Disruption Offers Opportunities: Try Productive Reflection
As we crest the halfway point of an unusual year, it is important for us to reflect back on the first 6 months in order to move forward more productively in the second half.
PRACTICING PRODUCTIVE REFLECTION
Make a list of positive, neutral, and areas for improvement that occurred in your practice / team in the first half of the year.
- Continue implementing what worked well
- Make decisions about neutral items
- Develop an action plan for areas that need attention
During your monthly team meeting, include this productive reflection activity on your agenda.
ASK YOUR TEAM FOUR QUESTIONS:
- Overachieve: What did we excel in?
- Neutral: Did some of our goals remain neutral?
- Needs Improvement: Where did we miss our target?
- What action do we need to take?
I have given you several category ideas, you can add or delete, to customize for your practice.
To get you started, I’ll use the example of ‘ALL TEAM TRAINING’.
If you have not had any team training this year, meaning everyone attends together, check the ‘needs improvement’ category.
Create an action plan using the What / Who / When format.
- WHAT: Research and hire a coach to work with your team on an area you would like to strengthen.
- WHO: Assign a task team to research and present the options at your next monthly meeting.
- WHEN: Schedule a target date to complete the training.
