Steve Holyer on Running an Effective Open Space and Tim Meyers on Good Coaching

Published: May 11, 2020, 7:20 p.m.

In this podcast recorded at Agile 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, first spoke to Steve Holyer about facilitating open space events, then he spoke to Tim Meyers about the competencies and attitudes needed for good coaching \n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\n(Open Space)\n\u2022\tOpen Space Technology is a powerful tool for engaging participation \n\u2022\tDesigning a good Open Space event take careful preparation and support\n\u2022\tOpen Space gives the benefit of the hallway conversations that are so valuable in most in-person events\n\u2022\tOpen Space events can be facilitated remotely, provided the facilitators are experienced and put care into the design of the event\n\n(Coaching)\n\u2022\tThere is a well defined set of competencies for agile coaching\n\u2022\tThese competencies include professional coaching, mentoring, facilitation and teaching\n\u2022\tAgile coaching has a bias towards using an agile approach to address problems and opportunities\n\u2022\tBeing a coach means you're prepared to partner with people as they improve, as they go through change \n\u2022\tAn ethical foundation for coaching is to firstly do no harm\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2WlQFqz\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2WlQFqz