In this podcast recorded at Agile 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, first spoke to Steve Holyer about facilitating open space events, then he spoke to Tim Meyers about the competencies and attitudes needed for good coaching

Why listen to this podcast:

(Open Space)

• Open Space Technology is a powerful tool for engaging participation

• Designing a good Open Space event take careful preparation and support

• Open Space gives the benefit of the hallway conversations that are so valuable in most in-person events

• Open Space events can be facilitated remotely, provided the facilitators are experienced and put care into the design of the event

(Coaching)

• There is a well defined set of competencies for agile coaching

• These competencies include professional coaching, mentoring, facilitation and teaching

• Agile coaching has a bias towards using an agile approach to address problems and opportunities

• Being a coach means you're prepared to partner with people as they improve, as they go through change

• An ethical foundation for coaching is to firstly do no harm

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