What is Your Why?

Overview

Enhance your team’s collaborative dynamic with this workshop grounded in the research of leadership coach and inspirational speaker Simon Sinek. Participants will build camaraderie by finding their individual, team, and departmental purposes by rethinking the “whys” that drive them. Our goal is to help every Austin Community College employee find unique relationships to the 3 Cs of collaboration, connection, and caring in their mission to serve students.

Details

• Provider: A Collaborative Culture Magazine
• Facilitators: Jessica Oest, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and/or Christopher Rzigalinski, Managing Editor
• Location: TBD based on participant needs
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Group Size: Up to 50 participants
• Materials: All materials provided

Event Agenda

• Facilitators provide a workshop overview.
• Facilitators discuss Simon Sinek’s innovative Golden Circle concept, its application to higher education institutions, and illustrate how to articulate “whys” (purposes), “hows” (processes), and what’s (results).
• Each participant creates their own Golden Circle, embracing their unique voice and the passion that motivates them to do their jobs.  
• Each participant bonds with teammates to form a collaborative Golden Circle that speaks to their team’s shared vision.
• Teams collaborate to form a unified Golden Circle that serves as a shared vision to guide their office.
• The entire group leaves with the encouragement to embrace its shared vision and continually develop action steps that fine-tune that vision.

Total Running Time: 60 min

• 0 – 5: Introductions
• 5 – 15: What is the Golden Circle?
  • A brief introduction to Simon Sinek’s theory of “Why?”
• 15 – 25: Individual Golden Circles 
• 25 – 30: Individual Share
• 30 – 40: Team Golden Circles 
• 30 – 45: Team Share
• 45 – 55: Unified Golden Circle 
• 55 – 60: Closing
  • How can we turn this Golden Circle into actionable day-to-day steps?