Stand back
There’s nothing inherent in the earth’s course around the sun that makes annual reviews an inevitability.
If the systems works for you, use it. If the…
Lots happens at full throttle.
Good things – code is written, products built, customers nudged, contracts signed, teams grow, confidence builds, electricity sizzles.
Out front with the wind in your face … it’s easy to imagine everyone is following on.
Bad things – bugs breathe, errors grow, communications suffer, cracks get papered, teams fracture, energy saps, laggards lag.
Strung out, away from the wind, out back … it’s easy to feel lost, abandoned, ignored, with no clue about how you fit, whether you make a difference or even how the direction of travel maps against true north.
Assumptions make asses.
Stand back for a bit.
Check in, one to one, off site. How about lunch?
Take time, listen hard, deconstruct every manoeuvre, explain the forward view. Reconnect.
Skippy Strategy: Check team health over three lunches, take what you learn to an all hands meeting.
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