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Coaching Teams

A successful coaching engagement will have a cascading effect, creating positive change beyond the person receiving the coaching.

—Dianna and Merrill Anderson1

In this chapter, we build on the work done in launching the product group and share how to further guide team development. We assume that the teams have formed and recently started working in the new setup.

We first share conditions that support effective team growth. Next, we delve into characteristics you can expect to see in Agile teams. We close by sharing coaching techniques to guide team development and facilitate healthy team dynamics.

The Building Blocks of the Agile Organization

Agile organizations regard the Agile team as an asset because they are the value-creating ...

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