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How to build trust in 30 days with Scrum Academy

One of the biggest secrets of a successful team? Building trust, or psychological safety. Because you want to feel secure in the team. Because bringing in new ideas or giving feedback can be exciting. Because a team in which there is room for failure only really achieves the very best performance. For this, trust, attention and a safe (team) environment are essential. It is therefore logical that this theme really deserves a whole month’s attention. That is why we are now enthusiastically creating valuable content for you: tips, tools, articles, cases, vlogs, models and interviews. Looking ahead together?

The Scrum Academy theme month is incredibly valuable for companies, organizations, administrators, teams and professionals who identify with these questions:

• Are you experiencing tensions in your organization and/or teams?
• Want to know the benefits of psychological safety?
• What impact does psychological safety have when it is lacking?
• Want to know what actions lead to increased psychological safety?

Follow us throughout April on our socials or sign up for our newsletter. Don’t miss a single tip! So you can expect the following content:

• 4 candid conversations with experts;
• 4 vlogs with immediately applicable tips;
• 9 blogs with in-depth content and theory;
• 8 posts with tips, tricks & statements.

Frank conversations with experts on psychological safety

Professionals from the field will talk to Agile experts. You will be introduced to real-life cases and get a look behind the scenes at large organizations. What goes on behind the scenes will be brought to the forefront and discussed with…

1. Donald Pols on inspiration goals, ‘small’ successes and OKRs; Director of Milieudefensie and last year featured in the list of 200 most influential Dutch people. With trainer and Agile Coach Anton Vanhoucke, Donald dives into the depths of motivation and trust.

2. Gert-Jan Danenberg on music and vulnerability; Managing Director at Scrum Academy and avid musician. Gert-Jan talks to interviewer Tim van den Eijk about what makes music in psychological safety and what it can bring.

3. Mirjam Altena on team trust and cultural differences; Corporate Anthropologist specializing in coaching, consulting and team building. Mirjam discusses with Gert-Jan Danenberg what we can learn from other cultures.

4. Adrie Dolman on the “real” conversation in team Scrum Academy; As an Agile Leadership Coach, Adrie talks you through how to incrementally look for the dissenting opinions within the team. On how to make the best decision as a team and not the most obvious one according to “most votes count”.

Vlogs with immediately applicable tips

Scrum Academy trainers take you through vlogs with interesting topics such as the secret of safe numbers and how to reach Valhalla of teams in 4 steps. Step by step towards psychological safety.

• Martijn van Asseldonk on the four stages towards psychological safety;
• Anton Vanhoucke on how numbers can demotivate or stimulate;
• Jan-Pieter van den Heuvel on a meaningful climate where everyone dares to show the back of their tongue;
• Rose-Anne Dotinga on building trust and vulnerability in design teams.

Keep an eye on this page for the latest content. Don’t miss a tip!

Blogs with in-depth content and theory

With blog force 7 make sure your team gets the wind in its sails. Read the valuable blogs of our trainers. Get to know the expertise of Scrum Academy and step by step ensure (even more) psychological safety in your teams. Which blogs to expect, for example?

• Psychological Language Safety: a three-part series on how to translate psychological safety into safe language habits.
• The four stages of psychological safety: how to build trust within your team.
• Measuring psychological safety: get started right away with our online tool to measure psychological safety in your team. – Being psychologically safe online: how do you ensure that an environment of trust is also created online?

Check this page for the latest tips, tools, blogs and videos.

Posts with tips, tricks & statements on psychological safety

All sorts of surprising and valuable content can be discovered on our socials throughout the month of April. Respond to a thought-provoking statement. Engage in an online conversation with a Scrum Academy trainer. Exchange thoughts with other professionals in the field. In short, keep an active eye on our social media channels. Follow us on Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram or subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t miss a single tip!