Soft Skills Essentials for Software Craftsmen - Mechelen Mini XP Days 2011

Soft Skills Essentials for Software Craftsmen Pierluigi Pugliese Yves Hanoulle ConneX o X

Why are we here?

It all started here...

What about this?

Agile Coaches think Teams

You are part of the Team

And what about your skills?

Find the Person:Some statistics fromAgile Coaching books

We should grow also Individuals, not just Teams!

Teams are made by IndividualsGreat Individuals for Great Teams

How to support individuals?

Space to learn

An experienced Mentor

Space to interact

Individual Coaching

Invest in Trust

Soft Skills

And now some practical soft-skills tools...

Think Solutions(Solution Focused)

Solutions instead of Problems“All of the Facts belong only to the Problem, not to its Solution” (Ludwig Wittgenstein) Here, The Future Now The Past

The Problem The Goal

The Solution State

Solution - What would beinstead of different?Problems - What resources did you use?Suppose you - How would you recognise it?have achievedyour goal...

Your Turn: Think Solution

Status(Improv Theatre)

Status

A: “Hi there, I had a very successful day at work”B: “Oh, yeah, I told you with my help youcould have made it great” you high, me higherB: “Yeah, great, but it’s just a small victory...” you lower than you think - implies me highB: “Oh really, what a great coach you are” you high, me low - but is it sincere?B: “Oh, I wish I could be as successful as youone day” you high, me really low

Status Games are Everywhere!

Your Turn: Another Status

Transactions(Transactional Analysis)

Ego States P C Parent ChildA Adult

Complementary Transaction S R P CParent Child

Complementary Transaction S RA A Adult Adult

Crossed Transaction R S ? PA Parent Adult

Parent Types CP NP

Child Types AC FC

What goes where... Acting as... Elicits...Controlling Parent Adapted ChildNurturing Parent Free Child Adult Adult Free Child Nurturing Parent Adapted Child Controlling Parent

Your Turn: CrossedP CP NP CP AC NP FCA A A A FC NPC AC FC AC CP

Basically...

All of these Tools give you more Choices

Use Passively and Actively

Where can you go from here? There’s a wealth of techniques out there: you choose where to explore next...

Pierluigi Pugliese Yves HanoulleConneX o X http://blog.connexxo.com http://www.hanoulle.beBibliography here!

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Soft Skills Essentials for Software Craftsmen - Mechelen Mini XP Days 2011

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