Courage (Scrum value)
One of the five Scrum values: the Scrum Team has the courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems.
What it means
Courage shows up when a Developer admits a task will not finish in time, when a Product Owner cancels a feature that is no longer valuable, or when a Scrum Master challenges leadership on a harmful practice.
Without courage, the other four values are hard to sustain: openness requires the courage to share bad news, and commitment sometimes requires the courage to say no to unrealistic demands.
Common mistakes
Courage is not recklessness; it is grounded in the team's shared goals and honest inspection of reality, not in disregard for consequences.
Example
The Product Owner has the courage to tell stakeholders a requested feature will be cut from the release after data shows low demand.