Back in my very first post, I promised to refine the website based on feedback and the natural evolution of softuary.net and myself as a leader. It's been almost 8 months since that first post so I recently dedicated one of my early morning sessions to reflect on how it's going so far. I am a big believer in feedback, but because softuary.net is still flying under the radar it doesn't receive much traffic and has officially received zero comments. No problem. ...
Last time we talked about why Retrospectives are a simple way to upgrade your performance as a leader. They allow you an efficient way to gather feedback on yourself and your leadership style in a non-threatening way because you are getting feedback on a meeting or a process and not on yourself directly.
One of the best gifts you can give yourself is to cultivate a desire for continuous self improvement. By focusing on improvement, you (theoretically) get better week after week, and year after year. And because of your position as a leader in your organization, when you become better, your entire organization likely improves through the force multiplication effect.
Are you looking for an *easy* way to start improving *quickly*? No problem! Start introducing Retrospectives into your routine. ...