retrospect yourself: using personal retrospectives to improve productivity—techdays sweden
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Retrospect Yourself
April WenselFounder of Compassionate Coding@aprilwensel
Using Personal Retrospectives To Improve Productivity
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Emotional Intelligence
Self-Awareness: Know yourself
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Self-Management: Grow yourself
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1. Motivation2. Preparation3. Implementatio
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The Plan
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1. Motivation2. Preparation3. Implementatio
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The Plan
”The human individual lives usually far within his limits; he possesses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use. He energizes below his maximum and he behaves below his optimum.”
–William James@aprilwensel
”We are so busy being busy that we don’t take the time to reflect on and ask the questions that can reshape our lives.”
–Larry & Hersch Wilson, Play to Win
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1. Constantly putting out fires2. Not growing skills3. Feeling stressed4. Staying in an unfulfilling job5. Not spending enough time
on hobbies or with familyhttp://www.government.se/contentassets/95678f8dfcea4ece916e5b7950f2260f/a-work-environment-strategy-for-modern-working-life-20162020
50-60% work absences in the EU due to work stress
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Can we do better?
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“The best way to combat burnout and stress...is to continuously seek improvement in some area of your life.”
–Steve McClatchy, Decide
Agile Retrospective
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”At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.”
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”At regular intervals, I reflect on how to become more effective, then tune and adjust my behavior accordingly.”
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“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
–Jim Rohn@aprilwensel
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Professional + Personal
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1. Motivation2. Preparation3. Implementatio
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The Plan
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• individuals and interactions
• working software• customer collaboration• responding to change
Agile Values
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What do you value?
”[Y]our productivity is really about how well you are able to make an impact on what matters most to you.”
–Scott Belsky@aprilwensel
“Good plans–whether for individuals or organizations–begin from the inside out: what are your values?”
–Larry & Hersch Wilson, Play to Win
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"Connecting to a deep set of values…fuels a uniquely high-octane source of energy for change. It also serves as a compass for navigating the storms that inevitably arise in our lives.”
–Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz@aprilwensel
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Who do you admire?
What are his or her admirable traits?
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What moments in your life are you most proud of? What values did you display in those moments?
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What would you do if you had a year left to live?
A day?
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Schedule
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Mark your calendar!
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1. Motivation2. Preparation3. Implementatio
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The Plan
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Implementation
1. Gather data2. Group & prioritize
issues3. Generate action items
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Implementation
1. Gather data2. Group & prioritize
issues3. Generate action items
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What went well?
What could have gone better?
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Gratitude
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Resilience
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“Regardless of what we discover, we must understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job he or she could, given what was known at the time, his or her skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.”
–The Prime Directive
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Self-Compassion
https://medium.com/operation-code/how-to-beat-coding-frustration-with-self-compassion-28297333524a
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“Emotion-free mistake making”
–Angela Duckworth, Grit
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Growth Mindset
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“A growth mindset will strengthen you when you face obstacles and enhance your excitement when you…achieve your goals…”
–Shawn Murphy, The Optimistic Workplace
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“More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don’t is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively.”
–Ray Dalio
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”Pain + Reflection = Progress”
–Ray Dalio
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How many?
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Implementation
1. Gather data2. Group & prioritize
issues3. Generate action items
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Implementation
1. Gather data2. Group & prioritize
issues3. Generate action items
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Debug your life
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Specific
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“I’m going to get more sleep this week.”
“I’m going to be in bed reading a book by 22:00.”
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Achievable
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“I’m going to become a Python expert this week.”
“I’m going to complete the first week’s lesson in Coursera’s Intro to Python course.”
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(Not)
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Repeat!
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Variations
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while(!dead){Exist();
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while(!dead){ GatherData(); GroupAndPrioritizeIssues(); GenerateActionItems(); GetBetter();}
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“It’s easy to sleepwalk through life, to operate at the level of ‘good enough’….But if we want to truly excel in our careers, we must awaken to our own profound capacity for growth.”
–99U’s Maximize Your Potential
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