About Melinda Harrington
Melinda Harrington is a startup survivor, an Agilist, a Scrum Master, an Agile Coach, a speaker, a writer, a volunteer and a passionate believer that we can always improve the way we work.
She began her career creating software for children with disabilities. Melissa then transitioned into managing the development of websites from appliances to wine and everything in between. She went on to join an Australian startup that was purchased by an international company. Currently however, she is an Enterprise Agile Coach at Woolworths.
When she’s not working, she’s an ocean swimmer.
Melinda is the author of:
- Agile Lessons from AI – Agile Australia Blog: December 2018.
- What Nobody Tells You – About Leadership Agile Australia Blog: February 2017.
- Cycle Time – AgileTODAY: Vol 13 October 2016.
Lightning talk What can we learn about coaching ethics from Ted Lasso?
You can’t go very far into the Apple TV series Ted Lasso without encountering the question “Can you coach a sport you aren’t familiar with?” In the series, Ted is an American football coach who goes to England to run a team playing what Americans call soccer. The answer, naturally, is “it depends”.
What does this mean for Agile coaches? Is it ethical to coach something that isn’t your expertise? For that we turn to the Code of Ethical Coaching published on the Agile Alliance site. Exploring these questions can help you in your coaching practice.