Sally Kohn: I like how doing it in this asynchronous way. It seems like some of the things can just be resolved offline and it just gets handled that way. What would you say is the biggest benefit? The biggest benefit for me was being able to read what everyone's thinking ahead of time, she says. And it makes the hour and a half that we spend together on the call such a better use of time because you're not just going back and forth talking about things,. You're coming with your idea and you're talking about it much more quickly.
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/alexandra-sunderland-fellow-retrospectives-public-channels-and-asynchronous-meetings/
Why does everyone need to have retrospective meetings?
There needs to be space to talk about long-standing issues that don’t come up day to day in the workplace.
In episode #124, Alexandra shares the power of async meetings and exactly how she runs her not-so-typical engineering retros.
Alexandra Sunderland is a Senior Engineering Manager at Fellow and author of Remote Engineering Management. Alexandra has worked for over a decade in both hybrid and remote roles, ranging from startups to public corporations.
Alexandra also shares why communication should be default to open and how she manages a culturally diverse team.
Tune in to hear all about Alexandra’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
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