At this point you can either (1) keep muddling through with your fingers crossed, hoping that things get better (2) abandon the plan altogether or (3) recalibrate and jump back in. In my experience, number one never works, and number two doesn’t help in the long run. Only number three can drive the growth of your team and company over the long term. This is where debriefing, a simple and powerful tool, comes in.
Debriefing is a structured learning process designed to continuously evolve plans while they’re being executed. It originated in the military as a way to learn quickly in rapidly changing situations and to address mistakes or changes on the field. In business, debriefing has been widely documented as critical to accelerating projects, innovating novel approaches, and hitting difficult objectives. It also brings a team together, strengthens relationships, and fosters team learning. In my experience, teams who debrief regularly are more tight-knit than those who don’t. They communicate more effectively across the board. They are more aligned on values and purpose. In essence, they become higher performing teams.
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