Welcome to Kata Coaching
Meet Coach Dave
Dr. Dave Horecny is a seasoned Agile coach and ICF-certified professional who helps leaders and teams turn continuous improvement into a way of working. Dave blends agile discipline with human-centered coaching to create real, sustainable change.
With advanced training and experience in agile, coaching, mentoring, leadership development, and facilitation, Dave has guided individuals, teams, and leaders through complex transformations in numerous organizations including Microsoft, MSNBC, PetSmart, and Wells Fargo.
His approach is steady, practical, and deeply supportive: helping you see patterns clearly, experiment with confidence, and build systems that actually work.
Kata Coaching Approach
- Steady Presence
A grounded, calm partner who helps you see what’s really happening and navigate it with confidence.
- Systems Thinking
Attention to the relationships, structures, and patterns shaping the work—not just the symptoms.
- Practical Experimentation
Small, safe tests that create learning, build momentum, and encourage continuous improvement.
- ICF-Aligned Coaching
Rooted in ethics, partnership, and respect for your expertise and context.
Bridging Learning and Real Progress
- Clarity and connection make it possible for leaders and teams to move forward with purpose. Over the years, I’ve supported people through complex work by bringing a calm presence, grounded insight, and a practical approach to growth.
- Kata Coaching exists to help bridge the gap between knowing the Agile Kata pattern and using it in the rhythm of real work. Training gives you the tools; practice builds confidence. I walk alongside individuals and teams as they set clear targets, run thoughtful experiments, and learn in ways that strengthen performance and trust.
- My work centers on supporting leaders, teams, and Agile Kata practitioners who want to make meaningful, sustainable progress—one step, one insight, one experiment at a time.
