Twelve months, in three phases. We bring the framework, CliftonStrengths and the structure. Your team writes the agreements.
Phase 1: Diagnose
Stakeholder interviews
State of the Team survey (nine factors)
Strengths data review
Priority alignment
You get: a year-long engagement designed around your team.
Phase 2: Build
Q1, full day: Strengths Foundation & Team Exploration
Q2, half day: Strengths-Based Roles & Expectations
Q3, half day: Team Norms & Culture
Q4, half day: Effective Conflict
You get: a Connected Team Charter your team wrote.
Phase 3: Measure
The same nine-factor survey, run again against your baseline.
You get: a year-end report showing your team's progress.
THE CONNECTED TEAM JOURNEY
A year-long strengths-based engagement for non-profits and mission-driven teams
This is not a team-building workshop. Strengths are the tool. Alignment is the outcome.
Mission-driven teams are usually rich in connection and poor in clarity. Everyone believes in the work. Few can say what winning looks like in their own role.
The Connected Team Journey spends twelve months on that gap. Your team finds out where it stands, writes the agreements that change how it works together, and measures the difference at year's end.
Clarity × Connection = Commitment™ is a multiplication, not a list. A zero on either side zeros the result.
According to Salesforce, 97% believe a lack of alignment within a team directly affects the outcome of a task or project.
What it is
Teams of six to fourteen people in non-profits and the organizations that serve alongside them, including cities and universities. Executive and leadership teams can be scoped separately.
It's an ideal fit when:
A new executive director is settling in
Program and Development don't talk to each other
Growth or expansion is underway
It isn't the right fit if you need one strong day rather than a year of work. For a smaller first step, start with a Team Strengths session or retreat.
Not sure which to start with?
If several teams are struggling, start with The Connected Manager. When the problem shows up in more than one place, the common thread is usually managers who were never taught how to lead. If you lead one team and want it performing at its best, start with The Connected Team Journey. It isn't only for teams that are stuck; it's especially powerful for a good team that wants to be great.
Organizations can also run both together, with managers in The Connected Manager while their teams go through The Connected Team Journey. That's a whole-organization engagement, scoped and priced on its own. Ask about it on your consult.
Who It’s For
People can say what winning looks like in their own role
Disagreement gets raised in the meeting, not after it
The team shares a strengths language and uses it to divide the work
Program and Development plan from the same priorities
You have the charter your team wrote, plus a before-and-after survey showing what moved.
What Changes
Starts at $18,000
Foundations, associations and cities can fund a cohort across several organizations. Ask about the cohort format.
Investment
How to Get Started
1.
Book a Discovery Session
2.
Review and approve your scope and timeline
3.
Phase 1 begins with stakeholder interviews and the State of the Team survey