Intensive Overview

Team intensives provide an unparalleled opportunity for teams to build more psychological safety — the degree to which people feel like they can be open and honest — which is the number one factor in team performance as validated by over one thousand published studies.

Psychological safety is not something we can “learn about” passively — it’s a form of emotional development and connection that must happen through direct experience.

We provide safe and supportive space for members to explore the ways that they may unintentionally “perform” with each other and experience what it’s like to be more open and honest about what they think and feel.

We don’t just reflect, our professional actors create a simulated “parallel universe” where team members can actively build the skill of creating psychological safety in a safe space where trying things out and “getting messy” is encouraged.

Over multiple days, teams will gain new opportunities to break through old patterns or “walls” that were keeping members from being fully open and honest - and form deeper, more meaningful relationships in the process.

This sounds intense - what can I expect this experience to feel like?

Our number one job is to create a space that feels safe — and even fun — for your team to go on such an important and vulnerable journey of building more safety and honesty. We start by talking in advance with your team members individually so that we can learn about their experience and help ease any anxieties. During the intensive, we’ve learned from thousands of hours of facilitating this process how to ease people in, gradually bring defenses down, and invite a sense of discovery and possibility. The process is multiple days long because it cannot be rushed — and the end result has been described by dozens of leaders as “life-changing” or “transformative.”

What results should I expect once the process is over?

• An immediate increase in psychological safety (level of openness and honesty on the team).

• Meetings that feel lighter, more creative and “freewheeling.”

• Stronger relationships and connection between team members

• Decrease in unproductive “displacement behaviors” (speaking for effect, holding back, holding the “meeting after the meeting,” etc.)

How long is the Team Intensive?

The full process - intended to form the foundation of a team’s formation or “reset” — takes three days (6 hours each) in order to go deep with teams and surface dynamics that may otherwise take months or years to address (if at all). For teams that simply cannot commit the time, 2 days will fully introduce the concepts of psychological safety and start a team journey that can lead to significant growth. *Note: more than 80% of organizations that commit 3 days decide to invest even more time with Authentic Leaders because of the results and impact they feel.

Team Intensives can be held virtually (over Zoom) or can be held in-person (at your organization’s offices).

Booking Process

If you are interested in booking a team intensive and someone from your organization has attended an intensive with us before, please email Kevin with a few options for your preferred date range.

If no one from your organization has attended an intensive with us yet, we would love to talk with you and share a bit more about the intensive experience. Please set-up a short meeting with Kevin so we can get to know you a bit before booking your team intensive.