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Earlier today I made a little short on being a customer for your product, but I wanted to expand on that for your Team and Employees.  The idea of giving employees discounted access to your products. How if your HR department is wondering about retention and how to build a more customer friendly product. On tonight's We Team HR Wednesday program for the the #5amMesterScrum Show 1286 on 10/15/2025. Audio Podcast version

Take advantage of any free education while you can.  In my 20's my employer offered tuition reimbursement for 1 class per semester, so they paid for 3/5 of my Masters.  That was 30 years ago.  I still use it today, despite what others say. Education is not all about the now but mostly about the future you. On this Getting to Next Level episode of out Tuesday programming here on the #5amMesterScrum show 1286. This is our audio podcast version of the show.

Join A Team to Learn a Lot or Little?  Depending on what you are looking for in a position or a new team or even an existing team.  My tendency to find a team I can learn a lot vs. a little.  A good scrum team allows their teammates to dabble in a little bit of everything as it is a win-win option. Early in my career I had the option to join large companies that would have me work in one area of the business, but what was really useful over my entire career was the ability to move around and contribute in more than one area. Now a days it would be just a front desk/order intake or maybe front end coder or testing only or database or back-end code or prep-cook or sales or designer of fasteners in mechanical engineering.  All is good stuff by the way.  But it is important to understand a little bit of everything. Talking We Team and HR Wednesday on the #5amMesterScrum show 1285 Audio Podcast version

You would be amazed at how many companies think one person is a team.  they form these "teams" for projects and have one person work it.  Let explore why scrum or most things don't work when they are a team of one. Wednesday is our We Team HR Wednesday program here on the #5amMesterScrum show 1284. Audio Podcast version.

Investing in yourself is something I have been thinking about more as I provide for after school stuff for the kids and really try to convince my wife to take some classes in her field.  Plus I'm renewing a bunch of my certifications lately and it is not cheap when You have as many as I do. You would be amazed at how many people have not taken a professional class  or done something to learn a new skill in years.  Or better yet complain as to teh cost.  I even do it as well some times. The subject matter for our Getting to the Next Level 2 for Tuesday / 10X show here on the #5amMesterscrum program show 1283. Our audio podcast version

No One Likes to Retrospect...Why? and let me offer this thought.. Is it because: they are not entertaining?  nothing gets improved? we already meet enough?  We are perfect the way we are? I would like to add No one Likes to Change or realize they could improve, even a little bit.  There is real resistance to improvement. On today's program 4R Thursday (Requirements, Reviews, Retros and Roles) on the #5amMesterScrum show 1282 Reach out if you would like to talk coaching for your career, teams or Small and Medium Size Business.

What is your Career or Business Next Level Mindset?  I was chatting with a connection the other day and they were in the same position for the past 3 years.  It made me realize how many people or businesses have not shifted into a Next Level Mindset.  To be honest many people and businesses are already there, but lack the challenge to take that step or the slight adjustment that brings that Next Level to Light. This is our Tuesday Getting to the Next Level segment on #5amMesterScrum show 1281. Please reachout if you are interested in any group coaching or one-on-one coaching to get your career or business to a next level. This is our audio podcast version of the show and the video versions are available on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook just search #5amMesterScrum on your platform of choice.

I had a blank mind on fun topic so I decided let's just ask chatgpt.  So we are doing it live and uncut.  Plus we have a fortune cookie for Fortune Cookie Friday. Today is a Fun Friday on the #5amMesterScrum show 1280   This is the audio podcast version of the video on youtube, facebook and LinkdedIn

So a Team I coached held a retrospective which I facilitated and I went around post retro and greased the action plan with other managers, so people were not caught of guard.  I greased the future actions so they might go over smoother. Now this scenario does not happen all the time but does every so often especially when the retrospective actions involve people outside of the core team.  There are cases when the effort a team wants to do involve others.  So to aid the team as their agile coach/scrum master I went around individually to any affected people and brought up the plan, gathered their feedback and their buy in before sharing the summary of the retro and the actions to be taken. Scrum Masters need to do this from time to time and not just leave the probability of success up to the four winds.  Sometimes we have to get involved to facilitate a success just as much as a meeting. That is our topic for today 4R Thursday program where we talk roles, requirements, reviews and retros.  Here we are talking the role of a scrum masters/agile coach and the post retro support activities on the #5amMesterScrum Show 1279.   This is the audio podcast version of the program found on LinkedIn, Youtube and Facebook.

I wanted to celebrate getting together anytime the team is in the office as a part of a hybrid work environment.  Today for one of my team I coach they were altogether in a room for their daily scrum or standup.  It was a great sight to be seen as I think it may have been a first. Remote is ok but when teams are on-site they should really meet together so they can see how the others on the team are really reacting to discussion.  It makes the remote connection so much better later on.  While some might say of course, but I have seen many large corporations where the people stay in their cubes when they come to work, just as if theyr were at home.  They never leave their desks. This #5amMesterScrum show is 1278 and a part of our We Team HR Wednesday series of the show.