Tag: facilitation
Friday, 5 September 2008
Artful? You must be joking
Posted by Simon Baker
I mentioned before that I've been reading Artful Making. Well I've just finished it. The final chapter struck a particular chord with me, ending the book on a high. I felt that, in many respects parts of it described (what I like to think) is my approach to working with teams:
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Sunday, 13 July 2008
Inconspicuous authority
Posted by Simon Baker
I talk a lot about facilitating self-organizing teams. For a Scrum Master, a little more than facilitation skills and authority for the process is needed to ensure people interact with professionalism and demonstrate the right behaviors - respect, humility, empathy - at all times.
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Thursday, 15 June 2006
Herding sheep versus shepherding
Posted by Simon Baker
In his book: Leading Self-Directed Work Teams, Kimball Fisher's comparison between sheep herding and shepherding presents an interesting metaphor for a traditional Project Manager versus a Scrum Master.
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