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# High Performance Habits Workshop

Teams examine six performance habits across clarity, energy, necessity, productivity, influence, and courage. Participants identify work habits to drop or adopt and record individual and group commitments on a visible board.

**Time:** 90 minutes. 90 minutes as specified in the source agenda.
**People:** 6 to 24. Individual reflection, pairs (with one trio if headcount is odd), small groups of 3 or 4 (e.g. 13 divides into two trios and one group of 4; 17 divides into three groups of 4 and one trio), and whole-room syntheses.

## Choose this exercise

**Purpose:** Assess team work practices across six performance habits and establish concrete personal and shared work agreements.
**Use it when:** Use during quarterly planning or team resets when a group needs to adjust daily working patterns, reduce friction, and align on high-priority work.
**Skip it when:** Skip during acute crisis management, immediate product deadlines, or when the team lacks basic psychological safety.

## Materials and tools

- 1 printed High Performance Habits Framework summary worksheet per person
- Sheets of scratch paper (at least 1 per person)
- 1 pad of sticky notes per table or breakout
- 1 fine-point marker per person
- 4 flip charts or whiteboards
- Assorted flip chart markers
- 1 countdown timer visible to the room
- For hybrid only: 1 co-facilitator to manage online breakout tech, chat monitoring, and chart mirroring

## Before participants arrive

1. Prepare four flip charts with headers: 1) Team Peak Themes, 2) Energy: split with a vertical center line into Drains and Restores, 3) High-Impact Work, 4) Our Commitments.
2. Place one printed worksheet, scratch paper, sticky notes, and a marker at every seat.
3. Arrange chairs in clusters of 3 to 4 people.
4. For hybrid sessions, brief the co-facilitator on mirror charting, breakout assignments, and remote chat relay.

## Say this to open

Today we examine six habits that support sustained performance without burnout: clarity, energy, necessity, productivity, influence, and courage. Think back to a specific time when you felt at your absolute best at work: focused, energized, and effective. Turn to a partner, or reflect privately if you prefer, and note what made that state possible.

## How to run it

### 1. Introduce framework and peak states (10 minutes)

Speak the opening script. Give pairs 4 minutes to share peak experiences or write privately (one trio if odd). Bring the room together for 3 minutes. Ask 2 or 3 volunteers to state one core factor and scribe themes on flip chart 1. Direct everyone to the handout. Read the six habit names aloud and ask participants to scan their descriptions for 1 minute. Spend the final 2 minutes asking: 'Which of these habits do you think makes the biggest difference for our team?'

### 2. Clarify intentions and standards (15 minutes)

Direct participants to the Seek Clarity section (Habit 1) of their worksheet. Allow 5 minutes of silent writing on the three reflection prompts. Have participants pair up (or form one trio if odd) for 6 minutes to share one insight each, or continue private writing if they choose. For the remaining 4 minutes, collect 3 brief whole-room comments on shared standards the team wants to maintain.

### 3. Map energy and examine necessity (20 minutes)

Point to flip chart 2 (Drains and Restores). Give participants 3 minutes to write work energy drains on one sticky note and restorers on another, then post them. Review patterns for 5 minutes. Say: 'Necessity is the urgency, purpose, or sense of duty that makes performing well an active priority rather than an abstract preference.' Form groups of 3 or 4. Spend 8 minutes discussing why the work matters and who relies on it. Take 4 minutes to hear one highlight per table.

### 4. Prioritize high-impact productivity (20 minutes)

Say: 'Productivity is not about doing more; it is about doing what matters most.' Ask individuals to list their top three weekly priorities on scratch paper (3 minutes). Ask: 'If you could finish only one, which delivers the greatest result?' (2 minutes). Have pairs compare lists for 8 minutes to identify tasks to delegate, delay, or drop. Convene the room for 7 minutes to agree on two concrete team practices that protect priority focus time.

### 5. Strengthen influence and courage (20 minutes)

Say: 'High performers build influence by helping others succeed, and show courage by addressing difficult topics directly, taking risks, and standing for what matters.' In groups of 3 or 4, spend 12 minutes answering: 'How can we better support other teams?' and 'What difficult conversation or decision have we avoided?' Invite 4 groups to share for 2 minutes each (8 minutes total) with one influence approach and one courageous action.

### 6. Commit to action and close (5 minutes)

Ask everyone to complete the final Commitment section of their worksheet silently: 'One habit I will strengthen is...' and 'One action I will take this week is...' (2 minutes). Invite participants to write their action on a sticky note and stick it directly onto flip chart 4, or keep it private in their notes if they prefer. Read out 3 to 5 posted samples aloud to highlight immediate, concrete actions across the team (3 minutes).


## Debrief questions

- Which of the six habits would make the biggest immediate difference to our team right now?
- What is one routine we currently tolerate that drains team momentum?
- How will we follow up on these personal commitments in regular check-ins?

**Finished output:** A documented list of shared energy factors, team time-protection rules, and optionally shared individual weekly habit commitments recorded on a visible chart or posted sticky notes.

## Remote

Run via video meeting platform with breakout rooms and a shared digital whiteboard. Create frames matching the physical flip charts: Team Peak Themes, Energy: Drains vs Restores, High-Impact Work, and Our Commitments. Use 2-person and 3-to-4-person breakout rooms for discussions. Participants type commitments into the shared workspace.

## Hybrid

Pair in-person participants with in-person partners and remote participants with remote partners in virtual breakouts. A dedicated co-facilitator is required to mirror remote board cards onto room flip charts, read out remote chat comments, and ensure equal turn distribution.

## Access and participation choices

- Participants may reflect and write notes privately without reading them aloud or posting them publicly.
- During small group conversations, participants may opt to pass on speaking and take the group scribe role instead.
- Provide digital and large-print versions of the framework worksheet.

## If the session gets stuck

**Discussions turn into an open-ended complaint session about executive leadership or systemic company issues during the energy drain exercise.**

Acknowledge the systemic frustration briefly, then redirect the group: 'What specific factor in this room is completely within our own control to change?'

**Participants write vague personal commitments such as 'communicate better' or 'be more focused.'**

Provide a neutral example of a concrete habit: instead of 'communicate better,' use 'send project updates every Thursday at 3 PM.' Ask individuals to rewrite their action with a specific trigger and day.


## Terms used here

- Necessity: The urgency, purpose, or sense of duty that makes performing well an active priority rather than an abstract preference.

## Participant material: The High Performance Habits Framework Summary

THE SIX HABITS FRAMEWORK

1. SEEK CLARITY: Know who you want to be, what you want to achieve, and how you want to interact with others.
- Reflection: Who am I when I work at my best?
- Reflection: What core contribution do I make to this team?
- Reflection: How do I want others to experience working with me?

2. GENERATE ENERGY: Actively manage mental stamina, physical stamina, and positive workplace interactions.
- What drains my energy at work?
- What restores my energy at work?

3. RAISE NECESSITY: Connect daily effort to real human impact, urgency, and moral obligation.
- Why does our work matter right now?
- Who depends on our quality and execution?

4. INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY: Focus deeply on high-impact outputs; strip away low-value busywork.
- Top 3 work priorities this week:
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  3.
- The single highest-impact priority:
- Task to drop, delay, or streamline:

5. DEVELOP INFLUENCE: Build trust by developing people and championing their goals alongside yours.
- How can we expand our support and influence with partners?

6. DEMONSTRATE COURAGE: Speak truth, share bold ideas, and take necessary professional risks.
- What conversation or issue requires direct action this week?

COMMITMENT
- One habit I will strengthen this week:
- One specific action I will take to practice it:

## Sources and adaptation

Observed in WorkshopBank, which attributes the underlying six-habit model to Brendon Burchard's 'High Performance Habits'.

Retained the 90-minute structure, 6-phase sequence, and reflection prompts based on the High Performance Habits framework observed in WorkshopBank. Clarified explicit worksheet references, moved flip chart drawing to pre-session setup, scripted the facilitator prompt for defining necessity, resolved privacy choices in commitment posting, and specified concrete breakout partitioning rules.

[WorkshopBank](https://workshopbank.com/tools/high-performance-habits-workshop)

Current run sheet: https://unitedwetransform.com/exercises/high-performance-habits-workshop-workshopbank/