TriAgile 2023

Coaching leaders is challenging. Gaining invitation, developing trust and creating rapport are challenging. And many great coaches, scrum masters and change agents find that when they do get that invitation, the types of conversations that worked well with teams just aren’t effective with managers, leaders and executives.

Leading, coaching and mentoring coaches, scrum masters and change agents can also be challenging. Especially when they are moving beyond team coaching to focus on leaders.

I’ve coached, mentored and led coaches and scrum masters supporting as few as 2 teams to a group responsible for 125 teams. In that time, I’ve had many conversations with them about how to receive invitation with leaders and how to ensure that conversations with those leaders are impactful.

I’ve also directly coached and supported leadership teams at all levels within organizations, from managers supporting scrum teams to senior executive teams of major business units.

In this session you will hear real-world stories of coaching conversations with managers, leaders and executives. You’ll hear what worked, what didn’t and why. And you’ll hear key lessons learned that can be applied to your interactions with leaders.

Additionally you will hear the top questions and challenges that coaches, scrum masters and change agents raise as they navigate the challenges of effectively coaching leaders. I’ll share the techniques and perspectives that have helped them begin to move beyond coaching teams to coaching leaders.

The stories and lessons shared draw from experience with professional coaching, systems thinking and change theory. You will come away with new ideas to try the next time you’re working with a leader.