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What’s the big deal about retrospectives?

Retrospectives provide an opportunity to inspect and adapt. They allow a team to hit the pause button to really reflect about the work at hand and how the team is working together. The best retrospectives are the ones that result in a couple solid action items that...

4 Strategies to motivate others on your teams

This is from the Harvard Business Review Management Tip of the Day. #1 Use simple language when writing about complex things. Keep it simple and break down complex items. #2 Use metaphors when introducing new or abstract ideas. This helps to connect the new ideas to...

What is a high performing team and why does it matter?

I have been posting about the secrets to high performing teams over the past several weeks. We have looked at the first 5 secrets and there are 7 more to come. Today, I am pausing to summarize the first five and ask for some feedback. Which secret do you connect with...

Excuses for not doing the retrospective

What are your team’s excuses for not executing a lesson learned or retrospective for your project? From my experience, there are probably many. Too busy. No time. Don’t want to stop momentum. Limited budget. Honestly, I’ve used some of these too in...