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Behind the Scenes

2026-09-09

Day 3 at Mercedes-Benz, still can't adapt to QWERTY
erik collard linkedin Day 3 at Mercedes-Benz, frustrated with QWERTY keyboard layout

Day 3 at my new mission at Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center Maastricht NV , and I can get used to everything:

👉 New client
👉 New office
👉 ...

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Behind the Scenes

2026-09-07

Day 1 as Scrum Master at Mercedes-Benz Maastricht
erik collard linkedin First day as Scrum Master at Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center

Day 1 as Scrum Master at Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center Maastricht NV. 🤩

New sector, new country, totally boosted energy.🔥

Let’s do cool...

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Growth Mindset

2026-09-04

Embracing job insecurity as my daily motivation
erik collard linkedin Last day at Elia Group after 2 years as freelancer

Goodbye Elia Group! ❤️

Today is the last day of my mission at Elia Group. And as such, also the last day of my very first mission as a freelancer.
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Behind the Scenes

2026-09-03

Trust by Default: the Foundation of Great Teams
erik collard linkedin Trust foundation in team collaboration at Elia Group Data Platform

Trust. 🤝

In Lencioni's model, trust is the foundation of every constructive collaboration. And as my mission in the Data Platform Product Line of El...

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Just for Fun

2026-09-02

Is cramming the only way to pass exams?
erik collard linkedin Humorous post about exam preparation methods and alternatives

I guess there is no other way to pass exams, right?

... Right?

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Agile Vibes

2026-08-31

Becoming a SAFe Scrum Master: Theory vs Reality

So hey, I'm a SAFe Scrum Master now. 💁🏻‍♂️
And even an AI-Empowered SAFe Scrum Master! ⚡️

I noticed something quite funny while studying for this e...

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What I can do for you

Agile Consulting 

Your new Product or Service Team needs an initial boost? Your existing ones need to fix some dysfunctions to perform at their full potential? In a scaled-up setup, they struggle to find their common goal and direction?

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As an Agile consultant, my mission is to bring a positive impact to the teams I'm working with - step by step, case by case.

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Talks & Workshops

When encouraging knowledge sharing from inside your company is not enough, or when you don't have a specific knowledge or skill in-house...

This is where you should look out (and see me).

In my talks and workshops, I give all my energy to make the participants stay connected to the topic while learning something they can actively work with from the next day.

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Feedback is a gift! 

Since I learned how to take it, it became the main ingredient of my continuous improvement formula.

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"Erik opens doors and is extremely creative in his communication, making complex ideas understandable and engaging. He is one of the few people who genuinely inspired and motivated me." 

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"Erik has continuously been helping us planning and organising the team's day-to-day workload, and our medium to long term objectives, making our tracking and delivery of new features more efficient and faster. His way of working is an amazing example of how Agile can bring structure and collaboration to a team, without being too restrictive."  

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I bring the energy. 

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