What is it?

This is a practical, interactive workshop that helps teams apply the principles of the bestselling book, The Go-Giver, to build stronger relationships, work with greater purpose, and create more value for others—leading to a more connected, collaborative, and high-performing team culture where every member thrives.

Why is it useful?

This workshop helps teams shift from transactional habits to a mindset of trust, generosity, and shared success—unlocking stronger collaboration, deeper purpose, and lasting impact.

Objectives

• Understand the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and how they apply in a team setting.
• Explore how to create value through service, authenticity, and trust.
• Strengthen collaboration by shifting from individual focus to collective impact.
• Practice applying Go-Giver principles to real workplace situations.
• Commit to one personal action that supports a more generous, high-performing team culture.

Resources Required

• Time: 2.5 - 3 hours
• Number of People: 6-20
• Flipcharts and markers
• Post-it notes
• Handouts summarising the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success (included in the download)
• Whiteboard or digital whiteboarding tool (if virtual)
• Timer

Process

Introduction and Purpose (15 minutes)

Activity: "Share Your Win"

Purpose: Set the tone by focusing on value creation and contribution.

1. Ask participants to pair up and share one moment when they felt they truly gave value to someone—either a colleague, client, or the team.
2. After 5 minutes, invite a few participants to share their insights with the larger group.

Understanding the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success (15 minutes)

Objective: Get leaders to reflect on their personal leadership challenges and how they deal with adversity.

1. Briefly introduce each of the Five Laws:

   • Law of Value
   • Law of Compensation
   • Law of Influence
   • Law of Authenticity
   • Law of Receptivity

2. Activity: Group Reflection

   • Split participants into 5 small groups (1 group per Law).
   • Ask each group to:
     • Summarise their assigned Law in their own words.
     • Provide an example of how it applies in a team setting.

3. Each group shares their findings briefly with the room.

The “Value-Add Sprint” (30 minutes)

Objective: Examine what makes leadership effective during tough times.

Activity: Value-Add Challenge

1. Set-up: Break the team into small groups (3–4 people each).
2. Task: Ask each group to design a creative idea, process, or small change that:
   • Provides more value to their team, clients, or organisation.
   • Requires no additional cost or major resources.
   • Aligns with one of the Five Laws (let them choose which).
3. Example Prompts:
   • “How can we create more value for our clients in small, surprising ways?”
   • “What processes can we simplify or improve to better serve our team?”
4. Output: Each group presents their “value-add” idea to the team in 2–3 minutes.
5. Debrief Questions:
   • Which ideas excited you the most?
   • How would implementing these changes benefit the team and others?

Living the Laws: Role-Play Scenarios (45 minutes)

Activity: “Be the Go-Giver” Role-Play

1. Present 3–4 realistic team scenarios where one or more Laws could be applied (examples included in the download).
2. Divide participants into groups and assign each a scenario.
3. Groups role-play how they would respond using one or more of the Five Laws.
4. Debrief: After each role-play, ask:
   • “Which Laws did you use, and why?”
   • “How did it change the outcome of the situation?”

Reflection and Commitment (30 minutes)

Activity: Personal Action Plan

1. Ask each participant to reflect and write answers to the following:
   • One Law I want to focus on personally and why.
   • One action I can take this week to add more value or serve someone else.
   • One team behaviour I’d like us to adopt based on the Go-Giver principles.
2. Sharing: Invite volunteers to share their commitments with the group.

Wrap-Up and Closing (15 minutes)

1. Reiterate the importance of creating value, collaboration, and generosity within the team.
2. Finish with a Go-Giver Challenge:
   • “Over the next week, find one way to ‘give’—without expectation—at work and notice what happens.”