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What Really Is a Servant Leader?

Scrum.org

Servant leadership is about collaboration, trust, empathy, and the ethical use of influence. At the heart of it is the desire to serve people first, with leadership emerging as a by-product of service. They promote a work-life balanced and psychologically safe environment, ensuring team resilience and sustained productivity.

2024 171
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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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How Do I Measure Success as a Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Really, it comes back to servant leadership. Engaged, motivated teams are likely to sustain their growth and continue to improve, more effectively navigate challenges, and be more resilient when they do encounter challenges and setbacks. And then, what am I doing as a Scrum Master to influence this factor in a positive direction?

SCRUM 183
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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Engagement serves two aims: It creates, uses and sustains positive interest in the work. Beyond the interest and influence grid. It minimizes or removes negative interest.

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Beyond Management: Orchestrating Project Success with (Project) Leadership

NimbleWork

In this dynamic environment, the distinction between leading and managing is pivotal, as skilled project managers with strong leadership capabilities not only navigate projects toward success but also foster a collaborative atmosphere where individuals thrive. Leadership in this context becomes a driving force for success.

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Business Resilience: An Overview

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Business Resilience: A practical guide to sustained progress delivered at pace is a book by an impressive authoring team. In an organization that does not plan strategically, and is relatively short-sighted, this approach is not going to be a success. My key takeaway from this section was that you need buy in at the most senior levels.

PMO 412
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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. All of these reasons are reflective of systemic issues within large organizations.