Life coaches masquerading as Agile Coaches

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The podcast discusses concerns about life coaches presenting themselves as Agile Coaches without the necessary Agile experience or credentials, which can mislead organizations. True Agile Coaches typically have extensive hands-on Agile practice and formal training. Development managers should verify the background and expertise of Agile Coaches before engaging them to ensure effective support for their teams.

1 April 2023
Written by Martin Hinshelwood
2 minute read
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In this month’s edition of #agileactually , Simon Reindl and Martin Hinshelwood explore the latest trend in #agile for a life coach to present themselves as an #agilecoach to organizations.

In most cases, an #agilecoach or #agilecosultant will have years of experience as an #agilepractitioner , actively working in an #agileteam , followed by certification and practise as an #agilecoach leading multiple #agileteams in multiple applications.

That’s why it’s controversial that someone with very little #professionalcoaching skills and #agile knowledge would present themselves to organizations as an #agilecoach .

Good? Bad? Or just plain ugly?

Find out in this month’s Agile Actually Podcast.

About the hosts of Agile Actually

Simon Reindl is the chief #agilecoach , #agileconsultant and #professionalscrumtrainer at Advanced Product Delivery. In addition to traditional #agilecoaching and #agileconsulting , Simon is pioneering #leanagileprocurement in Europe and helping organizations to reinvent how they partner with suppliers and subcontractors.

Visit https://www.apd.coach for more information on Simon

Martin Hinshelwood is the chief #agileconsultant and #professionalscrumtrainer at NKD Agility. In addition to traditional #agilecoaching , #agileconsulting , and #scrumtraining , Martin is an expert in #devops consulting and engineering. If you are looking for help on anything DevOps, #scrum , #agile or #microsoft , Martin Hinshelwood is your go-to-guy.

Visit https://www.nkdagility.com for more information on Martin.

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