# team dynamics

Published articles for team dynamics.

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## How to Make Team Retrospectives Effective

DevFeed: [How to Make Team Retrospectives Effective](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/you-are-doing-your-team-retrospective-wrong-32292.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://domenicoluciani.com/2025/11/03/you-are-doing-your-team-retrospective-wrong.html>)

Author: Domenico Luciani

Published: 2025-11-02T23:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Domenico Luciani](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/domenico-luciani.md>)

Topics: [retrospectives](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/retrospectives.md>)

Tags: [continuous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/continuous.md>), [effective](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/effective.md>), [retrospective](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retrospective.md>), [self-improvement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-improvement.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>)

### AI overview

This opinion article explains how team retrospectives can support learning, self-improvement, idea sharing, celebration, and continuous improvement. It emphasizes psychological safety, focusing on processes rather than blaming people, and adapting the retrospective format to the team's situation.

### Source excerpt

A team retrospective is not just another useless meeting, and if you feel so, it means you are doing it wrong, and this article is for you.

## Power struggles and long-term strategy in startups

DevFeed: [Power struggles and long-term strategy in startups](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/stop-short-term-thinking-and-power-wars-in-startups-28432.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://craftingtechteams.substack.com/p/stop-short-term-thinking-and-power>)

Author: Denis Čahuk

Published: 2024-12-30T14:44:46Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Crafting Tech Teams](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/crafting-tech-teams.md>)

Topics: [Tech Debt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tech-debt.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [case-studies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-studies.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [complexity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complexity.md>), [cto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cto.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [pitfalls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pitfalls.md>), [project-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project-management.md>), [recommendations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recommendations.md>), [roadmaps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/roadmaps.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>), [tech-debt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-debt.md>)

### AI overview

This podcast discussion examines power struggles, short-term thinking, technical debt, and operational inefficiencies in startups and scale-ups. It covers team dynamics, project management, unplanned work, communication, psychological safety, and aligning engineering efforts with business goals.

### Source excerpt

Mario Tomić, fractional CTO joined Adrian Stanek and Denis Čahuk for an exchange of situational studies and examples of power struggles and lack of long term strategy in startups. Highlights below 👇

## 💚 Code Review: The Reviewer: Mindset Matters

DevFeed: [💚 Code Review: The Reviewer: Mindset Matters](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/code-review-the-reviewer-mindset-matters-34956.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tmsd.substack.com/p/code-review-the-reviewer-mindset>)

Author: Richard Donovan

Published: 2024-04-07T18:52:48Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Modern Software Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-modern-software-developer.md>)

Topics: [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [effectiveness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/effectiveness.md>), [growth-mindset](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth-mindset.md>), [knowledge-sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/knowledge-sharing.md>), [maintainability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainability.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>)

### AI overview

This article examines how a reviewer's mindset affects code reviews, team dynamics, morale, and feedback effectiveness. It contrasts fixed and growth mindsets and recommends constructive, specific, empathetic feedback focused on code quality, readability, maintainability, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

### Source excerpt

Words < 1100 - Read time < 6 mins

## The 5-5-5 of Active Listening

DevFeed: [The 5-5-5 of Active Listening](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-5-5-5-of-active-listening-34965.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tmsd.substack.com/p/the-5-5-5-of-active-listening>)

Author: Richard Donovan

Published: 2024-03-08T13:30:32Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Modern Software Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-modern-software-developer.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

### AI overview

An article explains active listening in software development teams through five benefits, five recommended practices, and five behaviors to avoid. It argues that active listening involves understanding words, tone, body language, and emotions, and can improve communication, collaboration, trust, team dynamics, project outcomes, and wellbeing.

### Source excerpt

Words < 1150 - Read time < 6 mins