A Word about “Servant Leadership”
Previous versions of the Scrum Guide used the term “servant leader” to describe the style of leadership that Scrum Masters should use. In the 2020 revision, the term “servant leader” was removed, instead putting more emphasis on leadership in general. This wasn’t done to discourage Scrum Masters from being servant leaders, but rather to remove the potential misinterpretation that Scrum Masters are servants first and leaders second. Understanding the idea of servant leadership is still valuable when using Scrum.
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