Coaching practices for Forethought Phase Srl
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’m about to commit to this plan and on paper it looks solid, but a quiet part of me suspects I’m too sold on it to see the holes
- I’m about to commit to this timeline and on paper it all looks fine, but I have a nagging feeling I’m glossing over the ways it could go sideways because admitting them now feels like talking myself out of it before I’ve even started.
- I’ve settled on what I’m going to do and I’m ready to pull the trigger, but I haven’t actually played the tape forward to see where it breaks
- I’m about to lock in a plan that feels airtight from the inside
- I always seem to realize a thing is going off the rails only once I’m in way too deep to back out
Practices that may help
- The premortem (imagine the project already failed)
Before starting, assume the plan has already failed and ask why — then fix it now.
Premeditatio Malorum, in Depth - Run a premortem before committing
Imagine the project has already failed and work backwards to find why.
The Planning Fallacy — Why Your Estimates Are Always Wrong - Post-session reflection
Immediately after a learning session, evaluate what you learned, what strategies worked, and what to do next.
Self-Regulated Learning: Taking Control of How You Learn - Run a mental simulation before committing to a course of action
Before acting on a recognized situation, mentally run through how your intended response plays out.
Recognition-Primed Decision Making - Invoke the outside view before committing to any significant plan
Before finalizing a plan or forecast, ask "How did similar things go?" as the first checkpoint.
The Outside View - Turn top risks into tripwires
Set a specific signal that tells you a feared failure is starting to happen.
The Pre-Mortem: Imagine It Already Failed - Premeditate adversity (the Stoic root)
Briefly and regularly rehearse loss and difficulty in advance, before any specific decision.
Fear-Setting, Made Practical - Run a premortem before committing
Imagine the decision has already failed — then ask why.
Thinking in Bets - Use the map to prepare for known triggers
Before a triggering situation, identify which part is likely to activate and what it will need.
IFS Parts Mapping, Made Practical - Use feedforward to align team members on goals before projects begin
At the start of a project, invite feedforward on how to succeed — before any performance to critique.
Feedforward: Future-Focused Feedback That Actually Changes Behavior
Related concerns
- When Premeditatio Malorum Premortem
Before starting, assume the plan has already failed and ask why — then fix it now.
The premortem (imagine the project already failed)
- When Recognition Primed Decision Mental Simulation Before Acting
Before acting on a recognized situation, mentally run through how your intended response plays out.
Run a mental simulation before committing to a course of action
- Cope Ahead Review
Compare how you actually coped to your plan — the gap is your next training target.
Review what happened after the event to refine the next cope ahead
- Cope Ahead Scenario
Cope ahead, a DBT skill developed by Marsha Linehan, involves mentally rehearsing a likely difficult situation in detail — imagining the emotions that will arise, and practicing the exact coping responses before the event. It is not positive visualization; it is stress-inoculation rehearsal that pre-loads effective responses so they are available under real-time pressure.
- Failure Modes Planning
Imagine the project has failed — then ask which base-rate failure type caused it.
Run a pre-mortem from the outside-view perspective
- How To Identify Risks Before Deciding
Imagine the decision has already failed — then ask why.
Run a premortem before committing
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