Yes … there is a connection between the two! You just have to love an article which starts with a Star Wars reference.
In Unlearn What You Have Learned, Nimesh Soni does a good job of listing several habits which we must overcome in order to succeed with Scrum. I found this article to be interesting as I looked at my work team and compared us to this list. We’re close in some areas and have work to do in other areas. This is a good check-list which I think I will revisit now and then to see how well we are doing.