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From Boss to Facilitator—The Critical Role of Empathy in Scrum Mastery | Mariano Gontchar

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:14:35
Publish Date: 2025-09-01 10:05:00
Description: Mariano Gontchar: From Boss to Facilitator—The Critical Role of Empathy in Scrum Mastery

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Mariano shares his transformation from viewing himself as a boss in his project manager role to embracing the facilitator mindset essential for Scrum Masters. His journey reveals a crucial insight: you cannot implement Scrum with a "big bang" approach. 

Instead, success comes through empathy and understanding your team's needs. Mariano emphasizes that working with Agile requires constant practice and learning, but the key lesson that changed everything for him was learning to empathize with his team members rather than directing them from above.

Self-reflection Question: How might your current leadership style be limiting your team's potential, and what would change if you shifted from directing to facilitating?

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