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How To Lead Scrum Masters With Liberating Structures?

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As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. Not in a hierarchical way, but more as a servant leader. For about one hour we talked about how to be a servant leader for such a group of Scrum Masters. What are ways to lead, inspire, and guide them?

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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

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As many scrum masters set out on their journey, they are often as new to their role as their manager. How do they know what the expectations of their role are if there is no one experienced to tell them? Good scrum masters have a deep understanding of Scrum and operate from a strong basis of confidence and knowledge.

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Minimum Viable Library (3) — Agile Leadership Edition

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TL; DR: The Minimum Viable Library for Agile Leaders A new edition of the Minimum Viable Library on Agile Leadership is available! While “servant leadership” as a term may be fading, its principles of empowerment and collaboration endure. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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[VLOG] 8 Hats The Scrum Master Wears As A True Leader Who Serves

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Btw, have you noticed that the Scrum Guide described the Scrum Master as a true leader who serves ? This was change from what was initially called servant leadership. The word "servant" is not widely accepted in some cultures but it's also misunderstood in some cultures. But we are in a different era now.

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The 6 Stances Of A Scrum Master

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In 2010 I started my first assignment as a Scrum Master. Mostly intended to help myself reflect on my role, receive feedback from other Scrum practitioners, and make improvements accordingly. Over the years, the sum of these blog posts resulted in the paper “ The 8 Stances Of A Scrum Master ”.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

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Even though the global Scrum adoption is now at 75% ( source: 14th State of Agile report 2020 ), the Scrum Master profession is still difficult to grasp for many. I have encountered and still encounter many organizations struggling with understanding the role of the Scrum Master. The Scrum guide definition.

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Scrum Master vs Project Manager — An overview of the differences.

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What is a Scrum Master? What are the differences between a Scrum Master and Project Manager? Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? There is almost no overlap between the role of Scrum Master and the position of Project Manager. What is a Scrum Master?

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