Books, Blogs & Other References

A great book that simply explains the benefits of coaching for both coached and the coach over more traditional management structures.

A book you can come back to, to reread specific chapters when faced with certain challenges with your teams

Great starter book for all scrum masters. Talks about servant leadership

Gain insight into what it is that truly motivates people

Insights into what drives human behaviours and beliefs. An easy to read, funny book that explains modern psychological thinking in an easy to digest format. Great for gaining an understanding of your teams

A great book on management styles that match with current agile ways of development

Simple guide to facilitating effective online meetings. Good overall blog 

Great little short insights into Scrum and Agile practices. Easy to read and often very insightful

The definition of SCRUM

SCRUM is an Agile framework. The concepts and ideas in the Agile manifesto also colour how we implement SCRUM

Large variety of ice-Breaker ideas categorised by what you want to achieve (e.g. starting a meeting, team building etc.)

Octalysis , by Yu-kai Chou, provides a framework for Gamification principles, based on Yu'Kai's 20 years experience in this field. Suitable for everyone from beginner to more complex

SCRUM, in a nutshell