Agile Diary

Yet another 'rush-of-my-feet'. And I did not get as much done as I had hope. Once again, I am exhausted as I type this. Our Tuesday class did not go as well, as I had hoped. That was because I had not completed my part of a group exercise. I read the material quickly but did not do the activity. And that set the tone for the entire session (for me anyway). I felt quite rebellious that evening. One of our exercise this week was to create a micro-training program with two of my fellow cohort. Had to use Loom again, which didn't turn out very well this time. I couldn't seem to get the camera working, so had to do audio only. I got there in the end (managed to hand assignment in on time, at least). We had to apply what we learned from our Tuesday session (training from the back of the room). As a coach, there will be times when we will have to teach and train. We had learned about the 'Six Trumps' - it definitely trumps traditional learning . Here they are -  Moveme...

This week has been normal so far. Nothing like last week. Feeling a little calmer. We received feedback on our pitch. Great constructive feedback from my fellow cohort members. Stuff that I can really use. What a great place to practice and feel safe at the same time (thanks to everyone). I really enjoyed our workshop this week.  Two things this stood out for me in the Tuesday workshop was GROW and AWE.  Easy to remember, and simple to put into practice. And I already have with some success. Yay! 'I see you. I hear you. And what you say matters to me' - active LISTENING and MIRRORING skills. This actually requires a lot more practice. It requires a lot of conscious effort. And I'm thankful that I get to practice this everyday (although this is all very consciously at the moment). I also found the agile coaching dojo very useful . I got to know Rasha, a little more. After recording our coaching session, we had a chance to talk a little more. I found this relaxing and enjoy...

Only week 2, I don't think I'm going to make it. Work has been full-on and with Agile Coaching Lab assignments, I'm about to throw the towel in. I'm not sure if this level of commitment to work, lab assignments and family is sustainable. I haven't had any time to wind down all week. Okay ... enough with the self pity now. On the positive side. I learned to use a new cool tool called Loom, to record my very dry elevator pitch. I'm not sure if I even convinced myself. But at least, its done and submitted. I can't wait to see team members submissions. I had the opportunity to work with Rasha and Jas, on the presentation slides this week. I thought, we worked really well together. Okay, the above was written last night. Just after I posted my elevator pitch. Not feeling so great today either.