The SPaMCAST 801 will examine the question, \u201cWhen is not having clear priorities a winning strategy?\u201d While the answer might seem self-evident, I am not sure people and organizations put their money where their mouth is. We also have Kies Kostaqi\u2019s You Are Not Alone column. This installment highlights the soft skills required to be an effective Scrum Master. Soft does not mean unimportant or easy to develop. \xa0 How can you spread the word about ? The best way is to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or wherever you buy your books. Reviews increase the likelihood that someone like you will discover the book!\xa0\xa0 New Workshop Cohort Open! Jeremy Willets and I have opened a new workshop cohort to help you learn to tame the work intake beast!\xa0 The workshop will run from 31 May to 28 June in five manageable one-hour chunks. For more details hop over to our Maven site for more information, sign up, or join the mailing list!\xa0\xa0 Re-read Saturday News Chapter 2 of by Cal Newport. Is titled Deep Work Is Rare. It should be subtitled either \u201cand that is our fault\u201d or \u201cstop doing what everyone else is doing\u201d. Read the chapter, this week\u2019s re-read post, and contemplate!\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\xa0 Remember to buy a copy of and read along. Week 1:\xa0 - \xa0 Week 2: - \xa0 Week 3: - \xa0 Next SPaMCAST\xa0 In the next SPaMCAST 802, Mark Metze, Jeremy Willets and I discuss \u201cIs agile still a movement or has it reached middle age?\u201d Will it be wailing and gnashing of teeth, hand wringing and sullen withdrawal, or pragmatism and philosophy?\xa0 Listen to find out!