The work of team transformation starts with the individual. When leaders are given the opportunity to turn the lens on themselves and ask honest, sometimes inconvenient questions, the ultimate result is a high performing team.
This is collective work. Doing this work together as a team weaves a web of deep trust. And with this new foundation of trust, remarkable shifts happen. We believe that though your team is made up of passionate, brilliant leaders, in our experience, too often they are held back by guarded, overly polite, or defensive behaviour.
A Redwood team journey creates the space to have the conversations your team would otherwise not have. It puts emotional literacy at the center of the story, and allows leaders to collectively create a deliberate culture of connection, collaboration and openness.
Our work with clients are extended engagements. More than a series of offsites, they are a deliberate and carefully calibrated team journey. Focused, collective time together is just one, albeit important, component of the experience.
The path forward depends on the desired outcomes of each client, but having done this many times, there are a series of elements and gates that consistently define a effective team journey.
Diagnostic interviews to understand current state and system dynamics: Interviews with all team members; Summarize findings in gallery / synthesis; Understand individual and business challenges.
Customized design: Synthesis of interview findings and presentation of representative themes; Bespoke design of Forum 1 and Forum 2 based on diagnostics.
2-day, in-person session, including upfront alignment and debrief with team leader. Review Diagnostic & current state of the team. Design Team Charter Individual behavioural commitments. Catalytic Life Moments: Sharing personal stories. Create vs reactive stances.
Field period: Light touch follow up with each team member to assess Forum 1 impact and gain input for Forum 2. Individual 30-min check-ins w/ each member of the team.
2-day, in-person session, including upfront alignment and debrief with team leader; Share and drive the individual learning; Work on collective shifts; Bond more closely as a team.
The Outcomes of A Redwood Team Journey
