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Retrospectives Antipatterns
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Retrospectives Antipatterns

by Aino Vonge Corry
November 2020
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
5h 15m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 5 Small Talk

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. . . in which the team members spend time on small talk in small groups instead of focusing on sharing and learning, and the facilitator changes the activities to make them work together as a team again

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Titanic Softwære A/S has planned an off-site for next week in Trysil, Norway, where everyone will enjoy skiing together. Most of the people in the company are excited about the trip, and it is on their minds most of the time, especially now that it is only days away. Naturally, when time is set aside for meetings, it is tempting to discuss the trip: Will there be enough snow for skiing? What will they have to pay ...

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ISBN: 9780136819844