Why it matters team session

Before the session

Read Days 2, 6 and 7 (about five minutes each), or Module 1 on the cheat sheet.

The 30 minutes

1. 0–5 minOpen

   One-word round: how full does your head feel this week?

2. 5–15 minDiscuss three days
   • Day 2: Attention is the budget.Where does our attention actually go in a normal week, and which of those spends did anyone decide on?
   • Day 6: Overload leaves tracks.Which signs of overload from Day 6 can we see in our own work, calendars or retros right now?
   • Day 7: The team owns the system.When someone here is struggling, do we fix the system or tell them to cope better, and what would we change first?
3. 15–25 minExercise: Audit the week

   Each person splits last week into Day 2's three columns: invest (deep work), spend (collaboration) and leak (pings, switching, chasing). Rough hours are fine. Compare the leak columns and pick one leak the team could plug together.

4. 25–30 minAction for the week

   Each person counts their interruptions for two days and brings back the total and the biggest single source.

   Agree the team rule: “Fix the system before coaching the person.”