Sharing the passion for the product with the team is a great way to energize the team while sharing the Vision for the product.
In this episode, we also about how to solve the “everything is a priority” anti-pattern, even if the PO does not want to!
The Great Product Owner: Sharing the passion and energizing the team
This Product Owner was “an energizer bunny” for teamwork. The PO worked with the team when needed, was decisive in decision making, included the team as much as possible and had a real passion for the product. All of this brought great energy to the team.
The Bad Product Owner: Resolving the “everything is a priority” anti-pattern
The Product Queen, is a PO anti-pattern, where the PO wants everything, and they want it now, just like that famous Queen song. However, this anti-pattern does not stop there. This particular PO also wanted everything to be “high-priority”. You may think it is impossible for a Scrum Master to help this PO, but you are wrong. Laurens shares with us an approach that helped this PO change their approach and be very clear on priorities!
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About Laurens Bonnema
Laurens helps leaders create high-performance organizations by guiding them to embrace who they are. As Laurens puts it: “when leaders ignite their inner strength and capability—and lead from love—they soar beyond their expectations. That is how we create a world of work that we would want our kids to live in.”
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