The Framework Library | Agile Coaching Cards

Cynefin Framework

A sense-making model that helps leaders match their decision-making approach to the complexity of the situation they face.

13 min read · 2,994 words

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Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model

A seven-stage model of team development that gives coaches something Tuckman doesn't - specific questions teams need answered at each stage.

14 min read · 3,179 words

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Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman's framework for understanding and developing the emotional skills that separate good coaches from great ones.

16 min read · 3,591 words

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Empathy Map

A visual thinking tool that helps teams step outside their own assumptions and genuinely understand the people they're building for.

15 min read · 3,505 words

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Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Patrick Lencioni's model for diagnosing and overcoming the most common barriers to team cohesion and performance.

14 min read · 3,291 words

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Golden Circle

Simon Sinek's model for starting with Why - and what it actually means for coaching teams who've lost their sense of purpose.

16 min read · 3,746 words

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Ladder of Inference

Chris Argyris's model for understanding how we leap from observation to conclusion - often without realizing we've left the ground.

14 min read · 3,190 words

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Satir Change Model

Virginia Satir's five-stage model of how humans actually experience change - and why the messy middle is where the real growth happens.

16 min read · 3,584 words

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Shu-Ha-Ri

The Japanese martial arts model of mastery that explains why following the rules, breaking the rules, and transcending the rules are all part of the same journey.

16 min read · 3,740 words

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Stacey Matrix

Ralph Stacey's framework for matching your leadership approach to the level of agreement and certainty in the room.

14 min read · 3,268 words

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Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode

A practical model for understanding the five ways people handle conflict - and why your default mode isn't always the right one.

14 min read · 3,184 words

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Tuckman Model of Group Development

A foundational model of team development that describes the stages groups move through on their way to high performance.

15 min read · 3,470 words