# Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588.md RSS feed: https://scrummastertoolbox.libsyn.com/rss Official site: http://www.scrum-master-toolbox.org/ Author: Vasco Duarte Episodes: 200 ## Resource Every week day, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Coach and business consultant Vasco Duarte interviews Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches from all over the world to get you actionable advice, new tips and tricks, improve your craft as a Scrum Master with daily doses of inspiring conversations with Scrum Masters from the all over the world. Stay tuned for BONUS episodes when we interview Agile gurus and other thought leaders in the business space to bring you the Agile Business perspective you need to succeed as a Scrum Master. Some of the topics we discuss include: Agile Business, Agile Strategy, Retrospectives, Team motivation, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Backlog Refinement, Scaling Scrum, Lean Startup, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Paper Prototyping, QA in Scrum, the role of agile managers, servant leadership, agile coaching, and more! ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588.md ## Episodes - [Forged in the Fire—Why the Scrum Master Role Tests Even Experienced Leaders | Danil Chernyshev](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/forged-in-the-fire-why-the-scrum-master-role-tests-even-experienced-leaders-danil-chernyshev) — 2026-07-27T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Too-Technical PO and the One Who Was Willing to Experiment | Alf Dobbert-Baums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-too-technical-po-and-the-one-who-was-willing-to-experiment-alf-dobbert-baums) — 2026-07-24T10:05:00+00:00 - [Success Is When the Team Gets Closer to the User | Alf Dobbert-Baums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/success-is-when-the-team-gets-closer-to-the-user-alf-dobbert-baums) — 2026-07-23T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Management Writes a Book — AI, Strict Process, and the Missing Court System | Alf Dobbert-Baums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-management-writes-a-book-ai-strict-process-and-the-missing-court-system-alf-dobbert-baums) — 2026-07-22T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Team That Decided Sprint Goals Were Optional | Alf Dobbert-Baums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-team-that-decided-sprint-goals-were-optional-alf-dobbert-baums) — 2026-07-21T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Two-Country Scrum Team and the Rapport That Never Showed Up | Alf Dobbert-Baums](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-two-country-scrum-team-and-the-rapport-that-never-showed-up-alf-dobbert-baums) — 2026-07-20T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Hydra Product Owner and the PO Who Made Trust Possible | Mirco Gerling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-hydra-product-owner-and-the-po-who-made-trust-possible-mirco-gerling) — 2026-07-17T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Silence Test — How to Know Your Team Doesn't Need You Anymore | Mirco Gerling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-silence-test-how-to-know-your-team-doesn-t-need-you-anymore-mirco-gerling) — 2026-07-16T10:05:00+00:00 - [Two Teams, One Sprint Cadence — The Hidden Cost of Synchronization | Mirco Gerling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/two-teams-one-sprint-cadence-the-hidden-cost-of-synchronization-mirco-gerling) — 2026-07-15T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Supermarket Team That Self-Destructed Trying to Help Everyone | Mirco Gerling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-supermarket-team-that-self-destructed-trying-to-help-everyone-mirco-gerling) — 2026-07-14T10:05:00+00:00 - [When the Scrum Guide Isn't the Rulebook — A Scrum Master's First Conflict with Management | Mirco Gerling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-the-scrum-guide-isn-t-the-rulebook-a-scrum-master-s-first-conflict-with-management-mirco-gerling) — 2026-07-13T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Over-Communicator vs. The Over-Ambitious—Two Patterns Every Scrum Master Should Recognize | Aliu Adewale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-over-communicator-vs-the-over-ambitious-two-patterns-every-scrum-master-should-recognize-aliu-adewale) — 2026-07-10T10:05:00+00:00 - [Success Is Living the Five Scrum Values—And Asking the Team If You Are | Aliu Adewale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/success-is-living-the-five-scrum-values-and-asking-the-team-if-you-are-aliu-adewale) — 2026-07-09T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Everything Is a "Must-Have," Nothing Is—Prioritization for Real-World Teams | Aliu Adewale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-everything-is-a-must-have-nothing-is-prioritization-for-real-world-teams-aliu-adewale) — 2026-07-08T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Counterintuitive Fix—How Collapsing the Jira Board Sparked Collaboration | Aliu Adewale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-counterintuitive-fix-how-collapsing-the-jira-board-sparked-collaboration-aliu-adewale) — 2026-07-07T10:05:00+00:00 - [The New Scrum Master Trap—Being In Everyone's Business to Look Busy | Aliu Adewale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-new-scrum-master-trap-being-in-everyone-s-business-to-look-busy-aliu-adewale) — 2026-07-06T10:05:00+00:00 - [From Staying in Your Line to The Connected Product Owner—Two Patterns Every Scrum Master Should Recognize | Gunnar Fischer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/from-staying-in-your-line-to-the-connected-product-owner-two-patterns-every-scrum-master-should-recognize-gunnar-fischer) — 2026-07-03T10:05:00+00:00 - [Healthy Flow of Value in a Healthy Work Environment—The Ecosystem Definition of Success | Gunnar Fischer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/healthy-flow-of-value-in-a-healthy-work-environment-the-ecosystem-definition-of-success-gunnar-fischer) — 2026-07-02T10:05:00+00:00 - [Three Transformations at Once—How to Build Momentum When Everyone Is Exhausted | Gunnar Fischer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/three-transformations-at-once-how-to-build-momentum-when-everyone-is-exhausted-gunnar-fischer) — 2026-07-01T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Anti-Pattern Bingo Team—When Success Is a Zero-Sum Game | Gunnar Fischer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-anti-pattern-bingo-team-when-success-is-a-zero-sum-game-gunnar-fischer) — 2026-06-30T10:05:00+00:00 - [Accepting Not Being Accepted—The People-Pleasing Trap That Broke a Scrum Master | Gunnar Fischer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/accepting-not-being-accepted-the-people-pleasing-trap-that-broke-a-scrum-master-gunnar-fischer) — 2026-06-29T10:05:00+00:00 - [The PO Who Doesn't Care vs the PO Who Always Has the Answer | Olaitan Fashanu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-po-who-doesn-t-care-vs-the-po-who-always-has-the-answer-olaitan-fashanu) — 2026-06-26T10:05:00+00:00 - [I Love Data—Why Success for a Scrum Master Means Doing the Hard Measurement Work | Olaitan Fashanu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/i-love-data-why-success-for-a-scrum-master-means-doing-the-hard-measurement-work-olaitan-fashanu) — 2026-06-25T10:05:00+00:00 - [Three Teams, Three Backlogs, One Feature—Can You Make Them See Each Other? | Olaitan Fashanu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/three-teams-three-backlogs-one-feature-can-you-make-them-see-each-other-olaitan-fashanu) — 2026-06-24T10:05:00+00:00 - [When the New PO Stops Refining—and the Team Starts Self-Destructing | Olaitan Fashanu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-the-new-po-stops-refining-and-the-team-starts-self-destructing-olaitan-fashanu) — 2026-06-23T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Scrum Master Who Tried to Force His Way In—and Got Schooled | Olaitan Fashanu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-scrum-master-who-tried-to-force-his-way-in-and-got-schooled-olaitan-fashanu) — 2026-06-22T10:05:00+00:00 - [Output Owners vs Activators — Two Product Owners Who Defined Aimé's Career | Aimé Flemm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/output-owners-vs-activators-two-product-owners-who-defined-aim-s-career-aim-flemm) — 2026-06-19T10:05:00+00:00 - [When The Team Tells You You're Doing Too Much — That's The Success Signal | Aimé Flemm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-the-team-tells-you-you-re-doing-too-much-that-s-the-success-signal-aim-flemm) — 2026-06-18T10:05:00+00:00 - [Renting The Change vs Owning It — Why LeSS Transformations Get Reversed | Aimé Flemm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/renting-the-change-vs-owning-it-why-less-transformations-get-reversed-aim-flemm) — 2026-06-17T10:05:00+00:00 - [Culture Follows Structure — Why Some Teams Self-Destruct By Design | Aimé Flemm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/culture-follows-structure-why-some-teams-self-destruct-by-design-aim-flemm) — 2026-06-16T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Solo Scrum Masters Get Fired — The Coalition Of The Willing | Aimé Flemm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-solo-scrum-masters-get-fired-the-coalition-of-the-willing-aim-flemm) — 2026-06-15T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Why Your Organization Is Still a Factory — And What an Octopus Can Teach You About Transformation With Phil Le-Brun and Dr. Jana Werner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-why-your-organization-is-still-a-factory-and-what-an-octopus-can-teach-you-about-transformation-with-phil-le-brun-and-dr-jana-werner) — 2026-06-12T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Why More Code Doesn't Mean Better Software — And Where AI Actually Helps Your SDLC With Mooly Beeri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-why-more-code-doesn-t-mean-better-software-and-where-ai-actually-helps-your-sdlc-with-mooly-beeri) — 2026-06-10T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Why a Former Chess Champion Thinks Your Leadership Is Stuck in the Opening Game With John Whitt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-why-a-former-chess-champion-thinks-your-leadership-is-stuck-in-the-opening-game-with-john-whitt) — 2026-06-09T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS The Communication Tax — Why Your Team Collaborates Too Much and What to Cut First With Roman Nikolaev](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-the-communication-tax-why-your-team-collaborates-too-much-and-what-to-cut-first-with-roman-nikolaev) — 2026-06-08T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Yes-Man Product Owner and the Scrum Master Who Became a Proxy for the Proxy | Maria Skvortsova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-yes-man-product-owner-and-the-scrum-master-who-became-a-proxy-for-the-proxy-maria-skvortsova) — 2026-06-05T10:05:00+00:00 - [If Your People Feel Safe, You Succeed — Measuring What Matters as a Scrum Master | Maria Skvortsova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/if-your-people-feel-safe-you-succeed-measuring-what-matters-as-a-scrum-master-maria-skvortsova) — 2026-06-04T10:05:00+00:00 - [Breaking the Factory Mindset — When a 17-Person Scrum Team Treats Development Like an Assembly Line | Maria Skvortsova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/breaking-the-factory-mindset-when-a-17-person-scrum-team-treats-development-like-an-assembly-line-maria-skvortsova) — 2026-06-03T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Team That Gave Up — When Green Reports Mask a Sinking Ship | Maria Skvortsova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-team-that-gave-up-when-green-reports-mask-a-sinking-ship-maria-skvortsova) — 2026-06-02T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Agile Labels Hide Waterfall Reality — A Scrum Master's Wake-Up Call in SAP Migration | Maria Skvortsova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-agile-labels-hide-waterfall-reality-a-scrum-master-s-wake-up-call-in-sap-migration-maria-skvortsova) — 2026-06-01T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS How AI Is Reshaping Software Teams From the Inside With Dwarak Rajagopal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-how-ai-is-reshaping-software-teams-from-the-inside-with-dwarak-rajagopal) — 2026-05-30T10:05:00+00:00 - [The "Painting by Numbers" Scrum Master vs. The Quiet Leader Who Made the Team Self-Sufficient | Njegos Ilic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-painting-by-numbers-scrum-master-vs-the-quiet-leader-who-made-the-team-self-sufficient-njegos-ilic) — 2026-05-29T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Measuring Your Product Bets Is the Key to Product Owner Success | Njegos Ilic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-measuring-your-product-bets-is-the-key-to-product-owner-success-njegos-ilic) — 2026-05-28T10:05:00+00:00 - [How a Miro Board Experiment Changed the Way His Team Understood the Big Picture | Njegos Ilic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/how-a-miro-board-experiment-changed-the-way-his-team-understood-the-big-picture-njegos-ilic) — 2026-05-27T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why the Product Trio Breaks the Hand-Off Mentality That Kills Team Engagement | Njegos Ilic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-the-product-trio-breaks-the-hand-off-mentality-that-kills-team-engagement-njegos-ilic) — 2026-05-26T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Saying Yes to Every Stakeholder Request Is the Fastest Way to Fail as a Product Owner | Njegos Ilic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-saying-yes-to-every-stakeholder-request-is-the-fastest-way-to-fail-as-a-product-owner-njegos-ilic) — 2026-05-25T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Jazz Duo Effect and The Absent PO — Two Sides of Agile Product Ownership | Christian Thordal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-jazz-duo-effect-and-the-absent-po-two-sides-of-agile-product-ownership-christian-thordal) — 2026-05-22T10:05:00+00:00 - [Structure Creates Freedom, How an Agile Coach Measures Success by Becoming Less Needed | Christian Thordal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/structure-creates-freedom-how-an-agile-coach-measures-success-by-becoming-less-needed-christian-thordal) — 2026-05-21T10:05:00+00:00 - [Managing Cross-Team Dependencies in Scaled Agile, From Planning to Real-Time Coordination | Christian Thordal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/managing-cross-team-dependencies-in-scaled-agile-from-planning-to-real-time-coordination-christian-thordal) — 2026-05-20T10:05:00+00:00 - [How "Fake Kanban" Fooled the Metrics, And What This Agile Coach Did to Fix It | Christian Thordal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/how-fake-kanban-fooled-the-metrics-and-what-this-agile-coach-did-to-fix-it-christian-thordal) — 2026-05-19T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Applying Scrum By The Book Fails, Understanding Context Before Changing The System | Christian Thordal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-applying-scrum-by-the-book-fails-understanding-context-before-changing-the-system-christian-thordal) — 2026-05-18T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Your Developers Got 20x Faster — Now Watch Your Product Managers' Heads Explode With Clarke Ching](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-your-developers-got-20x-faster-now-watch-your-product-managers-heads-explode-with-clarke-ching) — 2026-05-16T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Three Qualities That Separate Great Product Owners From Those Who Just Drop Tickets | Mukhtar Kadiri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-three-qualities-that-separate-great-product-owners-from-those-who-just-drop-tickets-mukhtar-kadiri) — 2026-05-15T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Success Means Nothing If the Project Doesn't Move the Business Forward — And How Public Commitments Keep You Honest | Mukhtar Kadiri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-success-means-nothing-if-the-project-doesn-t-move-the-business-forward-and-how-public-commitments-keep-you-honest-mukhtar-kadiri) — 2026-05-14T10:05:00+00:00 - [Merging Three Companies Into One Platform — When Founders Can't Let Go and Leaders Won't Decide | Mukhtar Kadiri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/merging-three-companies-into-one-platform-when-founders-can-t-let-go-and-leaders-won-t-decide-mukhtar-kadiri) — 2026-05-13T10:05:00+00:00 - [When the Smartest Person on the Team Becomes the Biggest Bottleneck — And Explodes in a Meeting | Mukhtar Kadiri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-the-smartest-person-on-the-team-becomes-the-biggest-bottleneck-and-explodes-in-a-meeting-mukhtar-kadiri) — 2026-05-12T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Invisible Stakeholder Who Almost Derailed His First Big Project | Mukhtar Kadiri](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-invisible-stakeholder-who-almost-derailed-his-first-big-project-mukhtar-kadiri) — 2026-05-11T10:05:00+00:00 - [From Desk-Pounding to Harmony — How the Game of Go Transformed a Violent Product Owner, and Why Every Employee Should Think Like an Owner | Peter Merel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/from-desk-pounding-to-harmony-how-the-game-of-go-transformed-a-violent-product-owner-and-why-every-employee-should-think-like-an-owner-peter-merel) — 2026-05-08T10:05:00+00:00 - [Leadership as a Service — Why Scrum Masters Should Work Themselves Out of a Job and How Quality Circles Make Learning Flow | Peter Merel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/leadership-as-a-service-why-scrum-masters-should-work-themselves-out-of-a-job-and-how-quality-circles-make-learning-flow-peter-merel) — 2026-05-07T10:05:00+00:00 - [AI Alignment Is the Agile Coach's Next Frontier — Using Throughput Accounting and Pull-Based Transformation to Prove Value | Peter Merel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/ai-alignment-is-the-agile-coach-s-next-frontier-using-throughput-accounting-and-pull-based-transformation-to-prove-value-peter-merel) — 2026-05-06T10:05:00+00:00 - [When a Hub-and-Spoke Executive Hijacks Your Agile Transformation — And What to Do About It | Peter Merel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-a-hub-and-spoke-executive-hijacks-your-agile-transformation-and-what-to-do-about-it-peter-merel) — 2026-05-05T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Telling a Manager "You Don't Have a Role" Backfires — A Lesson in Agile Coaching Humility | Peter Merel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-telling-a-manager-you-don-t-have-a-role-backfires-a-lesson-in-agile-coaching-humility-peter-merel) — 2026-05-04T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Why Your Agile Transformation Keeps Snapping Back — And What Systems Thinking Says About It With Natalia Curusi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-why-your-agile-transformation-keeps-snapping-back-and-what-systems-thinking-says-about-it-with-natalia-curusi) — 2026-05-02T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Agile in Construction Track Preview With Felipe Engineer-Manriquez At The Global Agile Summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-agile-in-construction-track-preview-with-felipe-engineer-manriquez-at-the-global-agile-summit) — 2026-04-30T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Agile in Gaming Track Preview With Eagan Rackley At The Global Agile Summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-agile-in-gaming-track-preview-with-eagan-rackley-at-the-global-agile-summit) — 2026-04-29T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS People Track Preview With Pete Oliver-Krueger and Alina Thapliyal At The Global Agile Summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-people-track-preview-with-pete-oliver-krueger-and-alina-thapliyal-at-the-global-agile-summit) — 2026-04-28T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS AI in Organizations Track Preview With Michał Parkoła and Michael Dougherty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-ai-in-organizations-track-preview-with-micha-parko-a-and-michael-dougherty) — 2026-04-27T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Curious Product Owner and the Disempowered One — How Scrum Masters Can Help POs Find Their Voice | Viktor Glinka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-curious-product-owner-and-the-disempowered-one-how-scrum-masters-can-help-pos-find-their-voice-viktor-glinka) — 2026-04-24T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Context Is King for Scrum Master Success — Building Capabilities That Drive Business Goals | Viktor Glinka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-context-is-king-for-scrum-master-success-building-capabilities-that-drive-business-goals-viktor-glinka) — 2026-04-23T10:05:00+00:00 - [From Component Teams to Cross-Functional Teams — How to Navigate the Hardest Agile Transformation | Viktor Glinka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/from-component-teams-to-cross-functional-teams-how-to-navigate-the-hardest-agile-transformation-viktor-glinka) — 2026-04-22T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Internal and External Team Members Have Divergent Goals — The Silent Killer of Agile Teams | Viktor Glinka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-internal-and-external-team-members-have-divergent-goals-the-silent-killer-of-agile-teams-viktor-glinka) — 2026-04-21T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Passion Becomes the Problem — How Pushing for Agile Change Too Fast Creates Resistance | Viktor Glinka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-passion-becomes-the-problem-how-pushing-for-agile-change-too-fast-creates-resistance-viktor-glinka) — 2026-04-20T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS From 3,000 Scripts to 3 Tools - Building AI-Last Software With Peter Swimm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-from-3-000-scripts-to-3-tools-building-ai-last-software-with-peter-swimm) — 2026-04-18T10:05:00+00:00 - [The People-Pleasing Product Owner and the PO Who Understood User Value — Two Sides of Product Ownership | Efe Gümüs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-people-pleasing-product-owner-and-the-po-who-understood-user-value-two-sides-of-product-ownership-efe-g-m-s) — 2026-04-17T10:05:00+00:00 - [Success as a Scrum Master Means People Feel Safe Enough to Speak Up Before It's Too Late | Efe Gümüs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/success-as-a-scrum-master-means-people-feel-safe-enough-to-speak-up-before-it-s-too-late-efe-g-m-s) — 2026-04-16T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Enforcing a Framework on Your Organization Will Never Be a Real Agile Transformation | Efe Gümüs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-enforcing-a-framework-on-your-organization-will-never-be-a-real-agile-transformation-efe-g-m-s) — 2026-04-15T10:05:00+00:00 - [When Daily Stand-ups Become Status Updates — The Warning Signs of a Team Falling Apart | Efe Gümüs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/when-daily-stand-ups-become-status-updates-the-warning-signs-of-a-team-falling-apart-efe-g-m-s) — 2026-04-14T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Hidden Cost of Splitting the Scrum Master Role — And Why Stance Changes Make or Break Your Impact | Efe Gümüs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-hidden-cost-of-splitting-the-scrum-master-role-and-why-stance-changes-make-or-break-your-impact-efe-g-m-s) — 2026-04-13T10:05:00+00:00 - [BONUS Why a Distinguished Engineer Stopped Reading Code — Lights-Out Codebases and the End of the IC With Philip Su](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/bonus-why-a-distinguished-engineer-stopped-reading-code-lights-out-codebases-and-the-end-of-the-ic-with-philip-su) — 2026-04-11T10:05:00+00:00 - [The Leadership Void — What Happens When Product Owners Forget They're Part of the Scrum Team | Nate Amidon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/the-leadership-void-what-happens-when-product-owners-forget-they-re-part-of-the-scrum-team-nate-amidon) — 2026-04-10T10:05:00+00:00 - [Why Scrum Master Success Means Owning the Entire Idea-to-Deployed Pipeline | Nate Amidon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrum-master-toolbox-podcast-agile-storytelling-from-the-trenches-445588/why-scrum-master-success-means-owning-the-entire-idea-to-deployed-pipeline-nate-amidon) — 2026-04-09T10:05:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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