Research-backedLiving the Values
Beneficiary Moment
Invite a real customer or beneficiary to speak with a team for five minutes about how their work changed things.
Quarterly5–10 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Ritual Library
Rituals that turn values into habits
The world’s best organisational rituals, from Amazon to Toyota to Pixar, alongside research-backed originals. Filter by what you’re trying to change, then run one with your team this week.
Psychological Safety
Blameless Retrospective
After any project or incident, the team reflects on what happened, what helped, what hindered and what they'll change — without blame.
Milestone45–60 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at Japanese workplacesLiving the Values
Chōrei (Morning Assembly)
A short whole-team morning gathering to greet each other, restate the mission or values, and align on the day.
Daily10–15 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Research-backedWellbeing & Energy
End-of-Day Parking
Before signing off, everyone writes one line per open task: the next action, when, and where — so their minds can switch off.
Daily3 minutesAny
Seen at Swedish workplacesWellbeing & Energy
Fika
A daily shared coffee break where the whole team stops working together — no laptops, no agenda.
Daily15 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Research-backedRecognition & Appreciation
Five-Minute Favour
Each person does one small act of help a day that takes five minutes or less — an introduction, a quick review, a shared template.
Daily5 minutesAny
Research-backedPsychological Safety
Friday Two-Question Pulse
Every Friday, ask the team two questions — how was your week, and what would make next week better — then act on something by Monday.
Weekly2 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at Indonesian & Malay traditionLiving the Values
Gotong Royong Day
A day where the whole team works side by side on a shared community or workplace project — everyone hands-on, regardless of rank.
QuarterlyHalf a dayOrganisation-wide
Living the Values
Graceful Farewell
When someone leaves, the team gathers to share what they'll take forward from that person — closing the chapter with dignity.
Milestone30 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Recognition & Appreciation
Gratitude Circle
A monthly round where each person appreciates a colleague for a specific behaviour that reflects a company value.
Monthly30 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Seen at LinkedInWellbeing & Energy
InDay
Give one day a month back to employees to invest in themselves, their teams or their community — around a shared theme.
Monthly1 dayOrganisation-wide
Research-backedChange & Transformation
Kill Criteria Kickoff
At the start of every significant project, agree in writing what would make you stop it — and who makes that call.
Milestone20 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Learning & Performance
Monday Intentions
A short Monday kickoff where each person shares their single most important outcome for the week and what support they need.
Weekly15 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at AsanaLearning & Performance
No-Meeting Day
Protect one day a week from internal meetings so everyone gets uninterrupted time for deep work.
WeeklyAll dayOrganisation-wide
Seen at PixarPsychological Safety
Notes Day
Pause normal work for a day so employees can raise problems and propose fixes, without managers in the room.
Annually1 dayOrganisation-wide
Onboarding & Belonging
Onboarding Story Walk
In their first week, a new hire walks (or video-calls) with three colleagues who each tell one story that explains "how we really work here."
Milestone3 × 30 minutesAny
Seen at GoogleLeadership
Open Q&A All-Hands
A regular all-hands where leaders take unscreened questions from anyone — including the uncomfortable ones.
Monthly45 minutesOrganisation-wide
Recognition & Appreciation
Prevention Spotlight
Recognise the people who quietly prevented problems — not just the heroes who fought fires.
Monthly10 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Research-backedLeadership
Priority Echo
Ask a team member to explain the top priority in their own words. If it doesn’t match yours, your communication needs work.
Monthly5 minutesAny
Change & Transformation
Project Funeral
When a project is stopped, hold a short, good-humoured “funeral” to honour the effort, capture lessons and let the team move on.
Milestone45 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Change & Transformation
Red Tape Demolition Derby
A quarterly event where employees nominate pointless rules and approvals — and leaders visibly scrap the worst ones on the spot.
Quarterly60 minutesOrganisation-wide
Seen at AtlassianChange & Transformation
ShipIt Days
A 24-hour sprint where anyone can work on any idea they choose, then demo it to the whole company.
Quarterly24 hoursOrganisation-wide
Seen at AmazonLeadership
Silent Memo Start
Replace slides with a written narrative, and begin the meeting with everyone reading it in silence before any discussion.
Weekly20–30 minutes readingSmall team (2–10)
Change & Transformation
The 30-Second Test
Time how long it takes to do the behaviours your culture depends on. If it takes longer than 30 seconds or three clicks, fix the process.
Quarterly60 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at ToyotaPsychological Safety
The Andon Pull
Give anyone the right to “stop the line” when they see a problem — and thank them every time they use it.
DailyAs neededAny
Seen at PixarPsychological Safety
The Braintrust Review
Peers from other teams give candid, specific feedback on work in progress — with no authority to force changes.
Monthly90 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at Ritz-CarltonLiving the Values
The Daily Line-up
A short stand-up at the start of every shift where teams review one value or standard and share a “wow story” of someone living it.
Daily10–15 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Seen at AmazonLiving the Values
The Door Desk Award
Celebrate a well-built idea that saved money or resources — and tie it to the story of a value your organisation was founded on.
Quarterly10 minutesOrganisation-wide
Seen at AmazonLiving the Values
The Empty Chair
Leave one seat empty in key meetings to represent the customer — and ask what they would say about the decision.
WeeklyNo extra timeSmall team (2–10)
Research-backedLeadership
The Flipped 1:1
The direct report sets the agenda for every one-to-one — the manager’s topics come last.
Fortnightly30 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at Grey AdvertisingPsychological Safety
The Heroic Failure Award
Recognise bold attempts that didn’t work out, to make ambitious risk-taking safe.
Quarterly10 minutesOrganisation-wide
Seen at AmazonRecognition & Appreciation
The Just Do It Award
Recognise someone who took initiative outside their job to act on a good idea — with a deliberately humble trophy, like an old shoe.
Quarterly10 minutesOrganisation-wide
Seen at ShopifyLearning & Performance
The Meeting Purge
Periodically delete every recurring meeting from calendars, then only add back the ones people genuinely miss.
Annually2-week cooling-offOrganisation-wide
Seen at ZapposOnboarding & Belonging
The Offer
During onboarding, offer new hires a payment to leave if the culture isn’t right for them — so everyone who stays has chosen to.
MilestoneOne conversationOrganisation-wide
Seen at EtsyPsychological Safety
The Three-Armed Sweater
An annual award for the most spectacular (and instructive) mistake of the year — celebrating learning, not blame.
Annually15 minutesOrganisation-wide
Psychological Safety
The Trust Reply
When someone copies you on an email “just in case”, reply privately: “You don’t need to copy me on this — I trust your judgement.”
Daily1 minuteAny
Research-backedRecognition & Appreciation
Top-Three Spotlight
Instead of thanking everyone equally, publicly name three specific people and exactly what they did.
Monthly5 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Change & Transformation
Transformation Pre-mortem
Before launching a change initiative, imagine it has failed a year from now and work backwards to find out why.
Milestone60 minutesDepartment (10–50)
Seen at SalesforceLeadership
V2MOM Alignment
Every person writes and shares their Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles and Measures for the year, aligned with the company’s own.
Annually2–3 hoursOrganisation-wide
Living the Values
Values Moment
Open a regular leadership or all-hands meeting with a two-minute true story of a value in action.
Monthly5 minutesOrganisation-wide
Hybrid & Remote Teams
Weather Check-in
Begin team meetings with a one-word "weather report" so everyone can signal how they're arriving — sunny, cloudy or stormy.
Daily3 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Recognition & Appreciation
Weekly Wins
A 15-minute end-of-week round where everyone names one win and one person who helped make it happen.
Weekly15 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at GEChange & Transformation
Work-Out Session
Cross-functional teams identify wasteful approvals, reports and meetings; a leader must answer each proposal on the spot.
QuarterlyHalf a dayDepartment (10–50)
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