Tech Lead Journal - 105 - Coaching for Technical Leaders - Bob Galen
The summary is that technical leaders need to be aware they need to hone their coaching skills/competencies
The book/interview looks at something called the agile coaching growth wheel (a superset of professional coaching). Which is more about stances or coaching skills to look for needing to do:
- Professional coaching - asking questions, especially open ended questions
- Mentoring - partnering/apprenticeship
- Training/Teaching - directing with knowledge
- Guided Learning
- Facilitating
- Advising / Consulting / Directing
There’s a time for questions there’s a time for mentorship there’s a time for direction.
Reminder that the posture change of what can we do to help and listen makes a meaningful difference.
Powerful Questions are great but there are so many. The Coaching Habit simplifies it to 7.
- “What’s on your mind?”
- “And what else?”
- “What’s the real challenge here for you?”
- “What do you (really) want (from me)?”
- “How can I help?”
- “If you’re saying yes to this, what are you saying no to?”
- “What was most useful for you?”
How is “Powerful Listening” different than “Active Listening”?
Nothing mentioned seems to say if they’re different or if it is a different term for the same thing - listening to truly learn.
Create your own percent rule - you should help your team more than direct/provide a solution. Something I am bad at.
Tech Lead Journal - 105 - Coaching for Technical Leaders - Bob Galen
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