#37 Alisa Stolze - 20 Habits for Leading Teams
Stellar Work13 Heinä 2025

#37 Alisa Stolze - 20 Habits for Leading Teams

In this episode of the Stellarwork Podcast, Benjamin interviews Alisa Stolze, a Scrum at Scale trainer and author, discussing practical leadership tips, the importance of habits in team dynamics, and effective time management strategies. Alisa emphasizes the need for transparency in teams and how small changes can lead to significant improvements in productivity and team morale.

Alisa Stolze:

Alisa Stolze is the first German certified Scrum@Scale, Registered Scrum by Scrum Inc., and eduScrum trainer in Germany. She works within the trainer network Scrum Events, at Common Sense Team GmbH, and for Scrum Inc., the company founded by Scrum creator Dr. Jeff Sutherland. Since 2019, Alisa has been one of the Scrum Inc. Trainer Fellows, responsible for the training of Scrum Inc. Scrum trainers.

By training, Alisa is a state-certified musical performer and has worked both as a musical actress and as Germany’s first live audio describer for shows on ARD, ZDF, ORF, and NDR. Her passion for quality entertainment, including in the business sector, remains evident today through her co-organization of conferences such as Scrum Day, Women in Agile Europe, Scrum@Scale Summit, and her own podcast “Zusammen mehr Elefant,” which focuses on holistic organizational development from a Lean and Agile perspective

Alisas LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisastolze/

Alisas Book: https://www.wiley-vch.de/de?option=com_eshop&view=product&isbn=9783527512461

Podcast Zusammen mehr Elefant: https://pod.librescrum.org/@zusammen_mehr_elefant/links

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:40 The Journey of Writing a Book

06:22 Insights on Agile Practices

09:16 Training and Coaching Dynamics

12:18 Evolving Questions in Agile Training

15:08 Current Challenges in Team Leadership

18:09 Understanding Switching Costs

21:06 The Importance of Buffer Time

24:01 Time Management and Productivity

27:08 Key Habits for Effective Leadership

29:58 The Role of Transparency in Teams

32:48 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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