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CHIEF-OF-STAFF5 MIN READ

Run a 15-Minute After-Action Review

Run a concise after-action review with facts, gaps, causes, and adjustments.

Run a 15-minute after-action review for a recent executive sprint, escalation, launch, or board-prep cycle. a high-pressure chief-of-staff deliverable that just finished or will finish this week AAR opening: We are here to learn the system, not blame people. Intended outcome: [goal]. Actual outcome: [facts]. Difference: [gap]. Cause: [why]. Sustain: [keep]. Change before next cycle: [one adjustment and owner]. Intended: [goal]. Actual: [facts]. Gap: [difference]. Why: [cause]. Sustain: [keep]. Change: [one adjustment, owner, date]. Board-prep sprint A compressed executive packet cycle with late changes and cross-functional dependencies. Launch escalation A blocker that required senior decisions and left reusable lessons. All-hands…

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