Scrum and Leadership Styles
Leadership styles
vary depending on the organization, the situation, and even the specific
individuals and objectives of the Scrum project.
The leadership style will determine the work culture of the team and also the
behaviour of the Scrum Team members. Some common leadership styles are as
follows:
Autocratic:
Autocratic leaders do not delegate the powers to others and decision making
powers are rested with the leader. They do not take the suggestions from others
and compel others to follow their decision or orders. In this style of
leadership, employees do not have any freedom to put forth their views.
Democratic:
This leadership style is completely opposite of the autocratic style. Here, the
leader is the representative of employees and is selected with the consent of
all the team members. He takes suggestions, inputs and discuss with the team
members before he takes the decision. However, the power remains with the
leader and responsibility is delige=ated to the team members.
Laissez Faire: The leader in this style of leadership is hardly
interested in supervising the scrum team’s activity and their performance. The
team members are left at large to perform and achieve the goals. In such style
of leadership, the impediments faced by the team are not removed and this may
lead to failure of the projects.
Servant Leadership—Servant leaders employ listening, empathy, commitment,
and insight whilesharing power
and authority with team members. Servant leaders are stewards who achieve
results by focusing on the needs of the team. This
style is the embodiment of the Scrum Master role.
Delegating:
These leaders delegate the authority and responsibility to the team members.
Team members can make the decisions and take the responsibility of their
activities. This is done, when the leader feels that the members are competent
enough to the decisions. Leader is invited to involve in the decision making if
it is demanded by the situation.
Directing: Directing leaders in scrum team provide instructions to team members on
each and every task need to be performed. This some time may reduce the
confidence of the team members and they always expect the leader to guide them.
Assertive:Assertive leaders confront issues and display confidence to establish authority
with respect.
The Servant Leadership style is the one
that should be adopted in the Scrum Teams. This leadership provides enough
powers to the Scrum team members to take decisions and also the team is held
responsible for the success of scrum projects. This brings ownership to the
team members are not restricted it to the leader.
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