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2026-11-05

When Scrum Masters Should Break the Rules and Build It Themselves
erik collard linkedin Scrum Master discussing team improvements and taking initiative

This one is a polarizing topic in the Agile community 🤓

I know the theory, the team should own its improvements and the Scrum Master shouldn't do th...

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Growth Mindset

2026-11-04

Bridging the AI adoption gap: start small and keep it real
erik collard linkedin AI adoption gap between early adopters and mainstream users

Every day, the gap between AI enthusiasts and the majority is getting bigger. 😶
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Geoffrey Moore called that gap "the chasm", between early adopters ...

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Just for Fun

2026-11-02

Two Truths and a Lie or Always-On Camera: Pick Your Poison
erik collard linkedin Humorous poll about meeting preferences with two options

Hey, would you rather:

A- Start every single meeting with a "Two Truths and a Lie", or
B- Be unable to disable your camera and microphone in meeting...

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Growth Mindset

2026-10-30

What's the one book you'd actually recommend I finish?
erik collard linkedin Book recommendation request post about Drive by Daniel Pink

4 years ago I asked people here for book advices.
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To be honest, I didn't read much of them, except a few exceptions - and especially this one, Drive...

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Agile Vibes

2026-10-27

Breaking the cycle of action points that never happen
erik collard linkedin Circles of control diagram for prioritizing retrospective action items

Retro action points have a funny way of coming back sprint after sprint when nobody in the room can really make them happen. 😶
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The circles of contr...

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Agile Vibes

2026-10-26

Why I break the Sprint Review done rule
erik collard linkedin post discussing sprint review demo rule and showing incomplete work

There's one Scrum rule I always loved to break : in a Sprint Review, you only demo what is "Done". 💁🏻‍♂️
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I'm not saying you should pretend somethi...

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