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What is the team happiness in your team? Nilesh suggests that, even if we tend to ignore that, it is a critical aspect of creating a well functioning and productive team. He suggests that we start by understanding where the team members are regarding different aspects, even if we need to talk about emotions. Nilesh shares a great tip on how to tackle emotions productively in your team.
Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Start with the Why/Intent for the retrospective!When preparing a retrospective, we are reminded by Nilesh that we should focus on the “intent” of the retro. What are we trying to achieve with that ceremony, in “this” sprint? Nilesh also prefers formats that are designed to focus on enabling conversations and dialogue between team members.
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About Nilesh Makan
Nilesh is the founding Director at Padawan Consulting, where the vision is to build transformed businesses through transformed people. He works with companies in the arena of Digital Transformation, considering how to leverage people, process and technology to design and build innovative solutions.
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