⚖️💖 Work-Life Harmony

Find your rhythm! In this retro we explore feelings and balance, aligning personal well‑being with sprint goals for a healthier, more productive flow.
45–60 min
4-12 people
Based on: Start, Stop, Continue
⚖️💖 Work-Life Harmony

Template Columns

🚀🌱 Start Fresh Balance

Identify new habits or practices to improve well‑being and work‑life harmony.

Base column: Start
✋🛑 Stop Burnout

Highlight actions or pressures that disrupt personal balance and need to end.

Base column: Stop
🔄💚 Continue the Flow

Keep the practices that support emotional health and sustainable productivity.

Base column: Continue

About this template

A reflective retro that helps teams surface personal well‑being concerns, discover new habits, stop burnout triggers, and keep practices that support work‑life harmony.

When to use this template

Use when the team feels stress, work‑life imbalance, or wants to improve sustainable productivity.

How to facilitate

1

Begin by reminding the group that the goal is to align personal well‑being with sprint outcomes and create a healthier flow.

2

Ask participants to silently add sticky notes to the three columns: Start Fresh Balance, Stop Burnout, and Continue the Flow.

3

Group similar notes together, then discuss each item, focusing on the emotional impact and how it affects team performance.

4

Facilitate a quick vote on the top two items in each column to prioritize actions for the next sprint.

5

Turn the top votes into concrete action items: one habit to start, one behavior to stop, and one practice to continue, assigning owners and due dates.

Pro Tips

Run a quick pulse check (1‑5 rating) at the start to gauge overall energy and tailor the conversation.

Encourage brief personal stories but keep them focused on observable behaviors to maintain momentum.

Record action items on a shared board and set automated reminders for follow‑up.

FAQ

What if team members are uncomfortable sharing personal well‑being issues?

Emphasize that sharing is optional, allow anonymous sticky notes, and focus discussion on behaviors rather than personal details.

How can vague items like "stress" become actionable?

Guide the team to break the feeling into specific triggers, such as late meetings, and assign a concrete step to address each trigger.

What if the retro turns into a venting session?

Timebox each column, gently steer conversation toward solutions, and capture any emotional concerns as topics for a separate well‑being check‑in.

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At a glance

  • Duration

    45–60 min

  • Team Size

    4-12 people

  • Columns

    3 columns

  • Base Format

    Start, Stop, Continue

Tags

well-being
work-life balance
team health
reflection
action-oriented

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