SUNDAY REWIND: The secret weapon of retrospectives – the Team Radar

November 7, 2021

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Imogen Schels

Director of Content Strategy at Mind the Product

Imogen brings more than 10 years of experience in print and digital to her role as Director of Content Strategy for Mind the Product. The core of her experience comes from 10 years working as an editor for Bauer Consumer Media, a division of Europe’s largest privately-owned publishing group, and as Head of Content for Benivo, an award-winning startup.

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You know that moment when you realise that something in your team isn’t quite right? Sometimes you’re the only one who sees it too. It’s never a fun feeling, but often, your ability to spot the problem can be put to good use. Today we find out how via a 2019 post by independent product leadership coach and author Petra Wille.

In The Secret Weapon of Retrospectives – the Team Radar, Petra discusses the Team Radar, a great retrospective method to use when faced with a team that’s not as receptive to feedback as you might like.

team radar tool — The Team Radar consists of an “eight-legged spider” graphic with labels for each leg or axis, and a scale for each of these axes

There’s a saying from the world of coaching that springs to mind here: “You can’t push the car you’re sitting in.” It’s the same principle – if, as a product manager, you spot patterns emerging before everyone else, it’s because you’re not really a part of the team. And that’s an advantage you should put to good use.

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