Debrief the setback
Review the event and its effect, allowing different perspectives before deciding what the experience means.
Resilience
Fail Forward, Bounce Back
Combine learning from failure with practical resilience exercises.
John C. Maxwell and Valorie Burton
What this programme helps you work on.
Teams need both learning and recovery after a setback. This workshop brings together Maxwell’s work on learning from failure and Valorie Burton’s resilience material. Discussion and practical exercises help participants examine what happened, identify what they can influence and agree a supported next attempt.
Who it suits
Teams wanting practical learning and recovery after setbacks.
The focus
Failure debriefs, control maps, peer learning and team commitments.
Inside the programme
What you’ll explore.
These themes guide the learning. The depth and selection depend on the format and the needs you bring.
Identify the learning
Distinguish a useful lesson from blame and name the change that would make another attempt different.
Map control and resources
Consider the actions available now and the support or recovery needed to take them.
Make team commitments
Agree who will do what, how colleagues can help and when the team will review its next attempt.
From ideas to action
Put it into practice.
Review a setback and agree an adjustment, support and next action.
An example to work through
Use a missed project milestone as the starting point. Map causes and controllable actions, exchange lessons with peers and agree one process adjustment alongside the support needed to carry it out.
This is an example of local application. We adapt the discussion to your situation and agreed scope.
Your practical takeaways
What you’ll work towards.
- A shared debrief of a setback.
- A practical improvement supported by a control and resource map.
- Team commitments with clear responsibility and a review date.
The learning experience
How it works.
Facilitated learning combines explanation, discussion and reflection on participants’ own situations. Where the agreed format allows, you practise an application and decide what to try at work. Scope, duration and any follow-up are agreed around the group’s needs.