SPaMCAST 759 - Defining Critical Thinking, Hierarchy and Scrum Masters, Essays and Conversations

The SPaMCAST 759 continues our exploration of critical thinking. This week we search for a consumable definition. If you can’t hold a definition in your mind it is hard to contemplate the impact and necessity of rigorous thinking. 

Keis Kostaqi, brings the first installment of her Scrum Master, Facilitation and Transformation column to the podcast. In this installment, Keis discusses the impact of hierarchy on the role and behavior of Scrum Masters.

Re-Read Saturday News

We are nearly at the conclusion of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow . Over the next few days, we will post a poll to get the selection process moving for our next re-read book. 

Chapter 8 is titled “Evolve Team Structures With Organization Sensing.” I was struck by two important (and related) concepts during this read. They both are encompassed in the quote “the most important thing is not the shape of the organization itself but the rules and heuristics used to adapt and change the organizations as new challenges arise.” 

Previous Installments:

Week 1: Front Matter and Logistics – http://bit.ly/3nHGkW4 

Week 2: The Problem With Org Charts – https://bit.ly/3zGGyQf 

Week 3:  Conway’s Law and Why It Matters – https://bit.ly/3muTVQE 

Week 4: Team First Thinking – https://bit.ly/3H9xRSC 

Week 5: Static Team Topologies – https://bit.ly/40Q6eF2 

Week 6: The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 1) – https://bit.ly/3VUI7EB 

Week 7: The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 2) – https://bit.ly/3I70dxa 

Week 8: Choose Team-First Boundaries – https://bit.ly/43i8W8A

Week 9: Team Interaction Modes - https://bit.ly/3WR49Is 

Week 10: Evolve Team Structures with Organizational Sensing - https://bit.ly/3NnIa9b 

Next SPaMCAST 

SPaMCAST 760 will feature an interview with Jonathan Hensley, Founder & CEO at EMERGE. Jonathan and I talked about digital transformations and engagement. The core boils down to alignment.