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5 Common Mistakes New Scrum Masters Make

How to Fix Them

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Carlos Garcia
Jan 16, 2025
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👋 Hey, Carlos here! Welcome to “The Holistic Leader”, your weekly source of simple and honest leadership, Agile, Management & team insights.

When you’re a new Scrum Master, it’s normal to feel like you need to get everything right. But let me tell you something: nobody gets it perfect from the start.

Mistakes happen and that’s okay.

What’s important is learning from them and making small, simple changes to do better next time.

Let’s talk about 5 common mistakes Scrum Masters make and, more importantly, how you can handle each one.

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