Supposedly, TRANSLATING OUR POTENTIALS INTO RESULTS should NOT be a talking point at all. BUT the truth is, this is a topic overlooked more often than we thought. WHY? Plain and simple reason is that it's very rare for people to initiate a POST-MORTEM to assess the actual results vis-a-vis the potentials way before the results came about. Problem is, it's our human nature to simply shrug off our shoulders and move to the next pit stop💚💛💜
My take here is that that's the 'GAP OF THE GAP'! Frankly, missing out to initiate a POST-MORTEM is inexcusable. And WHILE this is open to conjecture, let's think about it. IF we're quite consistent enough in initiating a POST-MORTEM, that will go a long way to improve our future performance [even if it's another unique endeavor]. Frustratingly, I DON'T see a solid chunk of buy-in for POST-MORTEMs except in organizations WHERE this is a MUST-DO✅✅✅
The BIG MISS here are the UPSIDEs of POST MORTEMS. In fact, enhancing one's capability is something that should be part of our 'continuous improvement' mindset. Let's rattle off the most obvious reasons WHY we need POST-MORTEMs:- To RIGHT THE WRONGS [obviously]
- To FINE-TUNE [even the correct actions taken]
- To REINFORCE the gains of previous successes
- To INSTILL the 'continuous improvement' mindset
WHAT IF we simply disavow POST-MORTEMS? True that WON'T burn the house down BUT in the long run, we will be missing on the following:THAT proactiveness to self-improve regardless if you did things correctly OR wrongly
THAT mindset to constantly self-improve
THAT discipline NOT to accept the status quo [UNLESS that's the only viable option left]
THAT window of opportunity to improve because that surfaces as a low hanging fruit for our easy picking after our completion of an endeavor😀😀😀
Our takeaway: Let's take a step back as regards the most common reason POST-MORTEMS are NOT part of our regimen. YES sireeeee, there is that prevailing school of thought that POST-MORTEMS are a waste of time and effort [based on the lame reasoning that there are more urgent and pressing stuff to be prioritized]. BUT dude, you gotta 'throw away' this mindset out the window because your responsibilities on your shoulder more than justifies for you to carry on with those PROACTIVE SELF-CHECKS with the end view to reduce the GAP BETWEEN OUR POTENTIALS VERSUS RESULTS, dude!!!
