In this episode of The Agile Coach, Pabitra continues the talk about identifying the anti-patterns for the different roles in a scrum team. This time, she discusses specifically about common anti-patterns of a scrum master. Tune in to find out and avoid these anti-patterns early on in your journey as a scrum master or improve if you've already been one for a long time. AGILE HIGHLIGHTS The critical role of the scrum master Anti-Pattern #1: Scrum master acting like a project manager Anti-Pattern #2: Being a scrum cop Anti-Pattern #3: Making everything a teachable moment Anti-Pattern #4: Not prioritizing connection Anti-Pattern #5: Being a scrum mom Better practices for a scrum master to improve AGILE MOMENTS Pabitra - Believe in Agile in order to bring the necessary change: “If somebody is a scrum master or Agile practitioner, I believe that the person has to be passionate about Agile because it's so much about you uncovering yourself. ” Pabitra - On why prioritizing connection is important: “As a scrum master or change agent, when you come into an organization you have to understand that change is hard. There is a lot of fear when a lot of changes are happening in an organization.” Get to know Pabitra and what she’s up to: About Pabitra Connect with Vivek and find out more about what he’s up to: About Vivek About The Agile Coach Agile Coach Website If you enjoy The Agile Coach and are interested in learning more, you can check us out at the link below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-coach-llc