7 
Don’t Be That Dojo Coach
If you find yourself in a role that directly influences and shapes people (e.g., Dojo coaching), you’d be the world’s biggest hypocrite if you didn’t work on yourself.
Dojos demonstrate that habits and behaviors can improve through accountability, humility, and practice. In this chapter, we’ll hold true to that sentiment by calling out Dojo coach antipatterns so we avoid becoming “that Dojo coach.”
Don’t Talk Too Much
We’ve made it to slide 37 about user story splitting. For the last hour, the only voice heard has been the Dojo coach’s. Wait—was that a yawn? Probably.
Brevity is crucial because it supports emphasizing ...
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