SPaMCAST 613 - Directive and Non-Directive Coaching, Coaching Testers, Essays and Conversations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Software Process and Measurement Cast 613 features our essay on directive and non-directive coaching. DIrective coaches, akin to many athletic coaches, are a hard sell at the team level. Non-directive coaches, akin to mentors, are not always viewed as effective by senior leaders. In reality, it is not cut and dry.</span></p> <p><strong>Essays in the Directive - Non-directive Series</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agile Coaching Techniques: Styles of Coaches -</span><a href= "https://bit.ly/2EwFh4X"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/2EwFh4X</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Directive or Non-directive Coaching -</span> <a href="https://bit.ly/2Pb364r"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/2Pb364r</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Directive or Non-directive Coaching: Why Everyone Needs To Know -</span><a href= "https://bit.ly/3hmLf75"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/3hmLf75</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the second spot this week, Jeremy Berriault brings his QA Corner to the cast.  We discuss coaching testers. Indirectly we have a discussion about the use of directive and non-directive coaching styles.  You can reach Jeremy at</span> <a href= "https://berriaultandassociates.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://berriaultandassociates.com/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Re-Read Saturday News </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we re-read Chapter 12, titled Drum-Buffer- Rope Scheduling (DBR). The concept of DBR is critical to using the Theory of Constraints in real-world environments.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you bought your copy of  Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron’s</span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/3bWch1A"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> Tame your Work</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Flow</span><span style