Hi there,
This week we launched The Retro Playbook! 🚀
After searching high and low for the perfect resource to supercharge retrospectives with remote teams, we decided to take matters into our own hands.
The result? 67-pages on how to supercharge your retros.
💰 Best of all, it’s free!
Learn more in the Resource of the Week section below.
But first, this week’s supercharge — pulled from The Retro Playbook!
⚡ Supercharge of the Week
WIIFM is also known as what’s in it for me? You’ve probably wondered this at some point when handed a new project or deliverable.
🐙 Remote Octopus recommends anchoring cross-functional team members in WIIFM when sharing new projects, goals, or responsibilities. Team members bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to every project – each with their own KPIs, priorities, and concerns.
Anchoring conversations in WIIFM ensures alignment between these differing priorities with the overarching project goal. Team members identify the tangible benefits of their contributions and connect the impact of their work to their own KPIs, priorities, and concerns.
Example in Action
Remote Octopus: “This project aims to implement advanced analytics and user tracking, which will provide invaluable data insights into customer behavior. With your team's expertise in marketing, these insights will enable us to fine-tune our campaigns, target our audience more effectively, and deliver a more personalized user experience. Ultimately, this means higher conversion rates, better ROI on marketing spend, and a chance to shine in your campaigns.”
Marketing Lead: “Awesome! It sounds like by collaborating on this tech project we gain access to valuable data that will supercharge our marketing efforts and ensure our campaigns are more effective and successful! That sounds great. Let us know what’s next.”
WIIFM is in our toolbox because it encourages:
A Shared Sense of Purpose: Team members are clear that they are building towards their own priorities in tandem with the team and company priorities.
Higher Levels of Buy-in: When colleagues understand why they are responsible for key deliverables or projects from the beginning, there is less push back or questioning throughout the workflow.
Increased Engagement: We all love advancing our own goals and priorities. When we can clearly identify how we benefit from accomplishing a project then our engagement is going to be more focused and impactful.
🚀 Remote Octopus Resource of the Week
In today's dynamic environment, driving operational excellence with remote teams is essential. The Retro Playbook is a powerful tool to do just that. 🛠
Whether you're scaling retros 0-1 or looking for advanced strategies, The Retro Playbook is designed to meet the needs of multiple skill sets.
Let's boost productivity, drive continuous improvement, and make retrospectives a breeze for your remote team.
Check out The Retro Playbook!
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