Why this matters
Every team needs a kickstarter, but what’s just as important is to do relaunches (this playbook works for both) when you need them, or even better before you need them. A team relaunch is a long, focused moment taken to look intensely at where your team is at. Everything is on the table - purpose, vision, feelings, behaviours and ways of working.
Every team that wants to put learning right at the heart of team culture needs to keep doing health checks on where they are at and what they need from each other. Take this time to lean back into the team dynamic and make sure you are still greater than the sum of your parts.
How to run it
- 1
Ask the team to come to the session with one x ‘What they are happiest about right now’ and one x ‘What they are maddest about right now’, ready to share
- 2
Set the scene for a psychologically safe session, actively say that everything is on the table and this is too important for people to hold back
Role model vulnerability, start the Happiest/Maddest session and you go first as team leader. Be clear and honest. Then ask everyone in turn to share theirs, make sure everyone listens.
After each person speaks, make sure there is space to celebrate and to offer help to each person.
9 more steps in the facilitator kit
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What next
Keep an eye on improvement variation for 3 months then return if you have not achieved the desired result.
Related resources
Facilitator Kit — Runbook
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