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4 Ways Organizations Use Goals Poorly (and How EBM Can Help)

Stephanie Ockerman

I am often asked how to create better goals. This comes up at the team level, and it also comes up for the wider organization. [...]

Staying Creative in a Reactive World

Stephanie Ockerman

One of the most important things I have learned in the past few years is the difference between being reactive and being creative. And I’m [...]

The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master

Stephanie Ockerman

When I made the transition from traditional project management to agility and Scrum, I was excited to step out of the chaos and feel more [...]

Is the Outcome of Your Meeting to Schedule Another Meeting?

Stephanie Ockerman

We’ve likely all been in this situation, and you know how frustrating it can feel. It often leads to lots of meetings filling our calendars [...]

Your Impact Outweighs Your Intention

Stephanie Ockerman

When I first became a Scrum Master, I heard the phrase “assume positive intent” over and over again. And it really resonated with me. It [...]

The Four Agreements and the Scrum Master Role

Stephanie Ockerman

I recently read the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. And I noticed strong correlations with what it takes to be [...]

3 Steps to Grow Your Impact and Influence

Stephanie Ockerman

You have a big heart and a lot of determination, and you want to create a better world. That may mean empowering and supporting your [...]

5 Ways a Project Manager Can Support Scrum Teams

Stephanie Ockerman

In my previous post Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers, I summarized the options available to project managers in organizations that are using Scrum. [...]

4 Paradoxes in Agile (and Life)

Stephanie Ockerman

A paradox is something that is seemingly absurd but really true. When I experience complexity and uncertainty, I find comfort and power in paradox. It opens [...]

The #1 Thing That Kills Your Influence

Stephanie Ockerman

When I teach Professional Scrum courses and leadership workshops for women, the topic of how to influence people always comes up. Through experiential learning, people [...]

The Agile Values in Practice

Stephanie Ockerman

One of the most important things we can do to help individuals and teams improve is coach them to embrace the agile mindset. The Manifesto [...]

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Embrace Change and Unpredictability

Stephanie Ockerman

Humans like consistency and stability, yet that does not describe the world in which we live. The world is complex, unpredictable, and constantly changing. Therefore, [...]

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4 Ways Organizations Use Goals Poorly (and How EBM Can Help)

Staying Creative in a Reactive World

The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master

Is the Outcome of Your Meeting to Schedule Another Meeting?

Your Impact Outweighs Your Intention

The Four Agreements and the Scrum Master Role

3 Steps to Grow Your Impact and Influence

5 Ways a Project Manager Can Support Scrum Teams

4 Paradoxes in Agile (and Life)

The #1 Thing That Kills Your Influence

The Agile Values in Practice

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Embrace Change and Unpredictability

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