Too many team meetings end up being a dry transfer of information and nothing else.
And too many leaders neglect culture until planning expensive retreats that cost thousands and fade within weeks.
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This guide gives Effective Leaders an engaging third option…
Make Every Meeting a Culture-Building Experience
25 ready-to-use ten-minute activities built around the G.R.E.A.T. culture model
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The Team Meeting Problem Nobody Talks About
You know your team is capable. Y
ou see it in individual conversations, in the quality of their work, in the moments when something clicks and everyone is rowing together.
But then the meeting happens. Updates get shared.
The agenda moves along.
People file out and return to their separate inboxes, and nothing about the team dynamic actually changed. The culture problem most leaders face is not a lack of effort. It is a lack of intentionality about the time they already have with their people.
This guide exists because there is a better way to use that time.
Not by making your meetings longer, or adding a separate team building agenda.
By using the ten or fifteen minutes you already have at the start of every meeting to do something intentional that actually changes how your team works together.
| ✓ A clear explanation of what the activity builds | ✓ Step-by-step facilitation instructions |
| ✓ A team meeting template for you to adapt | ✓ Facilitator notes with things to watch for |
| ✓ Debrief questions that convert activity into meaningful and relevant insights | ✓ A diagnostic guide showing which activity fits which current team problem |
| ✓ Virtual and hybrid notes for all 25 activities | ✓ A self-assessment to identify where to start |
What You Get
Make Every Meeting a Culture-Building Experience is a 90-page practical guide containing 25 fully developed activities, a scored self-assessment, a diagnostic meeting template, and a complete chapter on running these activities with virtual and hybrid teams.
Every activity is built around one of the five pillars of the G.R.E.A.T. culture model. Each one takes roughly fifteen minutes and fits inside the regular meeting rhythm you already have.
A Few of the Culture-Building Activities Inside
Here is a sample of what you will find across the five sections:
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The One-Sentence Goal TestAsk every person to write down the team’s top priority in one sentence. No coaching first. Then read them aloud. Most leaders are surprised by how many different answers they get from the same team. That gap is not a motivation problem. It is a clarity problem. And clarity is the leader’s job. |
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The Empathy ExerciseAsk each person to write one thing they wish their teammates understood about their role. The pressures. The hidden work. The things that are harder than they look from the outside. Then share them aloud. Most teams report this as the most honest conversation they have had in months. |
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The Unspoken RulebookAsk each person to complete two sentences: Around here, it is understood that we always… and Around here, it is understood that we never… What surfaces reveals the real culture your team is living, not the one on the wall. |
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The POINT Feedback PracticeWalk your team through a structured five-step feedback framework in a low-stakes practice scenario before anyone needs it in a real high-stakes conversation. Teams that practice feedback become teams that can actually give it when it matters. |
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The Culture ThermostatThermostats set the temperature. Thermometers just read it. This activity helps teams identify who is setting the emotional tone, name what they do specifically, and invite every person in the room to make a deliberate choice to be a thermostat going forward. |
Real Results from Real Teams
| “Weeks after the event, our managers are still talking about it. You helped create a better understanding of why our teammates do what they do and communicate the way they do. I wish we could have done even more.”
— Renee Silvey, HR Manager, Atlanta Women’s Healthcare Specialists |
| “I still find myself thinking about Sean’s activities and adapting my management style to make the person I’m working with feel more valued. He was able to take practical activities and create true learning opportunities.”
— Kris Pollock, The Arbor Company |
| “The reflection time and sharing after each activity solidified our end goal for the day, which was to bring our staff closer together so that we can work as a cohesive unit.”
— Patrece Morgan, Process Excellence Coordinator, Colonial Pipeline |
| “We have had many team building events over the years but none quite like Sean’s. He not only taught us and challenged us to be great teammates but he taught us life skills. We had fun, laughed a lot, and it was just what we needed to be a better organization.”
— Julie Worland, Principal, Kokomo Head Start School |
Trusted by leaders at organizations including:
Cisco • John Deere • CDC • Emory University • Ecolab • Southern Company • US Patent and Trademark Office • World Wide Technology
Who Created This Guide
Sean Glaze spent more than twenty years as a basketball coach before founding Great Results Teambuilding. He has since worked with organizations including Cisco, John Deere, the CDC, Emory University, and dozens of others across industries, helping leaders build cultures where people actually want to show up and give their best.
He is a National Speakers Association member, a PeopleKeys Certified DISC Facilitator, and the author of five leadership books. He works with groups of 8 to 800 people as a workplace culture speaker both in person and virtually.
The activities in this guide are not exercises he found in a textbook. They are the exact tools he uses in his live programs with corporate teams, refined over two decades of watching what actually changes team behavior and what does not.
Everything Inside the Guide
Here is exactly what you receive when you download your copy:
▶ Foreword: Why Most Meetings Miss the Point
Frames the meeting culture problem and why standard agendas leave the most important work undone.
▶ Introduction: The G.R.E.A.T. Culture Model
A full explanation of all five pillars, where most leaders underinvest, and the two-to-three pillar gap that quietly erodes team performance.
▶ How to Use This Book
The Four Cs framework, the seven-part meeting template, and a diagnostic table matching team problems to the right pillar and activity.
▶ Self-Assessment
A scored 25-statement assessment covering all five pillars. Identifies exactly where to start and where your team most needs attention.
▶ Part One: Goals and Engagement (5 activities)
The One-Sentence Goal Test, The Compelling Why, Priority Poker, The Progress Moment, The River and the Shore.
▶ Part Two: Relationships and Trust (5 activities)
The Animal in the Room, The Empathy Exercise, The Ten-Cent Investment, The Trust Ladder, The Strength Spotlight.
▶ Part Three: Expectations and Standards (5 activities)
The Unspoken Rulebook, What Good Looks Like, The Values-to-Behaviors Bridge, The Role Clarity Check, The Monday Morning Test.
▶ Part Four: Accountability and Feedback (5 activities)
The Elephant in the Room, The POINT Feedback Practice, The Ripple Exercise, Focus on the Next Play, The Commitment Card.
▶ Part Five: Thanks and Recognition (5 activities)
The Specific Shout-Out, The Unsent Thank You Letter, Catch Them Doing It Right, The Recognition Style Check, The Culture Thermostat.
▶ Virtual and Hybrid Teams Chapter
A quick-reference guide rating all 25 activities for virtual use, plus specific adaptation guidance for the three activities that need it most and six principles for making virtual culture-building work.
▶ Conclusion and Live Program Invitation
A closing chapter and a direct invitation to bring Sean in for a live facilitated experience when you are ready to go deeper.
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Your team’s next meeting is an opportunity.
This guide helps you use it.
The activities in this book cost nothing to run. They require no special materials, no outside facilitator, and no additional meeting time. What they require is a leader who decides to show up with intention.
That decision is available to you at your next meeting. This guide makes it practical.