249: Debrief Daily with Christian Boucousis

Christian Boucousis, CEO of Afterburner, is driven by a mission to bring the fighter pilot mindset into business, helping leaders debrief daily and achieve high-impact performance through structured reflection and action.

 

We discuss the ORCA Debrief framework, which consists of Objective, Result, Cause, and Action. This framework allows teams to expand their comfort zones and improve performance by focusing on small, actionable steps and learning from each experience. Christian shares how debriefing, a core fighter pilot practice, can accelerate learning, enhance accountability, and drive meaningful progress in any organization. He emphasizes the power of disciplined execution and continuous improvement to thrive in high-speed, complex environments. Learn more about how the fighter pilot mindset can transform your leadership by tuning into the episode.

 

(0:40) Christian’s personal Why

(7:36) The ORCA Debrief Framework

(19:48) A fighter pilot in business

(23:13) The most exciting project Christian is working on

(25:16) Find out more about Christian

 

Links and Resources

• Christian’s LinkedIn 
• Afterburner 
• On Time on Target by  James D. Murphy and Christian Boucousis 
• Test-drive the Summit OS® Toolkit: https://stevepreda.com/summit-os-toolkit/
• Management Blueprint® Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT 
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks 
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/