AFH 082: Coaching Beyond Agile with Pradeepa Narayanaswamy

Pradeepa Narayanaswamy (@NPradeepa) joined Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) to discuss how she uses her agile superpowers for good as an infertility coach. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Pradeepa Narayanaswamy[/featured-image] Pradeepa is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, a Professional Coach, and sought after conference speaker. As an Agile Coach, she is a self-proclaimed “Agile Passionista” who strongly believes in agile values & principles […]

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Pradeepa Narayanaswamy (@NPradeepa) joined Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) to discuss how she uses her agile superpowers for good as an infertility coach.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Pradeepa Narayanaswamy[/featured-image]

Pradeepa is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, a Professional Coach, and sought after conference speaker. As an Agile Coach, she is a self-proclaimed “Agile Passionista” who strongly believes in agile values & principles to help organizations delight their customers. Pradeepa helps teams and leaders in understanding & aligning with their organizational vision and supports their transformation journey.

As an Infertility Coach, Pradeepa works with women going through infertility and help them get unstuck. She provides a safe and non-judgemental space for those women to talk about their current struggles and coach them to get unstuck and move forward with their lives. Find her at www.lives-transformed.com

How to use your agile superpowers for good
Why coaching is valuable outside of agile
Restoring perspective, power, and choice for your clients
Where to go to learn about professional coaching

Links from the show:

Pradeepa’s Infertility Coaching Site – http://www.lives-transformed.com/
Connect with Pradeepa on Twitter – https://twitter.com/NPradeepa
Learn more about Pradeepa on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeepanarayanaswamy/
Coaches Training Institute – http://www.coactive.com/

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