KaiRise

In my role as a Partner at KaiRise, I spearheaded the development of the industry's first on-demand ICAgile accredited course, transforming the way agile training is delivered. By prioritizing flexibility and speed, I successfully increased course enrollment and client satisfaction, making agile training more accessible than ever before.

Partner

Accenture

Working across all Federal accounts and capabilities at AFS’ San Antonio location, promote awareness and adoption of Lean-Agile values, principles, processes and technical practices. Consult with clients and account teams on effective patterns for transformation and high-quality delivery. Provide thought leadership to enable accounts to grow their Lean-Agile practice. Provide sales and BD support at the account, sector and portfolio level. 

Primary focus falls into four key areas:

Delivery Support - Jumpstart new Agile projects by helping client teams understand Agile, onboard key roles, execute Sprint Zero. Work closely with project leadership to assess organizational impediments, measure flow and develop strategies for continuously improving. 

Thought Leadership - Collaborate with the AFS Agile Institute, Accenture LLP,  and the industry as a whole to promote local adoption of our corporate capabilities, and industry best practices. 

Education - Provide classroom training to project teams and clients in our ICAgile accredited courses and the Scaled Agile (SAFe) curriculum. 

Sales Enablement - Play an active role in supporting business development and proposal efforts for Agile opportunities across all accounts.

Agile Consultant

Compassion International

As a servant-leader, coach the global solutions engineering teams (currently 11 agile teams) to manage the life cycle of critical corporate-wide and customer-specific technology based products primarily using Lean and Agile SDLC practices – Scrum, KanBan, XP, ScrumBan, SAFe.  

Continuously develop a work environment promoting continual improvement and learning, free from fear of failure, while supporting mistakes that encourage continual learning.  Employ a Lean leadership style focusing on developing team members’ skills. 
Serve as an Agile Coach and transformation agent as the ministry transforms to a new way of thinking, applying Lean Agile principles to all levels of work.  Create teams that are jointly responsible for success, solving problems together in ways that develop people’s capabilities and increases their engagement and commitment, focusing on respect for people.

Develop and implement global strategy for application software design and development. Ensure staffing and development in function to provide technical and strategic expertise in the creation of global inter-related system design for existing architecture or new deployments.  Direct the development of specifications and requirements to integrate global applications.  Serve as catalyst and expert leader, driving the development and implementation of new standards in software development.

Provide strategic direction in gathering requirements and development specifications to design and integrate into applications.  Direct application software design and development services and technical leadership for existing architecture or new deployments. Create an environment that attracts and develops skilled professional staff engaged in coding, testing, implementing, and maintaining large software applications.

Sr. Director - Solutions Engineering

Direct technology delivery focused on enterprise services (Service Oriented Architecture and the Enterprise Service Bus)  enterprise information management (the Enterprise Data Warehouse) and enterprise database management (MSSQL DBMS).
Direct enterprise information management solutions, division staff and resources. 
Direct solutions delivery, process and policy assurance, budgeting and financial management, resource planning, management reporting and the attainment of cross-organizational objectives and service levels. Collaborate with IT management teams, key decision-makers and global stakeholders to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective, strategically - aligned enterprise data management solutions for all aspects of the global organization.
As Strategic Business Partner, and Agile Coach, participate in the development and execution of strategies to drive agile adoption throughout the organization. Examples include defining an Agile maturity model, establishing best practices, teaching Agile related classes and guiding the Managing Directors, Product Managers and project leads in the establishment of Agile practices.

Director - Enterprise Technology, SBP

Douglas County

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Elections office in a medium-sized County, providing direct supervision, coordination, and technical guidance to staff, maintaining a high level of morale, ensuring service excellence and increasing team productivity. Supported advanced technical needs of office staff, as well as Directors and Elected Officials both inside and outside of Douglas County, including hardware/software support, project management, business analysis, and vendor relations.   Utilized sophisticated technology skills to streamline processes and reduce overhead by implementing methodologies to improve support, manage customer expectations, and build strong cross-agency relationships. Recognized leader in the State by the Colorado Department of State (CDOS) with regards to voting systems technology and statewide voter registration database management.

Senior Product Manager

Senior System Analyst

Reformed PMP turned Agile delivery expert | Helping you earn more 💵 | Agile certification pays - get yours today at your own pace. KaiRise.com

Instructor-led agile training is one of the worst ways to up-skill your workforce. There are 3 gigantic problems with old-school, instructor led training.

🚫 It pulls workers away from their daily jobs to take training
🚫 It takes forever to schedule, coordinate and run
🚫 It doesn’t scale

◾️What I do

I'm a partner at KaiRise, with three decades of experience helping enterprises implement agility. We've cracked the code on how to train your staff in a way that actually generates results.

◾️How We Help?

I’ve distilled what I’ve learned into the fastest most effective way to earn the ICAgile Certified Professional Certification. We created the world’s first on-demand ICAgile accredited course.

It’s used at enterprises around the world to transform the learning experience, while stretching budget dollars and…

👉Is Available 24/7
👉Is Trusted & Certified 
👉Has Bite-sized learning for seamless integration into daily tasks
👉Has zero death by powerpoint or forgetting everything you’ve just learned
👉Will certify your workforce in half the time of regular training

◾️Expected Results

✅ 40% reduction in training costs
✅ 30% increase in the volume of certifications issued
✅ 50% reduction in the time to complete training
✅ 72 Net Promoter Score (excellent)

◾️Don't just take my word for it

“Absolutely loved the content, format, and instruction style of this course. The self-pacing was great for my learning style. Would recommend it to practically anyone!”
Stella Griffith - Sr. Business Analyst at Fidelity Investments

“Great Course and Engaging Style. From the bite-sized learning modules to the reinforcement through quizzes and interactive activities, this course is a great intro to the world of Agile.”
Ian Santo Domingo - Principal & Managing Director at Vault Consulting

“I am a Certified ScrumMaster, but I truly believe this course has set me up for broader organizational success. I can't say enough great things about Agile Foundations!”
Lindsey Parker - Strategic Projects Coordinator at Fellowship of Christian Athletes

And many more at www.KaiRise.com

◾️My Background

With three decades of hands-on experience, completed 16 agile certifications, and having trained thousands, I've garnered over 10,000 followers and earned recognition as a top voice in the Agile Community by LinkedIn. My journey has taken me through diverse landscapes, from startups and nonprofits to global corporations and government agencies.

◾️Contact

Ready to change your enterprise training experience? Send me a LinkedIn DM and let's explore if we're a fit. 

💻www.KaiRise.com

Mike Lyons

Courageous Leaders Coaching

🔸 Leadership Development - Discover your Purpose and Create a Life of Significance
🔸 Career Burnout - Switch your Brain from Stressed to Soaring
🔸 Job Search - Get to the Front of the Line with Interviews
🔸 Career Transition - Strategically Position yourself as an Expert
🔸 Career Advancement - Become a Sought-out Leader and Get Promoted
🔸 Interview Preparation - Articulate your Brand with Confidence
🔸 LinkedIn Optimization - Attract Opportunities through Telling Your Story
🔸 Dynamic Trainer on Leadership Development & Coaching Skills for Managers

🥇 Specialties: Leadership Development, Neuroscience Coaching, Career Management, Personal Branding, Conversational Leadership

Founder and CEO

Center For Coaching Excellence 

Equipping individuals, teams, and organizations with customized coaching skills that facilitate transformational growth and change

Director of Coach Development

🔸 Essential Coach Training - An ICF-approved course building foundational coaching skills through hands-on training and mentor coaching
🔸 Conversation Matters!© – 1-day workshop to train managers and leaders in transformational coaching skills

Coach Trainer & Senior Mentor Coach

ION - Institute of Organisational Neuroscience

A global leader in applied neuroscience offering innovative solutions and educational programs so that organizations and people flourish. We assess the disconnect between what research shows and what organizations do by using the latest neuroscience research. We provide interventions and education that improve organizational performance and wellbeing.

ION Founding Fellow

The Academies for Coaching, Inc.

Translating neuroscience findings into easy-to-implement coaching techniques is our passion. We've trained thousands of coaches, on six continents, from coaching-niche entrepreneurs to top business schools to Fortune 500 companies in financial services, technology, healthcare, entertainment, advertising, and more.

Coach Trainer & Mentor Coach

The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University

🔸 Built self-awareness and emotional intelligence through helping undergraduate and graduate students create their own leadership development plan. 
🔸 Measured statistically significant increases in client self-confidence, communication skills, team leadership, decision-making, and stress management.

Leadership Coach

Coaching 4 Good

Partnering with clients in:
🔸 Career Exploration and Discovery 
🔸 Personal Branding
🔸 Resume Review
🔸 Job Search Strategies
🔸 Networking 
🔸 LinkedIn Optimization
🔸 Career Advancement

Career Coach

Lumerit Education

🔸 Created weekly video and written modules to train coaching force in coaching competencies, academic benchmarks, and best practices for student success. 
🔸 Launched a group coaching program that increased student credit earning by 30% and as well as increased re-enrollments.
🔸 Identified trends in student performance and designed initiatives that increased their engagement, grit, and degree persistence.

Coach Trainer

🔸 Managed and trained a team of 5-6 academic coaches. Hosted monthly 60-minute individual professional development calls and support skill development. Provided standard operating procedures and best practices in the areas of co-creating the client relationship, communicating effectively, and facilitating student learning and success to increase credit earning rate by 25%.  
🔸 Maintained consistent 70+ net promoter score (NPS) with 2016 average of 73.5.
🔸 Increased coach skills and upsells resulting in a 15% increase in re-enrollment revenue.
🔸 Designed and implemented coach call scorecard to metricize connection between coaching skill and desired student outcomes by ensuring consistent experience for 1500 students and providing clear expectations for coaches.
🔸 Created content for monthly 1-hour training webinars including PowerPoint presentation, facilitator discussion points, training emails, and curriculum objectives.

Team Lead

Lumerit Education serves 10K+ students in 50 states and 22 countries, helping them prepare for life, leadership, and a career while earning a college degree from one of 100+ colleges across the U.S. 

🔸 Supported 200+ students in productivity, goal achievement, and developing job skills. 
🔸 Facilitated 45-60 minute calls for 6-8 clients daily. Emphasis on academic support, degree navigation, life purpose and vision planning, goal-setting, time management, and career opportunities. Follow up with each student via phone and email.
🔸 Delivered student coaching, guidance, & support resulting in above-average graduation rate, 98% student satisfaction rate, and higher rate of additional course product sales
🔸 Developed systems for tracking student credit earning resulting in greater retention, higher degree completion rates, and increased client satisfaction.

Academic Life Coach

Character Training Institute

🔸 Taught interactive classes for government and business leaders, parents, and students
🔸 Developed hands-on training courses and facilitated the certification of over 100 new teachers
🔸 Wrote a nine-module curriculum on strengthening families and building personal values
🔸 Coordinated the translation and printing of new teaching materials

Education Director

I help ambitious, high-performing leaders grow their capacity and impact. Leadership is ultimately an inside job. What is side-lining your next level as an individual or as an organization? Are you ready to identify small but significant shifts that will expand your leadership effectiveness?

I support your leadership growth in three ways: 

---> 𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, working 1:1 with senior leaders to address challenges and leverage impact;
---> 𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐂𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, developing masterful coaches through in-depth mentor coaching;
---> 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, partnering with organizations to train managers in coaching skills. 

My focus and vision is equipping leaders to expand their impact. 

The best part is that my clients discover how their daily conversations transform themselves and those they lead. 

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

READY TO ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP? Contact me on LinkedIn or at info@courageousleaderscoaching.com

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