Keeping a list of the small successes to gain energy and keep focus
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. When looking to have an impact in the teams we work with, Jeroen suggests that it’s very easy to get lost in the many lofty goals we have, and sometimes feel discouraged by not achieving them for a long time. He suggests we focus on celebrating the small successes as a way to keep our focus, but also our energy high at all times! In this segment, we refer to the Getting Things Done method, which we also talked about in the Tuesday episode with Jeroen. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: The M&M’s retrospective Jeroen shares a fun retrospective that combines our love for sweets with some more serious aspects like asking important questions in certain categories (the colors of the M&M’s) from the team: The M&M’s retrospective! Jeroen also shares other, less sugar-intensive, options for the same effect. And we also discuss the Agile Monopoly game. Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM’s that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome! About Jeroen de Jong Jeroen started his career as a self-employed jack-of-all-trades in IT and is passionate about Agile. He is determined to keep learning and to share his knowledge with others. You can link with Jeroen de Jong on LinkedIn and connect with Jeroen de Jong on Twitter.