Using Scrum means you commit to constant change and improvement. As mentioned in earlier articles, a ScrumMaster usually is not in any kind of authoritative position to lead his team. He is leading because he is focused on the best interest of the team, the company, the product owner, the customer … usually everybody involved. And he is constantly questioning everything in place to be able to improve.

That’s what Seth Godin elaborated in his speech about true leaders:

1. They challenge the status quo: Challenge everything. They challenge what is currently there.
2. They build a culture: “A secret language, a 7-second handshake, a way of knowing whether you are in or you are out.
3. They have curiosity: “about the people in the tribe, and about outsiders.”
   
4. They connect people to one-another. They allow people to achieve what they want more than anything….to be missed!”
   
5. ll tribal leaders have charisma. BUT, you do not need charisma to be a tribal leader. Leading a tribe gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders throughout history, you will see where the charisma comes from. It comes from the leading.
6. They Commit: They commit to the cause, they commit to the tribe, they commit to the people.

Whatever your role is in a Scrum team … be aware of the fact that you are a leader!