People
Better
Experience
Designers
What is TWU?
What is TWU?
Next time someone asks you what you were doing those 6 weeks you say:
“I became best friends with 92 people”
Govind – TWU 28
http://mymindechoes.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/what-is-twu/
Questions ?
Feedback
https://joind.in/talk/view/7655
credits
Thank you!
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