Self-Facilitation Cards
For some years, I’ve used a simple trick to greatly increase effectiveness in meetings: Let everyone draw a “1” on a sticky note, then give them this instruction: One Minute Card “Raise this card whenever you feel the current conversation or speaker should come to an end within one minute.” When first introduced, this […]
eXtreme Listening
Last December at XPDays Benelux, Ole Jepsen and I hosted a session on eXtreme Listening. This is what happened. Extreme Listening We started with some good old rock’n’roll. I don’t remember what we played, yet I tend to err on the heavy side. It was loud, as the point was that people become aware that […]
Clean Learning at your Best
I ran a product owner training this week and experimented with Clean Language for the first time in a group setting. I started the two days with a simple version of the Clean Setup by Caitlin Walker: Clean Setup “When this workshop goes just as you would like, it will be like what?” I started […]
AgileCoachCamp Norway 2015
I’m enjoying the fifth AgileCoachCamp Norway (#accn) in the wonderful Thon Hotel Vettre. As always, we have snow. Full of inspirations, connections, ideas… I think there are few better ways to start the year than this. That’s why Sergey Dmitriev and I founded this in 2011. The next one will be happening from Januar 8-10, 2016. Save the date! Coaching Dojo […]
Paul Klipp on Listening Part III
Paul Klipp talked about listening at ALE2014 in Kraków. He identified three key components: Let the other think, which I covered in Part I, Understand emotional expressions, which I covered in Part II, and Train your mind to listen and understand, even when things get rough. That’s covered in this post. Imagine you’re sitting in your quiet office, diligently […]
Tools vs Presence
At ALE2014 in Kraków, we started interesting conversations around effectiveness of specific tools vs the effectiveness of our presence. It inspired me to write the draft post about Magic, Mystery or Science. Presence, in this context, means being in the moment. Practitioners of mindfulness refer to this as being mode, in contrast to doing mode […]
Paul Klipp: Components of Listening Part II
Paul Klipp talked about listening at ALE2014 in Kraków. He identified three key components: Let the other think, which I covered in Part I, Understand emotional expressions, which is covered here, and Train your mind to listen and understand, even when things get rough. Non-Violent Communication Marshal Rosenberg has developed non-violent communication to an art form. He says that […]
Co-Aching Session
Yesterday at the AgileCoachCamp Germany I hosted a session called “Co-Aching — How to use empathy and compassion when coaching becomes hard”. It was 60 min long, after which we took time for debrief and feedback. This post explains the purpose and mechanics of the workshop. This session was co-developed with Michael Sahota. We’ll run it […]
Boss Suffering Stories
Depending on the kind of organisation and the way the boss ended up at the top of it, totally different issues may limit their or the organisation’s effectiveness. A founder has different challenges than a CEO who was brought into the company later, and again different from a boss who worked her way up through […]
