OMG yes, the retros at my current company are just full of platitudes (and that’s what people look forward to) and I hate it. People do bring up difficult topics but because want to get through every. single. topic. the difficult convos get rescheduled to yetanothermeeting so there’s time to talk about all the positive stuff (which, again are just platitudes, nothing constructive). I tried to change this and got shot down.
Otherwise (and I’m forgetting which thread I’m in here so maybe repeating myself), I have experienced incredibly valuable retros. They were structured but still fun.
And very much agree with the first paragraph. I also agree it could just be done on Slack, but I personally like having a daily meeting where I get to see my team all together… so long as that meeting is short (max 5 mins on a good day).
Otherwise (and I’m forgetting which thread I’m in here so maybe repeating myself), I have experienced incredibly valuable retros. They were structured but still fun.
And very much agree with the first paragraph. I also agree it could just be done on Slack, but I personally like having a daily meeting where I get to see my team all together… so long as that meeting is short (max 5 mins on a good day).