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Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches

Every week day, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Coach and Business Consultant Vasco Duarte interviews Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches from all over the world to get you actionable advice, new tips and tricks, improve your craft as a Scrum Master with daily doses of inspiring conversations with Scrum Masters from the all over the world. Stay tuned for BONUS episodes when we interview Agile gurus and other thought leaders in the business space to bring you the Agile Business perspective you need to succeed as a Scrum Master. Some of the topics we discuss include: Agile Business, Agile Strategy, Retrospectives, Team motivation, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Backlog Refinement, Scaling Scrum, Lean Startup, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Paper Prototyping, QA in Scrum, the role of agile managers, servant leadership, agile coaching, and more!
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Nov 11, 2024

Mike Bowler: How To Coach Management to Support Agile Teams 

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world’s largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.

In this episode, Mike Bowler shares his philosophy that “failure is simply feedback,” emphasizing the challenges of maintaining team cohesion after stepping away. He shares how management often unintentionally disrupts Agile progress by disbanding teams or reverting to old practices. Mike identifies a key anti-pattern: breaking teams down due to a lack of understanding from leadership. He underscores the importance of coaching management to support Agile work and provides actionable tips, such as helping teams secure autonomy and applying the same coaching techniques used with teams to management. 

Self-reflection Question: How can you support management to reinforce team autonomy?

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About Mike Bowler 

Mike Bowler is a seasoned Agile coach and trainer with 25 years of experience. He specializes in technical practices, workflow optimization, leadership coaching, and the neuroscience of human behavior. Mike's expertise includes guiding teams in technical execution and fostering psychological safety. 

You can link with Mike Bowler on LinkedIn.

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