When I tell someone I am an agile coach, I sometimes receive a puzzled response.
"Oh? What sport?"... or
"Is that the thing where you train a dog to run an obstacle course?"
When I explain that I coach people and teams that create innovative products and services, they get even more confused.
"Why do they need a coach? Aren't they professionals? Don't they know their stuff? Shouldn't we reasonably expect that they can get the job done?"...
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Jim York helps individuals, teams and organizations achieve their goals. For over 25 years, Jim has mentored and coached leaders and teams at all levels of the organization. Jim’s coaching and interactive workshops cultivate the skills and qualities needed to direct, support, and build effective teams. Jim holds both Certified Agile Coach credentials (Certified Enterprise Coach and Certified Team Coach℠) and the Certified Scrum Trainer® credential from the Scrum Alliance, one of only a handful of individuals worldwide to hold all three top level certifications. Jim is also a licensed facilitator for the Agile Fluency® Suite, a Certified LeSS Practitioner, and an Innovation Games® Facilitator.
For more than 20 years, Melissa York has been helping organizations identify and deliver value to their customers. Wielding an uncanny ability to hone in on what really matters to customers, Melissa specializes in operations, education, and project management. In addition to running FoxHedge, she works with organizations on board development, team building, interpretive needs, special events, fundraising, and organization of large projects such as capital campaigns.
