Deepen Team Trust
Questions to build vulnerability-based trust within your team
#1
These are qualities my former colleagues appreciated most about me
#2
What is one thing you're grateful for in your work right now?
#3
What's a challenge you're currently facing that the team could help with?
#4
What's one thing you've learned recently that changed your perspective?
#5
What do you need from the team to do your best work?
#6
What's a mistake you made that taught you something valuable?
#7
How do you prefer to receive feedback?
#8
What's one thing you'd like to be better at?
Get to Know Each Other
Build connections through personal stories and interests
#9
What's a hobby or interest you have outside of work that most people don't know about?
#10
What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
#11
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?
#12
What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?
#13
What's a book, podcast, or movie that has influenced you?
#14
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
#15
What motivates you to get out of bed in the morning?
Improve Collaboration
Enhance how your team works together
#16
What's working well in how we collaborate as a team?
#17
What could we do differently to work better together?
#18
How do you like to communicate when working on a project?
#19
What's one thing that slows down our progress that we could address?
#20
What do you need from teammates to feel supported?
#21
How can we better leverage each other's strengths?
#22
What's one process we should simplify or improve?
Foster Innovation
Encourage creative thinking and new ideas
#23
What's an idea you have that you haven't shared yet?
#24
If you could change one thing about how we work, what would it be?
#25
What's something innovative you've seen elsewhere that we could try?
#26
What's a risk you think we should take?
#27
What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
#28
What's an assumption we should challenge?
#29
How can we create more space for experimentation?
Strengthen Values
Align on core principles and shared purpose
#30
What values guide your decision-making at work?
#31
What does success look like for you personally?
#32
What kind of impact do you want to have through your work?
#33
What do you think our team stands for?
#34
How do our company values show up in your daily work?
#35
What's a value we should talk about more as a team?
#36
What legacy do you want to leave in your role?
Navigate Change
Build resilience and adaptability
#37
How are you feeling about the changes happening in our team/company?
#38
What support do you need during this transition?
#39
What's one thing you're excited about in the future?
#40
What's one thing you're nervous about?
#41
How have you successfully adapted to change in the past?
#42
What can we learn from recent challenges?
#43
How can we support each other through uncertainty?
Celebrate Wins
Recognize achievements and express gratitude
#44
What's a recent win you're proud of?
#45
Who on the team deserves recognition and why?
#46
What's something you've accomplished that was harder than expected?
#47
What progress have we made as a team recently?
#48
What are you looking forward to achieving next?
#49
What's a skill you've developed that you're proud of?
#50
How has your growth surprised you?
#51
What makes you feel appreciated at work?