WORKSHOP: The Feedback Effect

Come sharpen your skills in giving and receiving feedback!

Feedback is essential to agility. So why is giving it and receiving it so hard? How can we do this better?

Please join us in learning more about and PRACTICING giving and receiving feedback, in this engaging workshop designed and led by agile coaches Nicole Spence-Goon and Julie Wyman.

This is a practical, hands-on workshop, so please come prepared to participate.

Agenda (Central Time):

5:15 - 5:30: Virtual arrivals (grab a drink and a snack, join the zoom chat, say hello, then realize you're on mute, etc.)

5:30 - 5:45: Introductions/ Ice-breaker

5:45 - 7:15 Presentation and Workshop

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Almost everyone says that they REALLY REALLY want to receive feedback…so why does it feel like we hardly ever get meaningful, constructive feedback at the point in time when it would actually make a difference? Why do we come up with a list of reasons why we should just let something go, so that we can avoid having to deliver feedback ourselves? For many of us, both the giving and receiving of feedback can often feel like an awkward and uncomfortable task. And it’s because we avoid it whenever possible that we don’t improve these skills and we miss out on opportunities to help ourselves and our teammates grow.

In this this highly interactive workshop, we hope to reduce anxiety around delivering and receiving feedback. First, we’ll discuss what makes giving feedback such a challenge and then introduce several different frameworks and approaches that you can use to prepare and organize your feedback and your response. Then, since the best way to improve our skills is through deliberate practice, we’ll break into small groups to practice together through a series exercises in a fun and safe setting. We’ll be swapping roles as we go along, so that everyone has equal opportunity to practice giving and receiving feedback.

Our Presenters:

Julie Wyman
Julie Wyman is an Agile Coach with Excella. She is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) and IC-Agile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) with over eight years of experience in areas including Agile software delivery, traditional project management, and client training. Julie has coached multiple globally distributed teams to deliver, while leveraging Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile frameworks, to drive continuous improvement. She has coached development and business teams in commercial, federal, and non-profit environments, at places such as Thomson Reuters, Caterpillar, Appian, DHS, and DOJ.

Nicole Spence-Goon
Nicole Spence-Goon has been working in the IT industry for over 20 years in several roles. From developer to tester to business analyst to Scrum Master to Coach, Nicole has used her experience to enhance her abilities as a knowledgeable Agile practitioner. Her mission to constantly expand her skillset has led her to become a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), attain several SAFe certifications as well as become a Certified Professional in Agile Coaching(ICP-ACC). Nicole has used her experience on projects that were transitioning to Scrum and SAFe to guide her approach for helping Federal government agencies realize the benefits of Agile principles as opposed to just technical practices. She specializes in team coaching and facilitation and has empowered teams to increase their workflow and boost their team performance.

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