This week, Mariano Oliveti joined Dan Neumann to discuss the importance of continuous learning and growth as an Agile Coach

In this episode, Mariano shares his experience growing as a Coach. Listen to this conversation where Mariano and Dan dive deep into the steps of this incremental journey, which begins with awareness, followed by proficiency, to achieve mastery later. 

 

Key Takeaways

• The first step is identifying how you would like to grow as a coach 

• At the beginning of your learning process, ask yourself: How do you intake and process information? What is your learning style?

• The second step is to find the topics that best resonate with you.

• To be an Agile Coach, you must perform specific skills at different levels, such as teaching, mentoring, facilitating, or coaching.

• There are complementary skills that can help you along the journey to becoming an Agile Coach.

• You need to have a good understanding of Agile practices and the Scrum framework.

• Business knowledge is also necessary.

• Be aware of your strengths and your opportunities.

• How can you be intentional about your learning?

• Being intentional is critical to mastering what you do. 

• Be honest with yourself about your goals and objectives and how you want to reach them.

• Listening is the primary skill an Agile Coach needs to have.

• Listening internally to how you react to the events around you and finding opportunities to grow.

• Leaning is a journey, be patient with yourself and respect your process.

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

The  8 Stances of a Scrum Master

ACF Coaching Certification

DevOps Handbook

 

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