Steven Deneir
@stevendeneir.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐Scrum Opinion Leader | Professional Scrum Trainer | Simplification Officer | Guiding organisations towards business agility 🚀
Scrum isn’t a recipe—it’s an approach.
👉 A way of considering work as complex
👉 A way of dealing with challenges through empiricism
👉 A route toward predictability & risk control
Where is Scrum taking you?
More at
boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
👉 A way of considering work as complex
👉 A way of dealing with challenges through empiricism
👉 A route toward predictability & risk control
Where is Scrum taking you?
More at
boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Scrum isn’t a recipe—it’s an approach.
👉 A way of considering work as complex
👉 A way of dealing with challenges through empiricism
👉 A route toward predictability & risk control
Where is Scrum taking you?
More at
boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
👉 A way of considering work as complex
👉 A way of dealing with challenges through empiricism
👉 A route toward predictability & risk control
Where is Scrum taking you?
More at
boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
Can you trust the group?
I saw a Scrum Master over-explain every step. The team shut down—because their wisdom wasn’t trusted.
The facilitator’s superpower is believing the group has answers. That trust unlocks ownership.
Don’t micromanage. Do trust the group’s wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Trust
I saw a Scrum Master over-explain every step. The team shut down—because their wisdom wasn’t trusted.
The facilitator’s superpower is believing the group has answers. That trust unlocks ownership.
Don’t micromanage. Do trust the group’s wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Trust
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Can you trust the group?
I saw a Scrum Master over-explain every step. The team shut down—because their wisdom wasn’t trusted.
The facilitator’s superpower is believing the group has answers. That trust unlocks ownership.
Don’t micromanage. Do trust the group’s wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Trust
I saw a Scrum Master over-explain every step. The team shut down—because their wisdom wasn’t trusted.
The facilitator’s superpower is believing the group has answers. That trust unlocks ownership.
Don’t micromanage. Do trust the group’s wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Trust
Command-and-control is comfortable. But it’s outdated. Even worse, it doesn’t work anymore in most organisations.
Today’s managers succeed by empowering teams, removing obstacles, and coaching—not commanding.
What’s harder for you: letting go of control or redefining it?
#Leadership #Agile
Today’s managers succeed by empowering teams, removing obstacles, and coaching—not commanding.
What’s harder for you: letting go of control or redefining it?
#Leadership #Agile
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Command-and-control is comfortable. But it’s outdated. Even worse, it doesn’t work anymore in most organisations.
Today’s managers succeed by empowering teams, removing obstacles, and coaching—not commanding.
What’s harder for you: letting go of control or redefining it?
#Leadership #Agile
Today’s managers succeed by empowering teams, removing obstacles, and coaching—not commanding.
What’s harder for you: letting go of control or redefining it?
#Leadership #Agile
Iterative without incremental = daydreaming.
Incremental without iterative = guesswork.
Scrum’s power? Doing both.
Here’s more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
Incremental without iterative = guesswork.
Scrum’s power? Doing both.
Here’s more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Iterative without incremental = daydreaming.
Incremental without iterative = guesswork.
Scrum’s power? Doing both.
Here’s more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
Incremental without iterative = guesswork.
Scrum’s power? Doing both.
Here’s more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#BoostYourScrum #Scrumf="/hashtag/ScrumMaster" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ScrumMaster #Scrum
Why do people daydream in meetings?
Stats say: 91% admit to daydreaming, 39% to sleeping, 73% to working on other things during meetings.
Hand out markers instead. Collaborative modeling keeps brains and hands active.
Don’t let people snooze. Do put pens in hands.
#ScrumNudges #Engagement
Stats say: 91% admit to daydreaming, 39% to sleeping, 73% to working on other things during meetings.
Hand out markers instead. Collaborative modeling keeps brains and hands active.
Don’t let people snooze. Do put pens in hands.
#ScrumNudges #Engagement
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Why do people daydream in meetings?
Stats say: 91% admit to daydreaming, 39% to sleeping, 73% to working on other things during meetings.
Hand out markers instead. Collaborative modeling keeps brains and hands active.
Don’t let people snooze. Do put pens in hands.
#ScrumNudges #Engagement
Stats say: 91% admit to daydreaming, 39% to sleeping, 73% to working on other things during meetings.
Hand out markers instead. Collaborative modeling keeps brains and hands active.
Don’t let people snooze. Do put pens in hands.
#ScrumNudges #Engagement
Leadership blind spot: Many managers have never truly seen a high-performing team in action.
Without that experience, it’s hard to recognize what’s possible—or to create it.
Have you ever been part of a real high-performing team? What makes you think so?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Awareness
Without that experience, it’s hard to recognize what’s possible—or to create it.
Have you ever been part of a real high-performing team? What makes you think so?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Awareness
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Leadership blind spot: Many managers have never truly seen a high-performing team in action.
Without that experience, it’s hard to recognize what’s possible—or to create it.
Have you ever been part of a real high-performing team? What makes you think so?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Awareness
Without that experience, it’s hard to recognize what’s possible—or to create it.
Have you ever been part of a real high-performing team? What makes you think so?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Awareness
Scrum’s lean thinking is about focus—on the essentials, not the noise.
What truly matters in your backlog, process, skills, or market?
Cut the rest.
Your Product Goal, Sprint Goal & DoD are your compass.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ScrumGuideExplored
What truly matters in your backlog, process, skills, or market?
Cut the rest.
Your Product Goal, Sprint Goal & DoD are your compass.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ScrumGuideExplored
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Scrum’s lean thinking is about focus—on the essentials, not the noise.
What truly matters in your backlog, process, skills, or market?
Cut the rest.
Your Product Goal, Sprint Goal & DoD are your compass.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ScrumGuideExplored
What truly matters in your backlog, process, skills, or market?
Cut the rest.
Your Product Goal, Sprint Goal & DoD are your compass.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ScrumGuideExplored
How do you know if your team really shares understanding?
I saw developers argue for weeks about “the process,” until users drew it live. Misunderstandings became visible instantly.
Models uncover what words hide.
Don’t assume shared understanding. Do model it together.
#ScrumNudges #Alignment
I saw developers argue for weeks about “the process,” until users drew it live. Misunderstandings became visible instantly.
Models uncover what words hide.
Don’t assume shared understanding. Do model it together.
#ScrumNudges #Alignment
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
How do you know if your team really shares understanding?
I saw developers argue for weeks about “the process,” until users drew it live. Misunderstandings became visible instantly.
Models uncover what words hide.
Don’t assume shared understanding. Do model it together.
#ScrumNudges #Alignment
I saw developers argue for weeks about “the process,” until users drew it live. Misunderstandings became visible instantly.
Models uncover what words hide.
Don’t assume shared understanding. Do model it together.
#ScrumNudges #Alignment
A manager once transformed an angry customer into a promoter. His tool? Serving leadership.
He offered his team clear direction, space for learning, stability, and constant feedback. Six months later, the team had flipped the story.
How do you serve your team’s success?
#Leadership #Servant
He offered his team clear direction, space for learning, stability, and constant feedback. Six months later, the team had flipped the story.
How do you serve your team’s success?
#Leadership #Servant
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A manager once transformed an angry customer into a promoter. His tool? Serving leadership.
He offered his team clear direction, space for learning, stability, and constant feedback. Six months later, the team had flipped the story.
How do you serve your team’s success?
#Leadership #Servant
He offered his team clear direction, space for learning, stability, and constant feedback. Six months later, the team had flipped the story.
How do you serve your team’s success?
#Leadership #Servant
Waste is toxic—and Lean thinking is Scrum’s antidote. From defects to bloated backlogs, see how to spot, shrink, or scrap what’s draining your team’s focus.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Waste is toxic—and Lean thinking is Scrum’s antidote. From defects to bloated backlogs, see how to spot, shrink, or scrap what’s draining your team’s focus.
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Read more: boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Ever been in refinement where only the Product Owner talks?
Have users draw how they currently work. Developers annotate live.
Visuals aren’t just decoration—they’re shared language.
Don’t dominate with words. Do co-create visuals.
#ScrumNudges #Refinement
Have users draw how they currently work. Developers annotate live.
Visuals aren’t just decoration—they’re shared language.
Don’t dominate with words. Do co-create visuals.
#ScrumNudges #Refinement
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Ever been in refinement where only the Product Owner talks?
Have users draw how they currently work. Developers annotate live.
Visuals aren’t just decoration—they’re shared language.
Don’t dominate with words. Do co-create visuals.
#ScrumNudges #Refinement
Have users draw how they currently work. Developers annotate live.
Visuals aren’t just decoration—they’re shared language.
Don’t dominate with words. Do co-create visuals.
#ScrumNudges #Refinement
Do your people feel safe to say: “I don’t know”?
Psychological safety is the lifeblood of high-performing teams. Without it, creativity and problem-solving suffocate.
What signals tell you your team feels safe—or not?
#Leadership #Teamwork #PsychologicalSafety
Psychological safety is the lifeblood of high-performing teams. Without it, creativity and problem-solving suffocate.
What signals tell you your team feels safe—or not?
#Leadership #Teamwork #PsychologicalSafety
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Do your people feel safe to say: “I don’t know”?
Psychological safety is the lifeblood of high-performing teams. Without it, creativity and problem-solving suffocate.
What signals tell you your team feels safe—or not?
#Leadership #Teamwork #PsychologicalSafety
Psychological safety is the lifeblood of high-performing teams. Without it, creativity and problem-solving suffocate.
What signals tell you your team feels safe—or not?
#Leadership #Teamwork #PsychologicalSafety
Scrum tells us to base our decisions on what we observe—not on guesses or tradition.
But are we really watching what happens closely enough to learn and adapt?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
But are we really watching what happens closely enough to learn and adapt?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Scrum tells us to base our decisions on what we observe—not on guesses or tradition.
But are we really watching what happens closely enough to learn and adapt?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
But are we really watching what happens closely enough to learn and adapt?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Your Sprint Review slides—who are they really for?
A team mapped process flows with stakeholders, letting them mark what worked and what didn’t. The conversation exploded with insights.
Don’t hide behind slides. Do model with users.
#ScrumNudges #SprintReview
A team mapped process flows with stakeholders, letting them mark what worked and what didn’t. The conversation exploded with insights.
Don’t hide behind slides. Do model with users.
#ScrumNudges #SprintReview
October 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Your Sprint Review slides—who are they really for?
A team mapped process flows with stakeholders, letting them mark what worked and what didn’t. The conversation exploded with insights.
Don’t hide behind slides. Do model with users.
#ScrumNudges #SprintReview
A team mapped process flows with stakeholders, letting them mark what worked and what didn’t. The conversation exploded with insights.
Don’t hide behind slides. Do model with users.
#ScrumNudges #SprintReview
Trust is invisible, until it’s broken.
High-performing teams thrive on deep trust and respect. It fuels open dialogue, risk-taking, and innovation. Without it, cohesion crumbles.
How do you actively build trust in your team?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Trust
High-performing teams thrive on deep trust and respect. It fuels open dialogue, risk-taking, and innovation. Without it, cohesion crumbles.
How do you actively build trust in your team?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Trust
October 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Trust is invisible, until it’s broken.
High-performing teams thrive on deep trust and respect. It fuels open dialogue, risk-taking, and innovation. Without it, cohesion crumbles.
How do you actively build trust in your team?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Trust
High-performing teams thrive on deep trust and respect. It fuels open dialogue, risk-taking, and innovation. Without it, cohesion crumbles.
How do you actively build trust in your team?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Trust
What if everything your team “knows” is just a guess?
Scrum doesn’t flirt with empiricism—it asserts it.
Knowledge comes from doing, not just planning, analysing, or designing.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Scrum doesn’t flirt with empiricism—it asserts it.
Knowledge comes from doing, not just planning, analysing, or designing.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
What if everything your team “knows” is just a guess?
Scrum doesn’t flirt with empiricism—it asserts it.
Knowledge comes from doing, not just planning, analysing, or designing.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Scrum doesn’t flirt with empiricism—it asserts it.
Knowledge comes from doing, not just planning, analysing, or designing.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
When your team hits a wall, do they see failure—or growth?
High-performing teams treat challenges as experiments. Every setback is a chance to adapt, learn, and get stronger.
When was the last time your team grew through failure?
#Leadership #Teamwork #GrowthMindset
High-performing teams treat challenges as experiments. Every setback is a chance to adapt, learn, and get stronger.
When was the last time your team grew through failure?
#Leadership #Teamwork #GrowthMindset
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
When your team hits a wall, do they see failure—or growth?
High-performing teams treat challenges as experiments. Every setback is a chance to adapt, learn, and get stronger.
When was the last time your team grew through failure?
#Leadership #Teamwork #GrowthMindset
High-performing teams treat challenges as experiments. Every setback is a chance to adapt, learn, and get stronger.
When was the last time your team grew through failure?
#Leadership #Teamwork #GrowthMindset
Lean ≠ cheap.
It means fit, focused, and value-driven.
Scrum is founded on lean thinking.
So where can your team cut the fat?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
It means fit, focused, and value-driven.
Scrum is founded on lean thinking.
So where can your team cut the fat?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
October 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Lean ≠ cheap.
It means fit, focused, and value-driven.
Scrum is founded on lean thinking.
So where can your team cut the fat?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
It means fit, focused, and value-driven.
Scrum is founded on lean thinking.
So where can your team cut the fat?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Ever felt like meetings just recycle old opinions?
Use Liberating Structures like 1-2-4-All to unlock quieter voices.
True facilitation means every perspective is heard.
Don’t recycle voices. Do unlock group wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Inclusion
Use Liberating Structures like 1-2-4-All to unlock quieter voices.
True facilitation means every perspective is heard.
Don’t recycle voices. Do unlock group wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Inclusion
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Ever felt like meetings just recycle old opinions?
Use Liberating Structures like 1-2-4-All to unlock quieter voices.
True facilitation means every perspective is heard.
Don’t recycle voices. Do unlock group wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Inclusion
Use Liberating Structures like 1-2-4-All to unlock quieter voices.
True facilitation means every perspective is heard.
Don’t recycle voices. Do unlock group wisdom.
#ScrumNudges #Inclusion
Diversity is more than a checkbox—it’s a performance multiplier.
High-performing teams turn diverse skills and experiences into innovation fuel. Most teams? They often drown in misalignment.
How does your team leverage its diversity?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Inclusion
High-performing teams turn diverse skills and experiences into innovation fuel. Most teams? They often drown in misalignment.
How does your team leverage its diversity?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Inclusion
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Diversity is more than a checkbox—it’s a performance multiplier.
High-performing teams turn diverse skills and experiences into innovation fuel. Most teams? They often drown in misalignment.
How does your team leverage its diversity?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Inclusion
High-performing teams turn diverse skills and experiences into innovation fuel. Most teams? They often drown in misalignment.
How does your team leverage its diversity?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Inclusion
Scrum isn’t built on theory.
It’s built on what actually happens.
That’s empiricism.
But is your team really using it—or still guessing?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
It’s built on what actually happens.
That’s empiricism.
But is your team really using it—or still guessing?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Scrum isn’t built on theory.
It’s built on what actually happens.
That’s empiricism.
But is your team really using it—or still guessing?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
It’s built on what actually happens.
That’s empiricism.
But is your team really using it—or still guessing?
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Why do some meetings feel like energy drains?
Good facilitation changes everything. With Mind-Boosting Facilitation, the team collaborates, not complies.
Preparation and energy create outcomes worth the time.
Don’t wing facilitation. Do design for engagement.
#ScrumNudges #Facilitation
Good facilitation changes everything. With Mind-Boosting Facilitation, the team collaborates, not complies.
Preparation and energy create outcomes worth the time.
Don’t wing facilitation. Do design for engagement.
#ScrumNudges #Facilitation
October 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why do some meetings feel like energy drains?
Good facilitation changes everything. With Mind-Boosting Facilitation, the team collaborates, not complies.
Preparation and energy create outcomes worth the time.
Don’t wing facilitation. Do design for engagement.
#ScrumNudges #Facilitation
Good facilitation changes everything. With Mind-Boosting Facilitation, the team collaborates, not complies.
Preparation and energy create outcomes worth the time.
Don’t wing facilitation. Do design for engagement.
#ScrumNudges #Facilitation
Do your team goals live on a slide deck, or in people’s hearts?
In high-performing teams, goals aren’t just agreed upon—they’re lived. They guide every action, every decision, and every ounce of energy.
Does your team feel that kind of shared purpose?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Purpose
In high-performing teams, goals aren’t just agreed upon—they’re lived. They guide every action, every decision, and every ounce of energy.
Does your team feel that kind of shared purpose?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Purpose
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Do your team goals live on a slide deck, or in people’s hearts?
In high-performing teams, goals aren’t just agreed upon—they’re lived. They guide every action, every decision, and every ounce of energy.
Does your team feel that kind of shared purpose?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Purpose
In high-performing teams, goals aren’t just agreed upon—they’re lived. They guide every action, every decision, and every ounce of energy.
Does your team feel that kind of shared purpose?
#Leadership #Teamwork #Purpose
What’s holding up your Scrum—steel beams or quicksand?
Scrum is founded on empiricism & lean thinking.
Without it, everything falls apart.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Scrum is founded on empiricism & lean thinking.
Without it, everything falls apart.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
October 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
What’s holding up your Scrum—steel beams or quicksand?
Scrum is founded on empiricism & lean thinking.
Without it, everything falls apart.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
Scrum is founded on empiricism & lean thinking.
Without it, everything falls apart.
More at boostyourscrum.com/the-scrum-gu...
#Scrum #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #ScrumGuideExplored
What kills more Scrum meetings than anything else? No clear goal.
Ever-Present Goals are the compass of Scrum meetings.
Don’t start any Scrum meeting without a goal.
Do make the goal visible to everyone in the room.
#ScrumNudges #Focus
Ever-Present Goals are the compass of Scrum meetings.
Don’t start any Scrum meeting without a goal.
Do make the goal visible to everyone in the room.
#ScrumNudges #Focus
October 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
What kills more Scrum meetings than anything else? No clear goal.
Ever-Present Goals are the compass of Scrum meetings.
Don’t start any Scrum meeting without a goal.
Do make the goal visible to everyone in the room.
#ScrumNudges #Focus
Ever-Present Goals are the compass of Scrum meetings.
Don’t start any Scrum meeting without a goal.
Do make the goal visible to everyone in the room.
#ScrumNudges #Focus