Sustainable Team Performance Workshop
Any workplace team, managers, people leaders, HR facilitators
Surface work patterns, explore boundaries and trade-offs, generate team-level improvements, and close with sustainable working agreements.
Workshop Goal
Surface work patterns, explore boundaries and trade-offs, generate team-level improvements, and close with sustainable working agreements.
- Surface current work patterns and energy levels
- Explore boundaries and workload trade-offs
- Generate team-level improvements to sustainable performance
- Close with shared working agreements
MyWorkshopTools handles the technology, timing, and participant experience. You focus on the conversation.
Workshop Timeline
A step-by-step structure for the full 60-minute session.
- Icebreaker Experience 8 minCreate safety for honest conversation about workload and energy.This session requires psychological safety. Start with something that signals: it's safe to be honest here.
- Team Polls 12 minSurface current work patterns, energy levels, and team practices.Results are aggregate only. Focus on workload, recovery, focus, and team support — not individual health disclosures.
- Would You Rather 10 minExplore boundaries and workload trade-offs in a low-stakes format.Keep discussion focused on team practices and working agreements — not personal health or medical situations.
- Idea Storm 12 minGenerate team-level improvements to sustainable performance.Focus on team practices, not individual behaviour. Ideas should be things the team can do together.
- Team Retrospective 12 minClose with shared working agreements and sustainable commitments.The retro closes the session. Ask: "What's one working agreement we're committing to as a team?"
Facilitator Guide
Key Notes
- No medical advice, diagnosis language, or treatment recommendations.
- No requests for health disclosures. No forced discussion of personal mental-health experiences.
- Keep discussion focused on workload, recovery, focus, team practices, support, and sustainable performance.
- Do not imply this workshop replaces professional support.
- Close with a team-level working agreement, not individual commitments.
Discussion Tips
- What's one team practice that helps us sustain our energy over time?
- Where does our workload create friction that we've stopped talking about?
- What would a sustainable week look like for this team?
Closing Prompts
- "What's one working agreement we're committing to as a team?"
- "What's one thing you need from this team to sustain your performance?"
Delivered Through Workshop Plans
When launched, this Playbook becomes a Workshop Plan that guides facilitators through each activity, tracks workshop progress, and supports structured delivery from beginning to end.
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