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I am glad to announce that I started the Lean On Agile Podcast. It was due for the longest time. The first episode is about Agile Certifications and you can listen to it at Lean On Agile podcast. Lean On Agile Podcast You can also listen to the Lean On Agile Podcast on your favorite…
I presented at the Gatineau Ottawa Agile Tour 2017 (GOAT2017) on November 20th, 2017. I have presented on the topic of Facilitation and Coaching, and how they can benefit from each other at scale. The title of my talk was: Facilitation ≅ Coaching @ Scale. I have shared my thoughts and experiences on using techniques and…
Shawn & I presented at AgileDC on October 16th, 2017. We have presented on the topic of Community and Change, and how a community can be the forces behind change: “Community-Driven Change“. We have shared our thoughts and experiences on building communities, supporting them, helping them evolve, letting go of them. We have looked at…
I presented the “Effective yet Effortless Coaching” session at Agile Mississauga Meetup event which took place on April 5th, 2017. I presented The Simple Coaching Model V2.0. This was the first time presenting the V2.0 of The Simple Coaching Model. The changes made, compared to the V1.0 of the model, were based on the feedback received in previous sessions (i.e. Coach…
I presented the “Effective yet Effortless Coaching” session at the Coach Retreat Spring 2017 event took place on March 25th, 2017. I explained The Simple Coaching Model to mostly Agile Coaches & Scrum Masters and other enthusiasts interested in learning and enhancing their coaching skills. The Coach Retreat is an annual event focused on Coaching. It is…
I spoke at AgileOntario meetup on March 11th alongside Ardita Karaj. The topic was “Building Communities”. This was a special event for the TAC community. It was its 3rd birthday, and on its birthday what a better topic than building a community. Ardita talked about how the AgileOntario meetup shaped up, who was its original founders…
I introduced The Simple Coaching Model publicly, and for the first time, as part of delivering the “Effective Yet Effortless Coaching” session. The session was held at Shopify. I presented for an audience of more than 100 people. The audience consisted of Team Leads, Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters and Project Managers. Please head to my…
I spoke at the Agile Ontario Meetup on December 10th. I talked about standardization of practices and processes amongst teams and their affect on the organization, alongside with Fernando Cuenca. We have talked two hours almost on that topic. We have touched many aspects related to the standardization, teams, and effects of it. As you…
I had the pleasure to meet one of the greatest coaches in the world, Michael Bungay Stanier. As the second greatest coach in the world, as per introduction & here, he used some spectacular techniques in facilitating the session with at least 200 people. I am sharing some of them here with you. First of…
This year I decided to take part in Agile Coach Camp Canada West edition (as well as East). It was a unique experience. The format as always was an open space format. It began on Friday, June 17th and ended on Sunday, June 19th. In this Agile Coach Camp, I talked on two Topics and co-hosted on…