Team members don't turn their camera on during retros and multitask
How mature teams fix the "camera off during meetings" problem?
“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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