Module 4 – Lesson 1
In this lesson you’ll learn:
Why COREteams is a great tool for your team
The supplies you need for the meeting
What questions to prepare ahead of time
COREteams is a great tool:
COREteams was designed to help increase trust, loyalty, satisfaction, and understanding among your team. The assessment results set the stage for a great discussion. Using the COREreport, your meeting can provide an impactful connection and deeper insight that strengthens team culture and alignment.
Knowing you have a great tool to guide you, you’ll be leading your team meeting with confidence.
What to gather for the meeting:
- A copy of each person’s individual core values page
- You can have one sheet for each individual, or share a copy of the whole report with each person
- A copy of each team’s shared core values
- You can highlight each smaller team, the entire team as a whole, or both
- Example: Marketing, Sales, ABC Company as a whole
- Have a copy of Marketing’s shared values for their team and a copy of Sales’ shared values for their team
- Have a copy of ABC Company’s (total) shared values for everyone to see
- A copy of your team’s heatmap
- A copy of your team’s COREculture scores
Key questions to consider ahead of time:
Each team is unique, so each COREteams meeting will be unique. Spend time thinking about your team, then consider these questions. The answers will guide the structure of your meeting.
- What is our goal for this meeting?
1. Connection?
- Use the values and origin stories to help teammates better understand each other.
- Use the heatmap to talk through how our values impact the ways we think and act.
- Discuss the pillars of culture – strengths and areas for growth.
2. Team alignment?
- Share origin stories to build a foundation of understanding.
- Use the heatmap to analyze strengths and areas in need of focus.
- Discuss the pillars of culture.
- Where are we strong and why?
- Where do we need to focus and why?
- What is a tangible step we can take to improve one area?
3. Build culture?
- Share origin stories to build a foundation of understanding.
- Examine the shared core values and discuss why these are the key values for the team.
- Ask teammates to reflect where they overlap and where they uniquely contribute to the team.
- Discuss the pillars of culture.
- Where are we strong and why?
- Where do we need to focus and why?
- What do we want our team culture to be known for? How do we intentionally produce that?
- How does my team interact best?
1. How can I set the stage for this discussion?
- Give an overview?
- Share the report and let them read it quietly?
- Call in an expert?
2. How do I need to structure this material?
- One longer meeting?
- Plan two sessions, one for values and one for culture?
3. What is the best way to encourage discussion on my team?
- Small group discussion?
- Live?
- Zoom?
- How do I create the groups: random or planned? Or by smaller team (ex: marketing)?
- Large group sharing?
- Both?
- Small group discussion?
- What do I want my team to take away from this experience?
1. How will we summarize this experience at the end of the meeting?
- Group feedback?
- Individual feedback?
2. What will next steps include?