The Real Power of Feedback: Embrace the Unexpected

One of my 2 Squads recently noticed that we don’t share feedback very often so we turned our Retrospective into a feedback session - several rounds of rotating pairs.

The general feedback was : it’s great to receive feedback about what you already know. However... you don’t know what you don’t know, right?

So it becomes truly valuable when the insights are unexpected - either because :

* Perception is subjective and therefore fluctuating (a same situation can lead to different perceptions)
* Inner strengths are unconscious - the lower the effort, the less you expect impact (positive blind spots)
* Inner or behavioral weaknesses are often unconscious or resisted (negative blind spots)

Sometimes the insights are even coming from YOU, driven by the conversation you're having.

So whatever your reason not to ask / give feedback is, it probably doesn't compete with the countless benefits of such a discussion. Might be scary and intimidating when you're not used to it - take it as an extra reason to get started now ! ✌

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