30 Minutes on Friday: A Leader’s Reflection That Actually Sticks

If you lead at pace, reflection is often the first thing sacrificed to the urgent. This simple, 30-minute end-of-week routine, built on Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (1988), turns one real moment from your week into sharper judgement, clearer priorities, and a concrete action you’ll test on Monday.

In half an hour, you’ll capture what happened, surface the emotions that shaped your call, weigh what worked and what didn’t, analyse the root causes through an organisational lens, and finish with one behavioural experiment for the week ahead. Over time, this rhythm compounds into better decisions, stronger teams, and a healthier learning culture.

All you need is a timer and one pivotal decision from the week. Start today: pick the moment, follow the prompts, and commit to one small, visible change.

Below you’ll find the guided template and a downloadable one-pager to make it effortless.