Have you had a rough meeting lately? A tough call with a stakeholder or a 1:1 that went off the rails? How did you recover?

Did you:

1. Vent to a colleague.
2. Reset your mood with a walk while enjoying Counting Crows
3. Take it out on your jammed copier a la "Office Space".
4. Loudly repeat your stress relieving mantra: “Serenity now”!

While all these options are certainly cathartic, research shows that side-eyeing your inkjet in a moment of stress is not the most productive response. In fact, defaulting to a temporary 90s-era coping mechanism might feel good in the moment, but it means missing a much bigger opportunity to grow.

Reflection Beats Repetition

Studies have shown that self-reflection after a meaningful experience can significantly enhance learning and improve your future performance; sometimes even more than gaining additional experience without reflection.

• In a training program at a tech support call center, individuals who spent just 15 minutes reflecting at the end of the day outperformed peers, who had the same training and experience but no reflection time. 
• In a study of military leaders, those who paused for guided reflection after missions performed significantly better than those who simply gained more reps in the field (Ellis & Davidi, 2005).

Why? Because reflection helps consolidate experience into insight. It slows you down just enough to turn reactive moments into real learning.

In today’s competitive business landscape, companies are focused on efficiency and doing more with less. In that pursuit, companies should be pushing their teams to engage in self-reflection to enhance on-the-job learning and development. And yet many leaders rarely have the time for self reflection or tools to do it well.

That’s Why We Built Retrospectives

Retrospectives is a lightweight, science-backed feature that helps you reflect on leadership moments while they’re still fresh. It empowers and guides managers through reflecting on pivotal moments, transforming previously overlooked opportunities into avenues for further development. It’s not just for the tough moments. Self-reflection through Retrospectives can help drive growth after any meaningful event. 

Here’s how it works:

• Humancore automatically detects when you mention an important event while seeking advice.
• After the meeting occurs, you’re prompted to complete a short guided reflection with your AI-Advisor. 
• Retrospective prompts draw on I-O psychology, behavioral science, and coaching frameworks to surface insights and better your future performance.
• Over time, patterns emerge: highlighting growth areas, blind spots, and evolving strengths.

It’s private, fast, and deeply personalized.

Ready to transform how your managers perform and grow? Humancore has created the first AI-powered advisor for managers. To learn more about how an AI-powered advisor can transform your organization's approach to manager development, contact us today at info@humancore.ai.