The Coaching Inn S5 Episode 49: Unlearning - The Key To Effective Coaching with Fran Cormack
Sep 17, 2025
Fran Cormack, an Agile coach with a background in project management, shares his transformative journey from West Yorkshire to Australia. He emphasizes the crucial role of unlearning in Agile adoption, illustrated through the memorable backwards-bike analogy. Fran discusses his shift to coaching, driven by curiosity about human behavior, and how visual facilitation replaced traditional methods in his practice. He also explores the impact of systemic constellations training on his coaching approach and the importance of continuous learning and self-reflection in personal growth.
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From Halifax To Agile Coach
- Fran moved from West Yorkshire to Sydney in 2012 and later re-located to Perth after pandemic travel plans changed.
- He transitioned from project management into Agile roles and then trained formally in coaching starting in 2020.
Explore Coaching When You Feel Stuck
- Investigate coaching skills when your current role feels unfulfilling and you want deeper impact.
- Pursue formal training and deliberate practice to move from facilitation to true coaching.
Agile Requires Unlearning
- Agile shifts organizations from command-and-control to self-organizing teams led by coach-like leaders.
- Teams must unlearn decades of hierarchical habits to function effectively in Agile.
