Feedback culture

Context

Team members aren’t speaking in a productive way with each other:

Some stay quiet — no feedback.
Some give negative feedback — destructive criticism.
Some misunderstand feedback — becoming angry.

Action

Hold a workshop on feedback culture with the following main points:

• How to give feedback.
• How to take feedback.
• Be fair.
• Be respectful.

What you gain

Restore trust and collaboration.

Improve team work.

Base for continuous improvement.

Constructive feedback.

Improved team culture.

How to strengthen

Keep talking about your feedback culture in your Sprint Retrospectives.

Risks

None so far. Do you know one?

More ideas at 101 ideas for agile teams

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