Nathan Magnuson
DECEMBER 19, 2016
The After Action Review (AAR) was originally developed by the U.S. Here are several simple tips for performing high quality after action reviews. The first captures the successes, breakthroughs and positive elements of the event. You just finished a project, event, engagement or training exercise.
Nathan Magnuson
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
Success is a lousy teacher. I recently received a question from a leader who has just completed a season of success. How do you keep your team fully engaged in the wake of success? Success can take a toll on people – mentally, physically and emotionally. Success doesn’t have to serve as the preamble to decline.
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QAspire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
But, can we say the same about our successes? When we reach (or beat) our goals, do we conduct a robust ‘after action review’ to get to the bottom of what went right? A similar movement needs to take hold in the failure/success arena! Why do we fail to embrace success as a teacher? I’ll speak for myself.
The Center For Leadership Studies
JUNE 8, 2023
If you fall short, a reasonable first place to start with an “after-action-review” is, What could you (the leader) have done differently? For instance, establishing parameters of success for a task like “painting a wall” is much different from establishing parameters of success for a task like “using good judgement.”
Mike Cardus
AUGUST 28, 2012
Creating a space for team members to discuss what success will look like, how to get there and creating a deliberate plan to capture what went right, the team purposefully shares knowledge and skills when it can be best used – AT THE START. The team is called together to do an after-action-review or post-mortem or de-brief.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Some knowledge transfer methods to consider are mentoring, social networks, Communities of Practice, After Action Reviews, and storytelling programs. While it may be tempting to launch your program and move on to other tasks, remember that successful programs require maintenance and attention.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
But at the time, success was hardly assured. And yet, as I write in more detail in Collaboration , after the Bay of Pigs Kennedy brilliantly retooled his group decision-making process. The blockade is successful, and prevents a nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union. For that, he leaves a huge legacy in management.
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