The document discusses Gandalf's coaching style and wisdom that can be applied to agile coaching. It lists 10 scenes depicting Gandalf's coaching approach: acting as a gentle reminder of process and discipline; empowering people to make their own decisions; being open to alternative ways of thinking; not taking yourself too seriously; guiding without giving details; empathizing; encouraging; reminding people of the bigger picture and journey; being able to leave them; and giving credit where it's due. The document concludes by recommending books and websites for further reading on agile coaching.

1. COACH LIKE A WIZARD
T h e A g i l e W i s d o m o f G a n d a l f
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2. WHO IS GANDALF?

3. WHAT IS COACHING?

4. 4
SCENE 1

5. ACT AS GENTLE
REMINDER OF PROCESS
AND DISCIPLINE.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

6. 6
SCENE 2

7. EMPOWER PEOPLE TO
MAKE THEIR OWN
DECISIONS.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

8. 8
SCENE 3

9. BE OPEN TO
ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF
THINKING ABOUT A
PROBLEM.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

10. DON’T TAKE YOURSELF
TOO SERIOUSLY.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

11. 1
SCENE 4

12. GUIDE
(BUT DON’T GIVE
DETAILS).
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13. 1
SCENE 5

14. EMPATHIZE.
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15. 1
SCENE 6

16. ENCOURAGE.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

17. 1
SCENE 7

18. REMIND PEOPLE OF THE
BIGGER PICTURE AND
THE JOURNEY.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

19. 1
SCENE 8

20. BE ABLE TO
LEAVE THEM.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

21. 2
SCENE 9

22. GIVE CREDIT
WHERE IT’S DUE.
Agile wisdom from Gandalf

23. AGILE WISDOM FROM GANDALF
Act as gentle reminder of process and discipline.
Empower people to make their own decisions.
Be open to alternative ways of thinking about a problem.
Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Guide (but don’t give details).
Empathize
Encourage.
Remind people of the bigger picture and the journey.
Be able to leave them.
Give credit where it’s due.

24. FURTHER WISDOM
BOOKS
The Hobbit (Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Agile Coaching (Davies)
Coaching Agile Teams (Adkins)
WEB
https://gist.github.com/joshwand/
710960
http://www.coachfederation.org/
https://delicious.com/
matthew.philip/coaching

25. THANK YOU!
MERCI!
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