DragonsArm - Agile Coaching and Training

03/12/2024

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My videos talk about team leadership in everything from small teams to multiple teams in corporates, and boosting income for small to medium businesses

Want to take your management skills to the next level and become a true leader? It starts with a mindset shift and a deeper understanding of what drives orga...

03/12/2024

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My videos talk about team leadership in everything from small teams to multiple teams in corporates, and boosting income for small to medium businesses

In this video, we explore the challenges of leading teams plagued by toxicity and how fostering trust can be a powerful antidote. Learn how to navigate confl...

03/12/2024

What Prison Taught Me About Leadership

No, I was not incarcerated, but I did spend about two years regularly talking to the lifers from the maximum secure block in New Zealand's maximum security prison and here's what I learned.

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My videos talk about team leadership in everything from small teams to multiple teams in corporates and boosting income for small to medium businesses

I spent two intense years engaging with the Lifers in New Zealand's toughest prison, and what I discovered about team leadership in extreme situations is min...

16/10/2022

is very proud to present a couple of 3-hour training sessions at our Upper Hutt Retreat.

Steve Peacocke, Author of the best seller "Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer", will present two separate morning sessions during November. Each will only accept up to 6 people. Light morning tea will be provided.

Choose your session:
🔸The Agile Stakeholder. Learn how to work with an agile team as a stakeholder. What to expect, and how to get the best results for what your needs.
🔸The Agile Business Analyst. Learn what changes are required to become an effective Business Analyst with an Agile team.

All for just a special introductory price of just $300 per person. Book now for November, date to be confirmed.

Message me directly or register your interest here https://zcu.io/lZ3J

30/09/2022

The latest podcast on my best-selling book "Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer".
https://zcu.io/4DxS

Today I talk about the need for a tenth coaching stance. Have a listen; get the book https://zcu.io/bW0m

Lancer Kind is an experienced Agile Podcaster and coach plus an author himself of science fiction books. The first of the series of podcasts for "Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer" starts right here: https://zcu.io/TIZr

26/09/2022

It has been a day of contemplation today to look at where I am taking DragonsArm - Agile Coaching and Training over this next year. My book "Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer" https://zcu.io/3mDS has gained in popularity, and I am presenting a few copies to The University of Waikato next month.

This weekend has been the first fully fine and summery weekend we've finally had for many months, so the morning working in the garden has seen me now sitting on my deck with a glass of wine, basking in the sun and drinking in those views while I think and consider on the last ten years and what lies in store for the next ten.

I look to the left to see the edges of a few neighbour houses about 800 meters away. Then as I look around, I see a single street from the edges of Upper Hutt about 5-8 km away. As I look westward around to the North, there are the ranges where we can see the relatively new subdivision of 1-3 hectare blocks way over on the other side of the river.

The Hutt River cuts a winding path down below, making its way around the golf course where I ca just see some people getting in those last few holes before retiring to the clubhouse. Then more ranges upon ranges, to where the twin lakes make themselves prominent as we start to look from North to east.

The main highway heading to Featherstone and the Wairarapa is starting to build with people returning to Wellington after the weekend. I can continue towards the South when looking up beside the house and our native trees attempting to hide the imposing ranges in that direction. Turning back to the North again, overlooking our small lawn and gardens and winding rock garden walls where the Tuis and other birds fly from one side to the other.

This truly is a wonderful place. I start to compare to darker days where I struggled to find a place to sleep at times and the only possession I had was my motorbike - not too long ago, but decided not to spoil the day. It has been a very hard journey, it's not over yet. It is the companionship of my wife that has made that journey achievable.

10/08/2022

Last month I got to Number One for best new release. Today I reached Best Seller in the "Business Information Management" section.

https://zcu.io/ONYX Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer is now classed as a Best Seller in Business Information Management.

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30/07/2022

Wow - my book "Agile Coach to Chief Agility Officer: Placing the agile coach on the leadership team" has reached NUMBER ONE for new releases https://zcu.io/JjXD

Thank you all for the great support, this has obviously been a subject that has been causing some discussion and that is great to see. Buy the book and read it to see what all the fuss is about. It's an easy read and has some great thoughts.

Number One #1 and a 5-star rating by Amazon.