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Most teams don’t struggle because of lack of intelligence, talent, or ambition.
They struggle because they lack:
Clear values
Shared rhythms
Decision-making structure
Aligned practices
Direction that feels meaningful
The Heart Beat Hustle Workshop is a practical, narrative-driven operating-model session designed to help teams understand why they exist, how they work, and what they are trying to achieve — in a simple, human, scalable way.
This method was born from lived experience in high-performance, high-pressure environments — honed through leadership in complex organizations and informed by decades of research in organizational design, leadership, and team psychology.
It is simple enough for small teams.
It is powerful enough for large organizations. And it scales.
THE HEART — Values & principles
Your values, principles, and ethics.
What you stand for.
What you will not compromise on.
The Heart answers:
Who are we?
What matters here?
What kind of “blood” flows through this organization?
What behaviors define “how we do
things”?
This creates belonging, trust, and
psychological safety.
THE BEAT — Rhythms & Rituals
Your meetings, rituals, and communication patterns — the cadence that keeps the team aligned.
The Beat answers:
How do we stay in sync?
What does our weekly rhythm look like?
What metrics matter, and when do we look at them?
How do we make decisions?
When do we gather and reflect?
This keeps the organization alive, adaptive, and coordinated.
THE HUSTLE — Goals & activities
Your objectives, key results, commitments, and the actions that move the mission forward.
The Hustle answers:
What are we trying to achieve?
What are this cycle’s goals?
What activities drive those goals?
How do we measure success?
What does “good” look like?
This is where strategy becomes reality.
Founder teams
Organizations needing operating clarity
Scale-up teams experiencing growing pains
Leadership teams
Teams entering a new strategic stage
Teams lacking clear roles & rhythms
Departments wanting to redesign the way they work
Founder teams
Organizations needing operating clarity
Leadership teams
Departments wanting to redesign the way they work
Teams entering a new strategic stage
Teams lacking clear roles & rhythms
Scale-up teams experiencing growing pains
Founder teams
Organizations needing operating clarity
Leadership teams
Scale-up teams experiencing growing pains
Teams lacking clear roles & rhythms
Departments wanting to redesign the way they work
Teams entering a new strategic stage
Your team’s heart (Values & principles)
Teams define:
Their shared values
The principles that govern decisions
The non-negotiables
The ethical standards
The “blood type” of the organization
This becomes the cultural foundation and leadership compass.
Your team’s beat (Rhythms & rituals)
We design:
Your weekly, monthly, quarterly rhythm
Meeting structures
Communication norms
Check-ins and metrics
Ways to maintain psychological safety
The result is a rhythm that prevents chaos — and improves flow.
Your team’s Hustle (Goals & activities)
We clarify:
Your North Star
The goals for the cycle
The metrics that matter
The activities that drive momentum
How accountability works
This part translates values and intention into action.
What makes this workshop unique
Workshop agenda (half-day or full-day)
Opening & Context
Individual Reflection
Short narrative exercises:
What do I love?
What am I good at?
What does the world need?
What can I get paid for?
“I am…” leadership identity
(This anchors the team in self-awareness.)
Build the Heart
Define:
Values
Principles
Behaviors
Expectations
Leadership posture
Build the Beat
Design your:
Weekly rhythms
Meeting architecture
Decision-making flow
Metrics & review cycles
Rituals & communication norms
Build the Hustle
Set:
Cycle goals
Initiatives & activities
Success measures
Accountability structure
Integration
We bring Heart → Beat → Hustle together into a unified operating model.
Close & Commit
Teams define their Next 7 Days, Next 30 Days, Next 90 Days actions.
After the workshop, your team will have:
“The missing operating system”
“Simple but powerful”
“Finally, a model that actually fits us”
“The clearest we’ve ever been as a team”
“it finally makes sense now”
Format & Practical details
Duration
3 hours / 4.5 hours / full-day
Format
In-person or virtual
Ideal team size
4–25
Includes
Heart Beat Hustle playbook,
worksheets, templates, values & rhythm design tools, post-workshop summary
Optional add-ons
Quarterly recalibration
Leadership coaching
Narrative coaching
Team rhythm audits
Ready to create your operating model?
If your team is moving fast but not always in sync, the Heart Beat Hustle gives you structure, clarity, and momentum — everything a modern team needs to perform.
Book a session