Lord of The Hirings Retrospective

What is this activity?

"We are going to review our processes. Hired: What keeps the job? (Good communication, code reviews, etc.) Fired: What are we letting go? (Long meetings, vague tickets, manual deployments). Promoted: What gets a raise? (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. Cameras on (if possible) to see engagement. Music: Play some low-fi music (share computer audio) to fill the awkward silence.

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Lord of The Hirings Template

Hired

What work/interactions gave you energy or made you feel productive?

Fired

What sucked the life out of you? (Meetings, vague requirements, bugs, specific tools)

Promoted

What should we do more of ?

How to conduct this activity

Goal: Identify patterns. Reveal: Turn off private mode so everyone sees the cards. Group: Drag similar cards on top of each other. 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 for immediate termination?"

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