Quarterly Performance Cadence: Reflect First
Most performance reviews change nothing because they run in the wrong order. Reflection first, then alignment, then two or three behaviours you would actually see.
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Most performance reviews change nothing because they run in the wrong order. Reflection first, then alignment, then two or three behaviours you would actually see.

Your team usually knows before you do. Why an open door is not a system, the three directions feedback has to run, and the test for whether a loop is really closed.

Everyone nodded and the work still came back wrong. The one question that turns a nod into confirmed understanding, and the four moments worth running it on.

Most debriefs end in a good discussion and change nothing. The blameless ninety-minute agenda, the four standards behind it, and the test for a change that sticks.

A post-mortem is triggered by failure. An after action review is triggered by anything significant, including what went well. What that difference costs you.
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