Teamwork

Teamwork

High-Performing Teams Toolkit

Toolkit

Build a team that performs.

Diagnostics and tools to see how your team is really doing and raise its performance together.

Format

Digital download, instant access

DESIGNED FOR

Leaders building a stronger, more effective team

Teamwork · Toolkit
£ 95 

One-off. Choose the toolkit on its own, or add a coaching call with James.

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Yours to keep, organisation-wide

QUICK SUMMARY

In a nutshell.

INCLUDES
  • Team diagnostics that score how you are really doing
  • The conditions that separate high-performing teams
  • Tools to surface and clear the blockers
  • A retrospective to learn from real work
  • An action plan the team owns
OUTCOMES
  • A clear read of your team's strengths and gaps
  • Agreement on the blockers worth clearing
  • An owned plan to raise performance
DEEP DIVE

The process, step by step.

Each tool has a specific job and a specific place in the running order. Run them like this and the outcome takes care of itself.

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Great Teams
The five conditions behind effective teams.
45 minutes

Diagnostic

An interactive session based on Google's Project Aristotle research, which identified psychological safety and four other factors as the key ingredients of effective teams.
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Health Check Analysis
Score your team against ten drivers of performance.
90 minutes

Diagnostic

We'll reveal your team's scores on our ten components that make up high performance, looking at contributing factors and brainstorming next steps.
Read more about this tool →
Team Health Canvas
Assess the team across ten dimensions.
60 minutes

Canvas

A structured team assessment built around ten dimensions of effective teamwork. Teams score themselves on each dimension, surface where there is agreement and divergence, and agree on where to focus their collective energy.
Read more about this tool →
Team Canvas
Bring a team onto the same page, fast.
60 minutes

Canvas

Team Canvas is a comprehensive framework that brings team members onto the same page, by examining team purpose, values, goals, activities, strengths and weaknesses. It is made to align teams, increase cohesion and create productive team culture, fast.
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High Performance
Find practical ways to raise team performance.
30 minutes

Discussion

How do you take steps to improve team performance? By looking at team processes and behaviours, it's possible to identify opportunities to refine how your team works together. What role can you play in this? Can you adapt your approach for the benefit of the team?
Read more about this tool →
Winning Team
Agree what it takes for your team to succeed.
30 minutes

Discussion

Discussion and agreement on what it will take to work effectively as a team to meet objectives. What does success look like for your team? What does your team need to do to succeed?
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Teamwork Blockers
Identify what gets in the way of great teamwork.
30 minutes

Discussion

What gets in the way of great teamwork? Factors here include stress and workload, differing styles, misaligned goals, and ambiguity / uncertainty. Can you identify any of these elements in your team?
Read more about this tool →
Retrospective
Review the work, find the root causes, extract the learning.
30 minutes

Exercise

Teams work through a series of tailored retrospective questions to review their work from multiple angles, digging into root causes and extracting the key learnings.
Read more about this tool →
Team Action Plan
Convert the day into owned, specific commitments.
45 minutes

Exercise

The closing exercise of the Teamwork workshop. The team converts insights from the Team Health Canvas and commitments from Super You into a small number of specific, owned actions with agreed timelines and a date to review progress.
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Better Meetings
Make your meetings sharper and more useful.
30 minutes

Discussion

We'll discuss some strategies for better meetings, including agenda-setting, opting out and scheduling.
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DEEP DIVE

The agenda, step by step.

The session is made up of a series of explainers, scenarios and tools. Read more below to get a clear picture of what to expect.

CLICK EACH ITEM TO READ MORE
Great Teams
The five conditions behind effective teams.
45 minutes

Diagnostic

An interactive session based on Google's Project Aristotle research, which identified psychological safety and four other factors as the key ingredients of effective teams.
Read more about this tool →
Health Check Analysis
Score your team against ten drivers of performance.
90 minutes

Diagnostic

We'll reveal your team's scores on our ten components that make up high performance, looking at contributing factors and brainstorming next steps.
Read more about this tool →
Team Health Canvas
Assess the team across ten dimensions.
60 minutes

Canvas

A structured team assessment built around ten dimensions of effective teamwork. Teams score themselves on each dimension, surface where there is agreement and divergence, and agree on where to focus their collective energy.
Read more about this tool →
Team Canvas
Bring a team onto the same page, fast.
60 minutes

Canvas

Team Canvas is a comprehensive framework that brings team members onto the same page, by examining team purpose, values, goals, activities, strengths and weaknesses. It is made to align teams, increase cohesion and create productive team culture, fast.
Read more about this tool →
High Performance
Find practical ways to raise team performance.
30 minutes

Discussion

How do you take steps to improve team performance? By looking at team processes and behaviours, it's possible to identify opportunities to refine how your team works together. What role can you play in this? Can you adapt your approach for the benefit of the team?
Read more about this tool →
Winning Team
Agree what it takes for your team to succeed.
30 minutes

Discussion

Discussion and agreement on what it will take to work effectively as a team to meet objectives. What does success look like for your team? What does your team need to do to succeed?
Read more about this tool →
Teamwork Blockers
Identify what gets in the way of great teamwork.
30 minutes

Discussion

What gets in the way of great teamwork? Factors here include stress and workload, differing styles, misaligned goals, and ambiguity / uncertainty. Can you identify any of these elements in your team?
Read more about this tool →
Retrospective
Review the work, find the root causes, extract the learning.
30 minutes

Exercise

Teams work through a series of tailored retrospective questions to review their work from multiple angles, digging into root causes and extracting the key learnings.
Read more about this tool →
Team Action Plan
Convert the day into owned, specific commitments.
45 minutes

Exercise

The closing exercise of the Teamwork workshop. The team converts insights from the Team Health Canvas and commitments from Super You into a small number of specific, owned actions with agreed timelines and a date to review progress.
Read more about this tool →
Better Meetings
Make your meetings sharper and more useful.
30 minutes

Discussion

We'll discuss some strategies for better meetings, including agenda-setting, opting out and scheduling.
Read more about this tool →
What you leave with

Three things you walk away with.

High performance is not luck, it is a set of conditions you can measure and build. This toolkit gives you team diagnostics to see where you stand and the tools to work on the blockers and turn insight into action.

Know where you stand

A clear read of your team's strengths and gaps

Clear the blockers

Agreement on the blockers worth clearing

An owned plan

An owned plan to raise performance

How it works

From booking to the room.

one

Book your seat

Choose a date and book online. You get instant confirmation, and an invoice if you need one.

two

Get your details

We send joining instructions, the location or link, and anything to prepare beforehand.

three

Come along

Join a small cohort of peers from other organisations for the session.

four

Take it back

Leave with practical tools and a clear next step to put to work with your own team.

How it works

From purchase to running it.

one

Buy the kit

A one-off purchase, with instant access to every file and a licence for your whole organisation.

two

Download everything

Get the full toolkit as a single download: guides, tools, workbook and slides.

three

Make it yours

Read the facilitator's guide and tailor the deck and materials to your team.

four

Run it

Use the kit as designed and lead your team through the process from start to finish.

In the kit

Everything you need, from start to finish.

The kit is built to be opened and used. No theory to interpret, no convoluted instructions or setup. Everything is ready.

Facilitator's playbook

A step-by-step running order with timings and prompts, so you can run the session with confidence.

Editable slide deck

A brandable deck in PowerPoint and Keynote to run the session your way.

Printable workbooks and canvases

Every tool as a print-ready worksheet or canvas, for the room or a whiteboard.

Coaching call with James

An optional 30-minute call to plan your session and get the most from the kit.

In the SESSION

Time well spent, from start to finish.

I've been delivering open workshops for years. They're different beasts to in-person sessions, and I use a considered mix of technology and facilitation techniques to make them effective and engaging experiences. Here's what you can expect when you attend this one.

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Facilitator's playbook

A step-by-step running order with timings and prompts, so you can run the session with confidence.

Editable slide deck

A brandable deck in PowerPoint and Keynote to run the session your way.

Printable workbooks and canvases

Every tool as a print-ready worksheet or canvas, for the room or a whiteboard.

Coaching call with James

An optional 30-minute call to plan your session and get the most from the kit.

Is it right for you?

An honest read on fit.

A good fit if
  • You lead a team and want it working better together
  • You want to measure and improve team performance
  • You want practical tools you can run in your meetings
  • You are ready to act on what the diagnostics show
Probably not for you if
  • You want a single off-site, where the Team Off-site Toolkit is the better fit
  • You want a facilitator to run it for you
  • You are looking for theory on teams
  • You are not able to give the work time to land

Common questions.

What's included in the toolkit?

Every tool in the kit, a facilitator playbook with a running order and timings, an editable slide deck, printable workbooks and canvases, and worked examples. Everything you need to run it yourself.

How is it delivered?

It is a digital download. The moment you buy, you get instant access to download everything, yours to keep.

Do I need facilitation experience to run it?

No. Every tool comes with step-by-step facilitator notes and timings, so you can run it with confidence even if you have never facilitated before.

Can I run it with my whole team or organisation?

Yes. Your licence is organisation-wide, so you can use it with any team, as many times as you like.

Can I edit and brand the materials?

Yes. The slides and worksheets are editable, so you can brand them and adapt them to your own context.

Can I get help running it?

Yes. You can add a coaching call with James to plan your session, or bring him in to facilitate it for you.

Need a hand?

Talk to James first.

If you are not sure whether this is right for your team, a short call is the fastest way to find out. No pressure, no pitch.