The Debrief Imperative: Fighter Pilots and The Secret Tool That Is Transforming Businesses The World over

by William M. Duke, James D. Murphy

For the last 50 years, elite U.S. Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams 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 weakness 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.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 11, 2011

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the concept of debriefs, and the book serves as a fantastic breakdown of how to execute debriefs and why they're so essential to businesses and planning. The granularity of the book makes it feel almost repetitive at times, but since it's exceptionally short that's hardly a big problem.

[Rafael Basto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read! I'm grateful for having been given this book, it is very well written, simple and clear, but full of insight and practical knowledge!