Change… The Only Constant

Written by Mike Cottmeyer Sunday, 1 August 2010 12:43

Sorry to be so quiet lately… lot’s going on with me, both personally and professionally.

I need to bring you guys up to speed on a pretty big announcement. As of last Friday, I’ve left Pillar to go out as an independent agile coach. Pillar was a great learning experience for me, and I am thankful to Bob Myers and the great team of folks at Pillar for everything they’ve done over the past year. In trying to spin this thing up in Atlanta, I found myself spending most of my time doing sales and business development… and not working hands-on with teams and organizations.

I’m going to try to flip that around a little and try to spend most of my time on the ground coaching teams, and maybe if all goes well, I’ll get to spend less time on the sales side… we’ll see. What was cool about this whole thing, is that the guys at Pillar totally understood and supported me through this transition. We’ve decided to maintain a partnership… and a friendship… and where it makes sense, Pillar will help me scale some deals that would be tough to scale as an independent.

So… where does that leave me now? I’ve incorporated LeadingAgile and managed to find enough work to keep me afloat for the next few months. While I’d love to work close to home, I’ve got no geographic limitations. I need to fill my calendar through the end of the year and am interested in working with interesting people, solving interesting problems… where ever they happen to be. If you think my brand of agile is interesting to you and your organization, give me a call.

I’d love to talk about working together.

(PS – My contact information is at the top of this blog

15 Comments

1. John Hunter   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 1:03 pm

   Good luck.

   
2. Mike Cottmeyer   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 1:13 pm

   Thanks John!

   
3. George Dinwiddie   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 1:55 pm

   Good luck, Mike. Your reasons are the same that I remain a solo independent coach. Besides, there are so many good independent coaches to collaborate with–and now there's one more.

   
4. Kevin E. Schlabach   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 2:07 pm

   I know you'll be busy, but I'd love to catch up at Agile 2010, I'm only there for 2 days. I'm curious to hear a little more about your past few years journey!

   
5. Daryl K   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 2:32 pm

   Good luck with Leading Agile, Mike! Don't be a stranger.

   
6. Mike Cottmeyer   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 2:36 pm

   Thanks George… I'm looking forward to collaborating with as many of them as I can!

   
7. Mike Cottmeyer   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 2:37 pm

   Kevin… you know how to get a hold of me. Let's find a few minutes to catch up.

   
8. Mike Cottmeyer   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 2:38 pm

   Thanks Daryl. I learned a lot from you guys. Looking forward to the future and finding opportunities for us to work together.

   
9. TheNeatestStuff   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 3:18 pm

   Good Luck

   
10. bonniea   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 4:42 pm

    Congratulations and good luck Mike. Sounds like an excellent new adventure! See you at Agile 2010, though I'm sure you'll be swamped with well-wishers

    
11. Jim Whitelaw   |  Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 6:35 pm

    Congrats, Mike. I'm sure your new venture will be a success. I may have some collaboration opportunities for you down the road. Let's keep in touch.

    
12. Todd Kaufman   |  Monday, 02 August 2010 at 1:48 am

    Best of luck to you Mike!

    
13. Bob Williams   |  Monday, 02 August 2010 at 11:39 am

    Go Mike!

    
14. Womens forum   |  Friday, 06 August 2010 at 10:54 am

    excellent mike

    
15. Martin Olesen   |  Friday, 13 August 2010 at 5:33 am

    Thats fantastic!! Congrats Mike… I'm sure you are going to do really well.