HoA #61: Toyota Kata Coaching f. Agile Teams & Transformations—Fortune Buchholtz

Abstract

Today, we see a slowly accelerating movement in business management towards coaching. Even the Harvard Business Review & McKinsey now acknowledge that coaching is the best approach to manage & grow employees.

And after decades of Agile, we also have a strong history of understanding that coaching is the preferred method of engagement at all organizational levels. There's a wide variety of coaching options used in Agile today: GROW, OSKAR, ACL, STEPPA, etc.

Let's add to the list a technique from Toyota, whose attitudes and methods are in many ways embedded in our Agile practices. It's called Toyota Kata Coaching. And please don't be fooled by its deceptive simplicity. I think it's the best coaching method for Agile. Join this webinar to learn about Kata & see if you agree. Even if you don't, think about the Kata as another coaching tool for your Scrum Master or Agile Coaching collection.

Meet Fortune:

(a) Is that Really Your Name?

Yes. Let me tell you a story: hippie parents with poor taste in classical music & an unfortunate infatuation with Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. It's really that simple.

Around my house, you're more likely to hear Dexter Gordon & Brian Eno. But here I am: Fortune, the Empress of the World. Pleased to meet you.
If you enjoy the Carmina Burana, be sure to listen to the other 2 pieces in Orff's NSFW Trionfi, the Catulli Carmina & the Trionfo di Afrodite, both influenced by Stravinsky.

(B) When Did You Drink the Agile Kool-Aid?

I was working as a front-end dev & PRINCE 2 project monster when I was ensnared by Jeff Sutherland's dangerous brew in 2005. I became a Scrum Master on Wall Street in 2006. At Cisco in 2009, I was enraptured by the Toyota Production System. And we've been a throuple ever since.

My LinkedIn will show you I've worked in a variety of industries and Agile roles, primarily in Silicon Valley & Big Tech. Currently I remain a certified Scrum Master, Product Owner & Agile Coach, altho' recently I was dubbed a most dangerous ¡Kanbanista! Please don't turn me in, k thnx.

My husband & I now live in Nottingham, England—Robin Hood, the Sheriff, Maid Marian, Sherwood Forest—it's all real, I tell you. Real!

Please Note:

The number of concurrent participants is limited to 100; first come, first served.