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Joe coaching (pushing) Sam
Denise remembered observes Joe, one of her team leaders, coaching Sam, one of his shift leaders. At that time, Sam was working towards...


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Denise's coaching cycle with Joe.
After her little self-pat on the back, Denise got up and made her way to meet Joe for their first coaching cycle today. Joe was still...


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Denise discovers the Cause Funnel
When Denise finally arrived home, she parked her car in the garage and took the elevator to the 4th floor. For a year, she had been...


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Denise discovers the Kata Cycle.
Denise looked at her watch as Jason left her office. Oh no, it’s already a quarter past one. That’s the time Mark and I have scheduled...


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Denise discovers the Fortuneteller’s crystal ball.
Denise continues to think about the three types of experiment and wonders what would the experimenting record look like for each of the...


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Practicing Starter Kata Example
by Tilo Schwarz There was one group that could almost walk through the Starter Kata as scripted. It was Sam and Doug working on reducing...


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Denise's coaching cycle with Mark.
Making Smaller Steps Part 1/2 Friday, March 3 - 3:30 pm After the start of the second shift, Denise made her way to meet Mark for their...


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Denise and Jason develop deepening questions
After getting their lunch at the buffet in the canteen, a salad for Denise, they sat down at a table and started to eat without talking....


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Find out how Denise discovers Go West
It was Tuesday morning. Denise started her coaching cycle with Mark. After the quick recap on the next target condition and some new data...


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Denise and Jason find out more about grasping current condition.
“Why don’t we grab a coffee and then go over to my office”, Denise said when she and Jason had finished their lunch. “I’d like to take a...


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Making Smaller Steps
Making Smaller Steps Part 2/2 Ever struggled with the next step being too big and taking lots of time before we can see the outcome? Not...


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Why is Maggie’s card different?
If you’re already practicing Coaching Kata, you might have noticed that the set of questions on Maggie’s card slightly differs from the...


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