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Marcin Konkel

Want to break into Scrum Master’s role but the job market is rubbish? Do this instead.

🐘First, let’s name two elephants in the room:

5 min readFeb 14, 2024

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Want to break into Scrum Master’s role but the job market is rubbish? Do this instead.

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Marcin Konkel

Being a servant leader doesn’t mean being spineless or taking on abuse

Hey! Do you know I run a Substack publication with all my articles (some of them not published on Medium), podcast and a professional…

2 min readOct 31, 2023

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Being a servant leader doesn’t mean being spineless or taking on abuse

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Marcin Konkel

There are usually two truths why companies want to go agile 🤥

In almost anything we say, there are two truths: the one we share verbally and the intention behind it. Let me give you an example:

4 min readOct 16, 2023

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There are usually two truths why companies want to go agile 🤥

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Marcin Konkel

How to foster ad hoc leadership among your team members and help them avoid burnout in 7 steps

The problem: Team members waiting for managers or senior positions to fix things for them and abstaining from driving change themselves.

3 min readSep 15, 2023

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How to foster ad hoc leadership among your team members and help them avoid burnout in 7 steps

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Marcin Konkel

The unexpected significance of pause ⌛️

Balangan beach, Indonesia. © Marcin Konkel. All rights reserved.

4 min readAug 6, 2023

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The unexpected significance of pause ⌛️

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Marcin Konkel

Marcin, Tim and George’s experimentations with personal work prioritisation

Recently, I’ve been trying out two techniques of personal prioritisation. One I learned from Tim Ferris, and the other from George Leonard…

3 min readJul 20, 2023

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Marcin, Tim and George’s experimentations with personal work prioritisation

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Marcin Konkel

Dear Developers, stop treating them as idiots 🤦‍♂️

When working with teams, every now and then, I hear a variation of the following about the end user:

2 min readJul 13, 2023

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Dear Developers, stop treating them as idiots 🤦‍♂️

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Marcin Konkel

The one reason your company should have more conversations not less as told by Mr Bean📢

The problem

3 min readJun 23, 2023

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Marcin Konkel

⏲️ “Can we make the meeting shorter?”

If someone wants to shorten your meeting, whether it’s Sprint Retrospective, Town Hall or other, it’s likely not about how long it lasts…

2 min readMay 7, 2023

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⏲️ “Can we make the meeting shorter?”

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Marcin Konkel

How the ability to sit with discomfort can unlock your team and relationship building skills? 🧘

This skill is the most powerful element, along with curiosity, that can skyrocket your growth.

3 min readApr 23, 2023

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How the ability to sit with discomfort can unlock your team and relationship building skills? 🧘

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Marcin Konkel

Marcin Konkel

I talk about fostering hyper-productive teams and focused orgs where people and products flourish 🚀 Helped 100+ teams to grow 🌱 Mentor to Scrum Masters 🦸

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