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 aren’t looking for perfection, just positive performance.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Positive Attitude isn’t Enough. Today, we’d call it an after-action review. But after I had a way to share in their joy, I felt really good about the day and everything I’d done. A positive attitude is no substitute for preparation. I imagined taking the prize to “Show and Tell” at school. Bottom Line.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we reach (or beat) our goals, do we conduct a robust ‘after action review’ to get to the bottom of what went right? When we recognize what we did to help generate the positive results, we can replicate the productive steps and even teach others. But, can we say the same about our successes?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

And yet, as I write in more detail in Collaboration , after the Bay of Pigs Kennedy brilliantly retooled his group decision-making process. As time passes, they deploy another new approach: they divide into sub-groups, with one developing a position paper arguing for the military strike, the other for the blockade.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

A number of companies are starting to address this issue by reversing the traditional leadership development “equation,” which essentially posits that if you give leaders the right skills and experiences, they will change their behaviors and produce better results.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Increasing the number of scheduled discussions will positively impact both employee performance and the perception of your effectiveness as a manager. The best technique I’ve seen for structuring these coaching sessions may be the after-action review (AAR) procedure developed by the U.S. Calendar-Driven Coaching.

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