What are the qualities of an Agile Coach – Here is a quick summary from nice discussion from Linked In – http://linkd.in/1cFuGMx
i. Good sense of humor
ii. Good listening skills
iii. Be a shepherd
iv. Being adaptive
v. Good knowledge of agile
vi. Passionate
vii. A good coach is a healthy balance of being very knowledgeable and able to lead a team through difficulties with empowering teams to improve themselves
viii. Be able to read people (comes from listening)
ix. Have battle scars from past projects
x. Staying calm
xi. Keep team focussed
xii. As a coach you deliver through others
xii. Facilitate, Mentor, Train and Coach
xiii. Skills required : emotional intelligence, analytical frame of mind, out of the box thinking
xiv. Sense of professionalism
xv. Pragmatic / realistic
xvi. Have a neutral point of view – unbiased
xvii. Ability to open people’s eyes – guide them to seek alternatives without really pushing the right answer
xviii. Fearlessness
xix. Honesty
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