Talk: Coaching Up to the C-Suite

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Title:	Coaching Up to the C-Suite
Short synopsis:	According to the 2016 State of Agile Survey the #3 cause of agile project failure is “Lack of management support” at 38%. To compound the matter, the #5 cause of prevention of further agile adoption is “Management support” at 29%. In contrast, the #2 reason for success in scaling agile is “Executive sponsorship” at 40%. Clearly the executives and C-suite are a key part of a successful agile transformation. As an agile coach or transformation agent it is imperative that you work with the C-suite so that your org can successfully adopt agile. Learn about the different types of C-suite executives through the use of personas. We will cover 6 persona types in detail. Max size: 500 chars
Long synopsis (optional):	OUTLINE Format: Presentation Audience: Facilitators, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners. Pre-requisites: none. Materials needed: Large format display like a projector and associated laptop video connection for display of slide deck. • 2 min – Set the stage and describe the common problem of how to coach to executives. Includes summarization of Scrum Coach Retreat and how they can be useful in producing actual output like this presentation. • 2 min – Overview the 6 executive persona types • 5 min – Describe persona 1, “Risk Adverse” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Describe persona 2, “Disenaged” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Describe persona 3, “Results Driven” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Describe persona 4, “Metrics Driven” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Describe persona 5, “Dictator” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Describe persona 6, “Executive Change Agent” executive and the following information: traits, tells, how to relate, and tools/games/resources to be applied • 5 min – Provide general resources and tools and games applicable to executives and summarize the persona types and how coaching at the executive level is just plain different • Fill remaining timebox with Q&A LEARNING OUTCOMES The value of Scrum Coach Retreats and how agile coaching teams can solve hard agile problems together. How attendance and participation at conferences can lead to distribution of ideas and information. The concept of coaching at the executive level and how it is different. The 6 common executive persona types and associated information, including: • Traits • Tells • How to relate to them • Tools, games, and resources that can be applied • An extensive resource list of tools that can be used RELEVANCE An attendee will be able to immediately analyze c-suite people and have concrete actions that they can consider for engaging them. VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/user/ConstruxSoftware/videos http://www.uxaustralia.com.au/conferences/uxaustralia-2016/presentation/value-story/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6cMUrI2Lqk OTHER Conference and presentation history of this session: • Scrum Coaching Retreat Raleigh 2014 • Lean Agile Systems Thinking Canberra 2017 – Organizer, Speaker (Rating = 5/5) Alex’s conference and presentation history: • Agile Open Northwest 2012 - Session Leader • Übermind ÜnConference 2012 - Session Leader • MobileUXCamp Seattle 2012 - Session Leader • Seattle Kaizen Camp 2012 - Session Leader • MAQCon 2012 - Cofounder • MobileUXCamp Seattle 2013 - Session Leader • Seattle Kaizen Camp 2013 - Session Leader • MobileUXCamp Seattle 2014 - Session Leader • Seattle Kaizen Camp 2014 - Session Leader • Construx Software Executive Summit 2014 - Facilitator • Shell Developers Summit 2015 - Keynote Speaker • Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle 2015 - Volunteer Team • Un:Conference Canberra 2016 - Session Leader • Agile2016 - Volunteer Team • UX Australia 2016 - Speaker, Reviewer • Agile Coach Camp Sydney 2016 - Session Leader • Agile Tour Sydney 2016 - Facilitator • StartCon 2016 - Pitch Competitor • Global Scrum Gathering San Diego 2017 – Reviewer • Global Scrum Gathering Singapore 2017 – Speaker (Rating = 4.5/5) • Agile Coach Camp Sydney 2017 - Session Leader • Scrum Gathering India 2017 – Speaker, Facilitator, Coaches’ Clinic • Lean Agile Systems Thinking Melbourne 2017 – Speaker (Rating = 5/5), Facilitator (Rating = 4.4/5) • Lean Agile Systems Thinking Sydney 2017 – Speaker • Scrum Gathering Melbourne 2017 – Speaker (Rating = 2nd highest session at conference), Coaches’ Clinic • AgileNZ 2017- Speaker • Scrum Gathering South Africa 2017 – Speaker • Business and Enterprise Agility Conference India 2017 - Speaker • Business Agility Conference NYC 2018 - Facilitator SPEAKING REFERENCES • Jeremie Benazra - jeremie.benazra@gmail.com • Simon Bennett - simon@lasting-benefits.com • Steve McConnell - steve.mcconnell@construx.com • Damian Troselj - damian.troselj@gmail.com • Ed Wong - ed.wong@tabar.com.au Max size: 5000 chars
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