Pre-Mortem Workshop Guide
Before launch: imagine the project failed badly — what killed it? — and use the answers to design out the risks now.
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Before launch: imagine the project failed badly — what killed it? — and use the answers to design out the risks now.
Blameless retrospective structure for projects, incidents, or quarters — facts first, lessons second, action third.
A one-page brief the executive reads on the plane — context, counterparts, objectives, watchpoints.
The first page of every board pack — what to read, what to decide, what to skim.
Three-page pack the exec reads ten minutes before — context, counterparts, talking points, watchouts.
Pre-negotiation brief — counterpart, our walk-away, their likely position, sequencing, who says what.
Structured QBR agenda that keeps a 90-minute review focused on outcomes, not slides.
Pre-trip checklist for international executive travel — visas, vaccinations, comms, expenses.
Pre-day-1 to day-90 onboarding for a senior hire — admin, tools, relationships, ramp.
Invite a candidate to interview with enough information to prepare and no scheduling friction.
Pre-conference brief: who'll be there worth meeting, sessions to attend, social events to RSVP to.
Pre-trip risk assessment for travel to high-risk destinations — health, security, political, logistics.
Plan a 2-3 day leadership off-site that produces decisions, not just photos of the team in a field.
Year-at-a-glance board calendar — meetings, committee meetings, AGM, off-sites, paper deadlines.
Annual conflict-of-interest declaration form for directors — clean, signable, kept on file.
Brief the executive before a press interview — outlet, journalist, likely topics, on/off the record, lines.