The exercise below provides you with an indication of the strength of your glue, the depth of the foundation from which all decisions across your team/business are made, and the potential for growth within your business. The exercise is an opportunity to examine the most impactful source of guidance and inspiration available to you, your team, your clients, and everyone else your team connects with.

 

Enjoy! Assessing and then building your core ideology leads to a profound experience that elevates personal and professional growth for all.

 

Assessing Your Core - 4 Steps

 

1. Who are we?

2. Why are we here?

3. Who do we need to be to fulfill our potential?

4. What does it mean to be (fill in from #3 above)?

 

Step 1

 

1. During your next team/leadership meeting, make sure everyone has something to write on

2. Ask the first question above to everyone in attendance

3. Have each individual write down their answer

4. Have them read their answers aloud to the group

5. Two questions to ask (within your mind) as everyone is sharing their input. Firstly, are they describing who your team/organization is or what your team/organization does? Secondly, how consistent are their answers?

6. Openly discuss everyone's input. As an example, ask the group if their answers are more aligned to what the team/business does or who the team/business is. Ask them to consider how aligned their answers are to each other.

7. Ask them to share what they are taking away from this first step in the exercise

  

Step 2

 

1. Follow similar steps with the second question (i.e., Why are we here?)

2. This time ask yourself, 'Are they describing our core reason for being or tangible outcome(s)?' and 'How consistent are their answers?'

3. Ask these questions of the team

4. Have them share their key take-aways from this step in the exercise

 

Step 3

 

1. Repeat this with question #3 (i.e., Who do we need to be to fulfill our potential?)

2. This time ask yourself, 'Are they describing who we need to be or what we need to do?' and 'How consistent are their answers?'

3. Ask these same questions of the team (e.g., Are we describing who we need to be or what we need to do?)

4. Discuss their key take-aways

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Step 4

 

What are the primary take-aways from the steps above? Is everyone clear on who the team/business is? Does clarity exist in your reason for being? Is there clarity in who the team/business needs to be to tap into its unlimited potential?

 

The most common answer to these last three questions is, 'No.' As with asking an individual these same questions about one's self, most team and organizations view business as something people do (versus someone people are). This couldn't be any further from the truth. It is who you are as an individual, team and organization that matters most (to all stakeholders).

 

'What does it mean to be_________?' is completed in the bEIng a Level 5 Team and bEIng a Level 5 Organization training programs. Before answering this question there must be clarity in the other three questions. These programs ensure this clarity. As such, if you like the idea of this exercise, and prefer to have someone facilitate a team discussion through all four questions, the program provides you with this opportunity as well.

 

Closing

 

You now have insight into the strength of the foundation of your team/business; into the glue that holds a team and organization together.

 

Level 5 EQ helps you build the core ideology (i.e., foundation) and communication (how you present yourselves to the world) that makes it possible for your team and organization to transcend past achievements; to go beyond the self-imposed limits of personal and professional growth.

 

“You have had a profound impact on our team!

Everyone is more productive. Life is also better outside of work!"