"From the first meeting there has been improvement in how team members spend their time... Things are actually happening and there is a sense of accomplishment in the team which we lacked before."

Carol Albanesi
Director, Customer Relations, Flagler Hospital

H20 for Leaders

Getting the Most Important Things Done

H20 for Leaders is a series of trainings and assessments designed to help teams achieve Mission Activation.

Mission Activation results in getting the most important things done on a regular basis by leveraging the diverse knowledge, preferences, and skill sets of all team members.

Based on decades of experience implementing the science of both organizational and personal development in the workplace, these trainings help leaders and their team members work together to progress through the 6 Phases of Mission Activation listed below.

The 6 Phases of Mission Activation

The 6 Phases of Mission Activation are described below, including the Essential Question that must be answered in each phase. Failure to answer any of these Essential Questions in accurate and inclusive ways can cause massive motivation, morale, and productivity problems.

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Phase 1: Mission Exploration
Essential Question: How Much Can We Do Together?
Phase 1: Mission Exploration

Essential Question: How Much Can We Do Together?

In this phase of Mission Activation, team-wide WATER levels are assessed. WATER is an acronym that summarizes the following critical components of getting the most important things done:

Well-defined objectives,

Aligned goals,

Team ownership/buy-in,

Execution, and

Rewarding workplace experiences.

To help team members progress to Phase 2, leaders must ensure the scope of a team’s mission matches its members’ WATER levels. The more WATER a team has, the larger its mission can be. If team-wide WATER levels are low, it is best to start slow until they can be raised.
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Phase 2: Mission Clarity
Essential Question: How Do We Want to Do It?
Phase 2: Mission Clarity

Essential Question: How Do We Want to Do It?

Co-creation, distribution, and tracking of mission-aligned SMART goals is the focus of this phase of Mission Activation. SMART is an acronym summarizing the following factors that increase the probability of mission-aligned goal achievement:

Specific

Measurable

Agreed-upon

Realistic

Time bound

The Mission Fulfillment System helps team members collaborate to develop and prioritize their SMART goals, then track their achievement across time.

To facilitate progress to Phase 3, leaders must help their team members become extremely clear about:

the goals that are most important to their team’s Mission Activation levels and

how to leverage the team’s diverse knowledge, preferences, and skill sets to achieve each of these goals in high-quality ways.
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Phase 3: Mission Persistence
Essential Question: What's in the Way?
Phase 3: Mission Persistence

Essential Question: What's in the Way?

In this phase of Mission Activation, team members collaborate to identify the most common barriers to mission-aligned progress from a variety of perspectives. They then co-create, distribute, and track SMART solutions to overcome these barriers together. SMART solutions are SMART goals specifically designed to address barriers to achievement.

To progress to Phase 4, leaders must help their team members become extremely clear about how to overcome their most common obstacles to Mission Activation by:

identifying barriers to progress,

co-creating truly SMART solutions,

implementing these solutions, and

assessing their effectiveness.
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Phase 4: Mission Synergy
Essential Question: Are We All Doing It Together?
Phase 4: Mission Synergy

Essential Question: Are We All Doing It Together?

Mastering the 10 elements of the WATER Game Scorecard is the focus of this phase of Mission Activation. The WATER Game Scorecard helps leaders work with their team to

discuss team-wide WATER levels and

identify methods of raising WATER levels to boost Mission Activation.

To progress to Phase 5, leaders must help their team members align their behaviors with the key components of high-functioning teams. This results in the co-creation of an environment where Mission Activation is the norm—and where more gets done with less wasted time and energy.
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Phase 5: Mission Pay-off
Essential Question: Why Are We Doing It?
Phase 5: Mission Pay-off

Essential Question: Why Are We Doing It?

In this phase of Mission Activation, leaders help team members work together to reinforce mission-aligned activity in themselves and others by co-creating and implementing a Mission-activating Reward System. Such reward systems increase the probability that everyone will:

consistently get the most important things done in high-quality ways and

enjoy doing so.

To progress Phase 6, leaders must help their team members understand how to customize and distribute rewards for optimal results.
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Phase 6: Mission Exploration
Essential Question: Are We Doing It Well?
Phase 6: Mission Exploration

Essential Question: Are We Doing It Well?

Effective teammates work together like notes in a symphony. In this phase of Mission Activation, leaders help team members learn to harmonize with themselves, others, and the group’s mission through STEAM Training. STEAM is an acronym that summarizes the following elements of personal effectiveness and interpersonal expertise:

Social support

Time availability

Enjoyment

Accessibility

Motivation

Inadequate amounts of any of these five elements can create major barriers to progress. STEAM Training helps leaders guide their team toward the achievement of their goals by moving them through all obstacles to success. Special attention is paid to helping people tap into their:

intrinsic motivation,

creativity, and

excitement.

To promote maintenance of Mission Activation, leaders must help their team learn how to sustain high STEAM levels, especially during busy, stressful, or challenging times.

H20 for Leaders

Getting the Most Important Things Done

The 6 Phases of Mission Activation

Phase 1: Mission Exploration

Phase 2: Mission Clarity

Phase 3: Mission Persistence

Phase 4: Mission Synergy

Phase 5: Mission Pay-off

Phase 6: Mission Exploration