44: Agile Thinking with Don Gray

Don Gray (@donaldegray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss agile thinking, models, and frameworks. Of course we didn’t cover any of those topics…but we meant to.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Don Gray Conducting a Coaching Session – Copyright Don Gray[/featured-image]

is a friend and mentor to me, and a valued member of the agile community. He has contributed to multiple books including: CENTER ENTER TURN SUSTAIN: ESSAYS IN CHANGE ARTISTRY, READINGS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING LEADERSHIP, and AMPLIFY YOUR EFFECTIVENESS.Don

Don was recently the Leadership Track Chairman for the Agile 2016 Conference. He co-teaches one of the top agile and leadership workshops available – Coaching Beyond the Team – with Esther Derby.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• What to do when you don’t know what to do
• How looking in unusual places can lead to great coaching insights
• Models and frameworks that help teams understand their behaviors
• Where new agile coaches can go to get started and leveled up

Links from the show:

• Coaching Beyond the Team Workshop with Don Gray and Esther Derby – September 13th & 14th in Costa Mesa, CA
• Coaching Models and Kitchen Utensils by Don Gray
• Verifying Models by Don Gray
• Agile Coaching Institute

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[reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder]

Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish.

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This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East.

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Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions.

I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event.

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