An agile team member privately tells the Scrum Master that another member consistently dominates daily standups, discouraging others from speaking. The Scrum Master wants to address this while preserving the self-organizing nature of the team. What is the most appropriate action?

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Facilitate a retrospective discussion so the team surfaces and addresses the behavior collectively. The retrospective is the appropriate forum for the team to inspect its own interactions and agree on improvements, supporting self-organization. Public correction can create conflict, reassignment is disproportionate, and permanently controlling standups undermines team autonomy. Facilitating collective ownership aligns with servant leadership.

An agile team member privately tells the Scrum Master that another member consistently dominates daily standups, discouraging others from speaking. The Scrum Master wants to address this while preserving the self-organizing nature of the team. What is the most appropriate action?

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