“Can everyone see my screen?”
Pause.
No reply.
What do you see? 7 muted mics with 7 blank avatars!
People pretend the meeting was “fine,” then wonder why nothing changes.
Let’s be honest.
If your team is multitasking with cameras off during retros, you’ve got a bigger problem than just “awkward silence.”
Admitting that this happens is already a step ahead of most teams. Many don’t even realize their retrospectives have turned into merely a checkbox exercise.
I’ve been there myself, wondering if anyone was actually listening.
It’s frustrating! No doubt!
But…
It is also fixable.
In this post, I will share how some of the teams I’ve worked with in the past successfully eliminated this problem.
Let’s get started.
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