For the last 50 years, elite U.S. fighter pilots have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement - a tool every enterprise can benefit from. This is the disciplined and effective debrief....something most companies talk about but don't know how to do. Whether it's called reflection, feedback, or postmortem - debriefing after every project or event is not an option - it's an imperative! Authors Murphy and Duke succinctly provide not only why to debrief, but how to conduct an effective debrief. They call it the Stealth Debrief process...providing a simple means of analyzing root causes while also yielding actionable lessons and addressing organizational weaknesses while empowering and reinforcing strengths. The Debrief Imperative is a culmination of over a decade of teaching and practice in Global 1000 organizations. Keep your company fighter-pilot agile in any turbulent or changing market. Accelerate performance ...learn and leverage this secret tool to organizational success.
“Every manager understands that organizational learning is critical for success in today’s volatile markets. But few know how to squeeze insight and improvement out of experience. The Debrief Imperative offers concrete guidance on how individuals, teams, and organizations can learn from their mistakes.”— Donald Sull, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School
“I think this book is particularly helpful for nursing and other medical professionals that can relate to small mistakes resulting in massive and tragic errors. If you already debrief occasionally, The Debrief Imperative will reinvigorate your enthusiasm to debrief more frequently. If you are a manager or leader who does not routinely debrief, then you definitely need to read and apply The Debrief Imperative.”— Joni Watson, Nursetopia
About the Author:
James D. ‘Murph’ Murphy, Founder & CEO of Afterburner, Inc., has a blend of leadership skills in both the military and business worlds. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Murph logged over 1,200 hours as an instructor pilot and accumulated over 3,200 hours of flight time in other high-performance aircraft.
Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force, Murph had a successful career in imaging equipment sales, where he helped increase his company's sales by 500%. The concepts he developed and utilized in business and the U.S. Air Force would become known as Flawless Execution®. Applying Flawless Execution’s continuous cycle of planning, briefing, executing, and debriefing,he increased sales from $5 million to $52 million per year. Realizing that all companies and organizations could benefit from these same concepts, Murph founded Afterburner Incorporated in early 1996.
Will Duke is Afterburner's Director of Learning and Development. His 20 years of professional experience have focused heavily upon leadership and management methods and training. He practiced Total Quality Management (TQM),Statistical Process Control and Just-in-Time management during his active duty Navy career. He also worked with corporate Six Sigma projects and training, and ISO 9001 certification and auditing in his eight years in operations for Sears. Will currently serves as a senior Human Resources Officer in the in the U.S. Navy Reserve and has held numerous command and command-staff positions throughout his career.
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