A while back I started on an Agile Coach Code of Conduct. I noticed that after coaching for a while I started to forget basic principles that should be part of every coaching engagement.

So I put this list together to help me (and others) remember what coaching is all about.

Like everything in agile, it's an ideal, not something you can ever perfectly do.

1. I will always remember that my teams are full of intelligent professionals acting in the best way that they can for project completion



2. I will not direct or follow, but lead the team by example, which means walking a fine line between participation and observation



3. I will always remember that I am a guest on each team, and will strive to behave respectfully to my hosts as much as I can



4. I will separate knowledge from practice. Both are important, but either by itself is not



5. I understand that teams have a limited ability to absorb information before they must process it in their daily work life. Once I reach the limit of my team's ability to change, out of respect for both the team's and my time I will back of