Coach’s Log: Day 2

February 2

ACTIVITIES

  • First daily catch-up with Patrick

  • Prep for project retrospective

  • Postponed project retrospective

  • Met Team Predator

  • Met with Ben and Matt to decide on options for handling the Jason situation

WHAT WENT WELL

  • Handled the first challenge—confrontation from Jason in front of the team—respectfully

  • Members of Team Predator friendly and supportive of my engagement

WHAT WENT WRONG

  • Didn’t spend enough time with Jason to better understand his concerns prior to the retrospective

PUZZLES

  • How long until we have a list of improvement actions?

  • Will Jason stay with the team or go?

IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS

  • Spend more time individually with the quieter team members (such as William and Ash) to ...

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