Lord of The Hirings
Lord of The Hirings is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Template created by: KR - Has been used 2 times
- Start For Free Lord of The Hirings Retrospective What is this activity?
- (Good communication, code reviews, etc.) Fired: What are we letting go?
- (Maybe we did one pair-programming session and it was great-let's promote that to a weekly habit)." The Rules: Everyone stays on mute.
- Music: Play some low-fi music (share computer audio) to fill the awkward silence.
- No limit Template created by: KR Has been used 2 times Create Free Board Lord of The Hirings Template Hired What work/interactions gave you energy or made you feel productive?
- Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Goal: Identify patterns.
- Reveal: Turn off private mode so everyone sees the cards.
- Discussion: Look at the "Fired" column first (since the team is stressed).
- Ask: "I see three cards here about 'Morning Standup running late.' Is this a candidate fo...
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Start For Free Lord of The Hirings Retrospective What is this activity?
(Good communication, code reviews, etc.) Fired: What are we letting go?
(Maybe we did one pair-programming session and it was great-let's promote that to a weekly habit)." The Rules: Everyone stays on mute.
Music: Play some low-fi music (share computer audio) to fill the awkward silence.
No limit Template created by: KR Has been used 2 times Create Free Board Lord of The Hirings Template Hired What work/interactions gave you energy or made you feel productive?
Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Goal: Identify patterns.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Lord of The Hirings. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free Lord of The Hirings Retrospective What is this activity?; (Good communication, code reviews, etc.) Fired: What are we letting go?; (Maybe we did one pair-programming session and it was great-let's promote that to a weekly habit)." The Rules: Everyone stays on mute.; Music: Play some low-fi music (share computer audio) to fill the awkward silence.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: EasyRetro. (1 source observed, including EasyRetro.)
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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