Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast

Aliona Zapanovici: Overcoming Dogmatic Approaches in Agile Leadership and Helping Agile Teams Embrace Change 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. Aliona shares her early experience as a Scrum Master, marked by an initial misunderstanding of leadership without authority. Feeling out of place and defensive when faced with team resistance, she soon recognized that true transformation requires observation, curiosity, and gradual change. Her dogmatic approach led to challenges, but she learned valuable lessons: answer team questions, observe their interactions, and seek mentorship. These insights shaped her path from initial failure to becoming an empowering leader. Self-reflection Question: Have you ever approached a team with assumptions that you later had to change? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]