I agree with this. Ever since I started doing bi-weekly retrospectives with my teams, we've gotten much better at improving the things that really need improvin

I agree with this. Ever since I started doing bi-weekly retrospectives with my teams, we've gotten much better at improving the things that really need improving. Goal setting from the top down can be very artificial. I find it works much better to let the teams discuss their own concerns (and positives) with how things are going, and provide my own input. We then prioritize just the top couple of items to action for the next two week period. It happens quite commonly that the things that I think are most important to be addressed, are actually not, and more pressing matters are raised. I get way better buy-in with my teams doing things this way and the improvements we're making are more tangible.