A busy week split between client work and an assignment deadline this week, so short weeknotes.
Work
One of the things I’m reflecting on this week is knowing when to be hands-on vs hands-off in developing communities of practice at Triple Sharp. I coach individuals one-to-one with a well-defined structure and framework; but I also work with groups to help nurture company-based communities of practice – these help product teams to develop their craft and shape create the necessary organisational change to help with this.
There’s a moment where communities of practice become self-sustaining and don’t need me to drive the momentum. But judging that moment is hard. At the moment my approach is to do it earlier than I might need to, and watch and quietly coach where things might go slightly astray.
I need to ponder this further but in the meantime I might sound out individuals from client Mozart and see what consensus (if any) arises.
In other work news: am dealing with a couple of complex prospects for the autumn.
Life
Sunshine, exercise, my super-fast-growing courgettes, and a lot of visitors from afar are providing some smiles.
Oh and the new Tales of the City series on Netflix is GREAT.