The new year brings with it an opportunity for reflection and learning that can create a foundation for continuous improvement in the year ahead. While we certainly can do this as individuals for our own learning and development, conducting a post-mortem — and even a pre-mortem — with your team is an opportunity to instill a learning culture, build psychological safety, enhance morale and team alignment, and improve results.
Looking Back — and Ahead — to Set Your Team Up for Success
How to conduct pre- and post-mortems that actually improve performance.
January 09, 2023
Summary.
Learning and continuous improvement as a team require open discussion about what went well and what didn’t in the prior year, as well as realistically assessing potential pitfalls and opportunities that could lead to future failure or success. In this piece, the author outlines how to conduct both pre- and post-mortems to help your team increase its chances of continued success.
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