Introducing Confirmation Practices

Confirmation Practices are simple routines for systematic reflective practice. They were developed by Andy Brogan and help individuals and teams hold themselves to account and set goals to keep improving.

Confirmation Practices are a way to transform how organisations approach accountability and performance management. They replace what Andy Brogan calls ‘traditional scorekeeping with sense-making’.

I have been using them with individuals and teams to reflect on roles, team agreements, meetings, development, implementing learning and values.

In the podcasts in this series we talk about Confirmation Practices as a fresh approach to one-to-ones.

The key principles underpinning Confirmation Practices are:

1. Psychological Safety

Ensuring that individuals feel safe to express ideas, concerns, and challenges without fear of judgment or blame. This creates an environment where people can learn and grow.

2. Reflective Learning

Confirmation Practices start with the person's or team's reflection on how they are doing, instead of a manager giving feedback.

3. Human-Centered Accountability:

The focus of Confirmation Practices is on the meaningful conversations about commitments and outcomes, based on shared expectations.

4. Collaborative Sense-Making:

The practice seeks to "put the elephant in the room" by openly addressing critical issues in a constructive way.

To talk more about Confirmation Practices and how they are used in practice please come and connect with me on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/helensandersonhsa/