Another week, and even more coursework content has gone by. Alongside combing up to the 1/2 way point for the Agile Coaching Lab course I'm also about 1/2 way though the Flow Framework Advisor certification which has been pretty interesting.
ACL-wise, we've been covering the Clean Language practice and more generally the idea of powerful questions; how do we ask and prompt in a way that juices as much info out of our clients as possible while also ensuring they self reflect and feel held. It reminds me of the "are we in solution mode or listening mode" view that I've experienced before. We've got a short workshop to run next week on Concrete Practice which I'm looking forward to co-running,
It's actually been quite nice to have a course on the go alongside the ACL, some of the content we've covered on mentoring skills and teaching techniques have prompted me to think about ways to convey some of the Flow concepts to clients that links to what they already know about their organisation and current practices.
Also combined with existing work commitments has been a real test of my time management skills, which are feeling a bit bruised.
Work-wise I'm shadowing and helping prep for a Flow Framework workshop for a pretty sizeable group of 30 people. I enjoy being challenged to facilitate back things that I've learned and it also keeps me honest in making sure I really understand stuff and have'n't just gamed the course to pass the exam!
Other work bits:
- Hacking away at automating some of our annual leave process via a Typescript AWS lambda; yes, node_modules is the heaviest object in the universe.
- Nice Friday Zoom drinks session that's prompted me to try writing a little more
- Looking forward to our monthly get together next week
Away from work but at the same keyboard:
- Like every Vim user in existence, the next config will be the best one; I'm rewriting my Fennel nvim setup and it's taking approx. 400% longer than expected
- Back to Tai Chi practice for a new term and a new form
- Will I ever be done with visa applications? Who knows; it's currently been "in transit" from NZ to Aus for 3 days, which is amazing given it's a 3 hour flight.
- Booked up for Taste Martinborough 🍷
Look after yourselves.
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