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Abstract - Coaching - The New Leadership Imperative  
Overview
The days of command-and-control, plan driven technical leadership seem to be disappearing –rather quickly. Agility seems to be a driving factor, as is raw delivery speed, as is the fact that the
paradigm never worked all that well. Replacing this model is one driven by leaders and managers shifting towards a coaching model within self-directing teams.

This drastically changes the skills required of leaders and fundamentally changes the team landscape. Many are struggling with the questions like – What do I do now? Am I out
of a job? And, how/what do I need to adapt and change?

This presentation, taking some lessons from the agile methods, standard coaching models and some gratuitous sports coaching analogies, will explore the key changes required of leaders to improve their coaching abilities. It should prove valuable both within agile and non-agile teams and for any leader looking to become a better coach.

5 Things Attendees will Learn
1.    The 5 core practices of a good coach
2.    Attributes of successful Agile and mainstream coaches
3.    Why coaching is becoming the preeminent management style
4.    Why good coaching works inside and outside of agility
5.    Various methods and examples for successfully adapting your style
Biography  
Robert “Bob” Galen is a Principal Consultant of RGalen Consulting Group, L.L.C., based in Cary, North Carolina. Bob has held director, manager and contributor level positions in both software development and quality assurance organizations.  He has nearly 25 years of experience working in a wide variety of domains, from hard real-time systems to web based information systems.

Since 2001, RGCG has provided consulting and training services targeted toward the softer side of software project challenges and improving team skills to deliver great products.

Bob is an active member of ACM, ASQ, IEEE/CS, PMI, QAI and SPIN.  He regularly speaks at international conferences (STAR, Software Development, PSQT/PSTT, Better Software, and QAI) and to local North Carolina organizations on topics related to software development, project management, software testing and team leadership.
 
He is a certified Scrum Master and a member of the Agile Alliance. In 2005 he published the book Software Endgames – Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change and the Countdown to On-Time Delivery with Dorset House. The books’ focus is how to successfully finish your software projects.

Bob may be reached directly at – bob@rgalen.com and for more information check – www.rgalen.com
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