At the end of the day, I…
Coach
One of my loves is coaching. I think of it as coaching when writing, speaking, and podcasting. From my perspective, I think I’m always inherently coaching.
It’s been said that I’m a Coach of Coaches. I think the point is that I have a lot of real-world experience, I don’t mind sharing it, and folks seem to benefit from it. Here’s more information.
Mentor
I think I do a fair amount of mentoring related to coaching. At any given time, I’m mentoring between 4 and 5 folks interested in either achieving their CTC/CEC certifications or simply sharpening their coaching chops. Contact me if you want to get into the Q for mentoring.
But again, be prepared to do some work! Here’s more information.
Teach
Any coach must also be able to teach as part of that endeavor. I have a broad set of classes that I can deliver. Some of my favorites focus on Product Ownership and Agile Leadership.
While I still use several PowerPoint slides in my teaching, I continue to try to increase the engagement and interactivity in each class. So, I’m not a “no PowerPoint” kind of guy.
However, the feedback from my classes is always great, and my referral/callback rate is very high.
And don’t be surprised if I co-teach. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to love the experience of pair-teaching with many of my friends and colleagues.
Write
I like to share my experience via writing. It started around 2003-4 when I realized that I “sucked” at writing. I wanted to improve, so I started and never stopped. I’ve been accused of not having a life and spending WAY too much time writing. I agree with that assessment.
I’ve written a few books and contributed to several more. They are available on LeanPub and Amazon.
I currently share my thoughts and experience on Substack as Agile Moose
Speak
Since the late 1990s, I’ve spoken at local, national, and international conferences. I’ve discussed software development, testing, leadership, and agile topics, focusing on pragmatic, real-world experience.
One of my great passions is sharing what I have learned (primarily via stories) along my professional journey. I’ve been told that passion comes clearly through every session I do.
I'm available for national and international events if you want a dynamic speaker. Contact me to explore your goals and options.
My Agile playlist contains most of my public videos.
Podcast
In 2010, my good friend Josh Anderson suggested we start a podcast. At the time, I didn’t even know what that was. The Meta-cast continues ~15 years and ~330 episodes later.
I think primarily because Josh and I are such good friends and enjoy doing it. He’s great! But don’t tell him that.
The Meta-Cast can be found here.