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Boost Your Emotional IQ Every Day: Why Daily Check-Ins Are Great

Boost Your Emotional IQ Every Day: Why Daily Check-Ins Are Great

Apr 25, 2024 | Agile Values, Mindset, Scrum Master

This is where the magic of emotional check-ins comes into play. Rather than diving straight into the tasks at hand, you decide to take a moment—a simple, powerful moment—to ask everyone to

How to Improve Your Retrospectives in 7 Steps

How to Improve Your Retrospectives in 7 Steps

Apr 19, 2024 | Scrum, Scrum Master

Retrospectives can turn into mere problem discussions yielding little positive impact on the work of a Scrum team. Here is how you can ensure insanely effective Sprint Retrospectives with an easy to follow 7 steps template.

Why Your Sprint Retrospectives Fail and How to Make Them Inspire Real Change

Why Your Sprint Retrospectives Fail and How to Make Them Inspire Real Change

Apr 18, 2024 | Scrum, Scrum Master

Are your retros effective? Do only discuss problems or does the team actually improve continuously? Here is my proven template for effective retrospectives.

How Agile Teams Naturally Progress: Unveil the Power of Tuckman’s Stages

How Agile Teams Naturally Progress: Unveil the Power of Tuckman’s Stages

Feb 29, 2024 | Coaching, Leadership, Scrum Master, Transformation

Tuckman’s stages of group development help us to coach agile teams at different stages of their development.

Why You Shouldn’t Assign Team Members to User Stories During Sprint Planning

Why You Shouldn’t Assign Team Members to User Stories During Sprint Planning

Feb 15, 2024 | Requirements, Scrum, Scrum Master, User Stories

Avoid the pitfalls of assigning or picking user stories in sprint planning. Learn what to do instead to be more productive.

Unlocking Innovation and Autonomy: The Critical Role of Psychological Safety in Agile Teams

Unlocking Innovation and Autonomy: The Critical Role of Psychological Safety in Agile Teams

Jan 18, 2024 | Agile Values, Leadership, Mindset, Scrum Master, Transformation

Psychological safety is crucial for high-performing teams. If you want innovation and self-management, learn to create psychological safety

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