An agile retrospective is a widespread workshop format. The aim is to improve cooperation between (Scrum) teams...

Table of Contents If Sherlock Holmes was the leader of a team, what would he do? Yes, that's right. He would attract ridicule by wearing his Deerstalker cap in the office and online calls. But that's not what I mean. Sherlock Holmes is very

Table of Contents What do you think is your most important meeting as a manager? Where can you have the biggest, perhaps most lasting impact on your team's performance? Right, during the coffee break. Haha, okay, that was a joke. Of course I talk

Table of Contents I didn't have to study psychology to know this: Successful team leadership is only possible through healthy and regular communication. And a common tool that managers use to achieve this is weekly employee status reports. These provide an overview of the

In performance reviews, especially when it comes to performance appraisals, there is a perennial topic: the communication behavior of employees. And this is not surprising. While the origins of mankind are already 5 million years old, our language is only around 30,000 years old.

Successful one-to-one meetings are an important tool for managers to build a strong relationship with their employees and to promote and develop employees. In this article, you will receive a comprehensive guide that explains what 1-to-1 conversations actually are, what

Written performance evaluations for software developers in 2025? In a modern working world where feedback culture and continuous development are paramount, traditional written performance reviews often seem like a relic from the past –, especially in the IT industry. Personal performance reviews, in

If you manage different roles in IT software development in your area, there is a lot of feedback to share in one-to-one meetings and beyond. Depending on the role, there are very different factors and expectations. So if you are providing feedback for junior /