Moving beyond Cassandra’s curse and the people pleaser syndrome with leaders

This topic contributes to thought leadership in the agile community by challenging conventional notions of agile coaching and advocating for a deeper, more impactful approach to client interactions.

The incorporation of the Cassandra story introduces a metaphorical lens, highlighting the potential foresight change agents can provide and the challenges they face in being heard.

By distinguishing between serving and pleasing, it encourages change agents to foster long-term client success whether internal or external to the organisation.

This interactive session underscores the importance of building trust with leadership, pushing the community to reflect on and elevate their coaching practices by becoming trusted advisors who truly serve their clients rather than scaring or pleasing them.

Participant takeaways:

• Challenge conventional notions of agile coaching and advocate for a deeper, more impactful approach to client interactions. 
• How to distinguish between serving and pleasing
• Reflect on your coaching practices
• Explore people-pleaser syndrome

Themes:

Real enterprise agile, Agile Contracting, Agility Leadership, Ethics, Agile Roles

This session:

• Includes some interaction