When we start out as a Scrum Master we might not yet be able to detect the anti-patterns that may develop in teams. That lack of experience can turn against us. One anti-pattern that emerges over and over again is that of the “hero”. In this episode, we explore what leads people to assume the “hero” role and how that negatively affects the team.
In this episode, we refer to the graphic novel series Asterix and Obelix.
Featured Book of the Week: Scrum Mastery by Geoff Watts
In Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership by Geoff Watts, found many good stories and examples that make a difference between “good enough”, and “really great” Scrum Masters. The book does this via many short stories that illustrate the differences.
In this segment, we also refer to The Scrum Guide as well as Gunther’s Scrum – A Pocket Guide.
Both Geoff Watts and Gunther Verheyen have been previous guests on the podcast.
About Thomas Kofoed
Passionate Agile Coach / Scrum Master. Thomas focuses on engaging people while helping organizations and teams evolve their products guided by the feedback from their customers/users.
Thomas switches between Facilitation Coaching and Teaching (sometimes Mentoring). He’s open about his purpose and that he strives to get his teams to where they don’t need him but might miss him 🙂
You can link with Thomas Kofoed on LinkedIn.
