Friday, May 18, 2007

Review methods

I’m a believer in the power of review. I’ve been collecting ways of doing it for some years now and here are the best so far:

· State three things that have gone well, and three things to improve next time?

· What were the two decisions that changed the way we performed and having looked at these, what could be done to improve for the future?

· In my performance, what were 3 good points, 2 not so good, and what is the one thing I'd change?

There are two patterns to good de-briefs:

· They acknowledge both the good and the bad

· They look towards improving the future rather than staying locked in the past

For me, the power of de-briefing leads to rapid and systematic improvement. As I said – I am a true believer.