Start With The Wins

Opening with wins sets the tone for the entire session. These are high performers that often brush over achievements and directly focus on challenges. Start the room low-energy and you'll spend the next fifty minutes fighting it. Start it with high energy and it'll transform everything.

Go round the group. Everyone shares one win, something they're proud of, or a positive thing that has happened in the last week, before anyone gets into a hotseat. Keep it brief. One thing per person. It doesn't need to be big.

The point is that everyone hears, early, that people here are moving forward.

Help people put that win into words if they're underselling it, then encourage them to post it in "🏆 Wins & Lessons [iGL]", or share it for them and highlight their achievement. Everyone likes to be complimented.