The Retrospective Ritual for Elevating Team Performance
Effective retrospectives enable teams to learn from the past to improve their future outcomes. A retrospective is more than just a meetingā€”it's a powerful tool for reflection and continuous improvement. By engaging in simple, structured retrospectives, professionals can dissect what went well, what didnā€™t, and most importantly, how to replicate success or iterate to mitigate avoidable failures. This process empowers teams to:
- Identify actionable insights from past projects or cycles.
- Boost team cohesion and radically candid communication.
- Bolster project outcomes by applying lessons learned in real-time.
Professionals who master this planning practice not only drive their teams towards higher efficiency but also foster an environment where continuous learning and constructive feedback are valuedā€”key ingredients for innovation and growth.
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Who It’s For?
This skill is crucial for:
- Project Managers and Team Leaders who are responsible for delivering results while ensuring team dynamics promote productivity.
- Product Managers and Innovators in dynamic sectors where rapid iteration and agile methodologies are the norm.
- Any professional who leads sessions that benefit from reflection and feedback to steer team efforts and project directions.
How It Works
Our experienced coach guides you through each step, giving you direct feedback on your work and helping you develop innovation as a core competency. You will use your own projects to ensure that the theory is immediately applied to real-world scenarios.
Real Projects
Get individual feedback on your real projects.
Focused Guidance
Develop new skills with a small cohort and direct coaching.
Interactive Sessions
Run live exercises with an expert coach during our weekly sessions.
Materials & Frameworks
Get self-study learning materials and frameworks.
What You Learn
Participants will gain a fundamental appreciation for the impacts of routine retrospectives plus practical tools to implement them effectively. You will learn to:
- Design and facilitate retrospectives that encourage open, constructive dialogues without placing blame.
- Apply various retrospective styles that encourage important points to surface and become actionable steps for team improvement.
- Transform feedback into actions that align with both strategic goals and operational efficiencies.
Benefits include:
- Improved Project Visibility: Clearer insights into which ways of working drive success.
- Informed Workflow Iteration: Data-driven conclusions on what to stop, start, and continue.
- Stronger Team Alignment: Unified focus on common goals and challenges.
Designed by Successful Entrepreneurs and Experts
Tristan Kromer
Tristan Kromer works with innovation teams and leaders to create amazing products and build startup ecosystems. He has worked with companies from early stage startups with zero revenue to enterprise companies with >$1B USD revenue (Unilever, Swisscom, Salesforce, Fujitsu, LinkedIn).
Megan Wilder
Megan is an Innovation Coach and Process Designer. She brings ten years of experience in project management and consulting - analyzing data, solving problems, and communicating with stakeholders. Her key strengths lie in providing design solutions that balance both the business and user needs.
Testimonials
Kromatic’s hands-on introduction to Lean Startup and its guiding principles was a complete wake-up call for my startup, forcing us to launch our MVP and learn fast.
Ryan Bruels, Vice President of Engineering, Knock
Kromatic’s workshop was incredibly engaging and interactive. Every detail was carefully thought out, from the design-thinking approach to clear and visually engaging material.
Kathryn Haydon, Innovation Strategist, Sparkitivity
It helped to think through a new lens on how to measure the middle space between initial vanity metrics and long-term revenue/product results.
Kyle Smith, Senior Manager, American Family Insurance
Rigorous is a great word to describe Kromatic. The pace is fast and intense. It’s part of their ethos that you need to learn and fail quickly.
Brendan Sheehan, Chief Financial Officer, CBUSA
Our coach helped us to identify the most important steps to take, and we always had a clear objective and action plan at the end of a conversation.
James Bryce Smith, Founder, Magnetize
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