Three Short Coaching Pro-Tips | #124

Coaching Pro-Tip #1: Everything good about agility is rooted in relationship, so everything good about coaching is, too. As coaches, we usually start from negative trust, and our central priority has to be reversing that position. Coaching Pro-Tip #2: When the developers act like testing the code is a time-wasting checkbox that costs a great deal and rewards very little, they are usually right, and one has to find out why, and tackle that, before pressing them to test more. Coaching Pro-Tip: Sometimes it's just chemistry. One advanced coaching skill is understanding when you're not some team's cup of tea, and seeing when the right thing to do is help them find someone they can relate to. -- You can read the full transcription of this podcast over on GeePawHill.org. Any feedback, you can always tweet @GeePawHill on Twitter. To get more involved in the Change-Harvesting community, click here to join the Camerata Slack! --