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title: "Post-operational debrief"
description: "A short review after every operation so the team keeps improving."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/post-operational-debrief/
updated: 2026-11-03
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# Post-operational debrief

> A short review after every operation so the team keeps improving.

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's framework, from Extreme Ownership, pp. 183 to 261.

Framework 4 of 6 from [Extreme Ownership](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/index.md) by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Category: Content and packaging.

## The steps

1. **What went right?.** Identify what to keep.
2. **What went wrong?.** Identify what to fix.
3. **How can we adapt?.** Change tactics to increase the advantage.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: III. Sustaining Victory, pp. 183–261

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/post-operational-debrief.mp4
- MP4, dark: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/post-operational-debrief-dark.mp4
- Still: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/post-operational-debrief.png
- Still, dark: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/extreme-ownership/post-operational-debrief-dark.png