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Can Scrum Leadership Thrive Without Authority?

Scrum.org

I'd like to share some reflections on the essence of Scrum leadership. The conventional view of leadership often revolves around authority and power. But in Scrum, I've come to appreciate a different approach, one that's more about influence and less about traditional authority. Comment below!

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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

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What Is Innovation Innovation refers to creating, developing, and implementing new ideas, products, services, or methods that bring something different and more effective into use. Innovation is necessary to adapt effectively; it enables us to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The only constant thing is change.

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Why Being a Scrum Master Is Not About the Process?

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The SM influence extends to fostering an empirical mindset, managing complex relationships, and guiding the team through continuous growth. A Scrum Master's accountability, therefore, goes well beyond just managing processes. This involves encouraging experimentation and innovation, even if it has a probability of failure.

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The Ten Principles of Evidence-Based Leadership

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Navigating leadership in complex work environments demands a nuanced approach, blending various tactics, practices, frameworks, and strategies. These principles, presented in no particular order, acknowledge the dynamic nature of leadership. Our decision-making process is rooted in objectivity. and beyond.

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Susanne Madsen on Project Leadership [Interview]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. Often we think that leadership is about character and attitude (read my take on the traits of good leaders here ) and forget that you can actually practice being a better leader by coaching yourself in the right behaviors. I was struck by how practical it was.

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Transactional vs. Transformational (Part 1): Leadership styles in comparison

Inloox

If we look at Germany, specifically at the DAX companies, we see a different picture: CEOs tend to favor a transactional leadership style. In the following, we will show you the specific aspects in which the aforementioned leadership styles differ. They also try to influence the employee as a person toward the company's goals.

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Why is Satya Nadella a better example of agile leadership than Steve Jobs?

Scrum.org

Steve is great, but in terms of Agile leadership , he doesn’t touch sides – in my opinion – to Satya Nadella. You can see the difficulty he created within Apple because all innovation, product development, and so forth stemmed from him rather than a culture of innovation that permeates throughout the organization.