Whether your team is coming together for the first time, navigating tension, working through change, or striving to unlock higher performance, Hone provides structured, neutral facilitation that supports clarity, connection, and forward momentum.
We work closely with HR, senior leaders, and team members to design sessions that fit your goals, your culture, and your realities. You can choose from proven facilitation frameworks — such as Developing Team Ground Rules or our multi-phase Culture of Teamwork program — or we can design a customized experience to meet your specific needs.
Every session is grounded in psychological safety, practical frameworks, and expert facilitation, creating a space where people can contribute honestly, think strategically, and build shared commitment.
Our clients engage us to help them:
- Build trust, alignment and cohesion across new, growing, or siloed teams
- Navigate difficult conversations and sensitive workplace issues with confidence and stronger communication practices
- Clarify expectations, roles, and behaviours so your team can move forward together
- Align on decisions, priorities, and shared goals to achieve collective results and success
- Develop or refresh the team’s vision, mission, and values to clearly state the impact that you have, the work that you do and what matters most
Create a team charter for shared agreements and commitments for how you’ll show up and work together for a high performing and healthy workplace culture
“We didn’t want just another surface-level, feel-good team-building session. We needed a professional, neutral space to work through both the positives and the challenges. We learned to step outside our own lenses and create a shared perspective that truly supports collaboration.
What set this experience apart was its purposeful depth, focused direction, and the safe, neutral environment that allowed everyone to show up authentically and have real conversations.”
~ Cory Judge, Owner/Designer, Shi Studio
What You Get
Every facilitated engagement includes:
- Collaborative pre-session planning to define goals, desired outcomes, and key challenges
- A customized agenda designed around your team’s context, culture, and priorities
- Expert, neutral facilitation that keeps conversations productive, respectful, and grounded
- Interactive exercises and discussions that build trust, clarity, and shared understanding
Documented agreements or next steps so your team leaves aligned and ready to act - Optional leader or team coaching to support implementation and accountability
Your team leaves the room with clarity, commitment, and a shared path forward — not just a good conversation.
Facilitation Options
Developing Team Ground Rules / Team Agreements / Team Commitments
A focused, practical session where teams co-create the expectations and behavioural standards needed for healthy collaboration.
Ground rules help teams:
- Clarify how they communicate
- Navigate conflict constructively
- Strengthen accountability
- Reduce misunderstandings and friction
- Build a more positive, respectful team culture
Examples of Team Ground Rules
Teams often choose to create standards around:
- Communication methods & norms
(When to use email, text, phone; expectations for tone and clarity) - Response times & availability
(How quickly to reply; expectations around evenings, weekends, and vacations) - Meeting effectiveness
(Being on time, minimizing distractions, clarity on decisions and next steps) - Collaboration across styles
(Adapting to different personality or work preferences, especially in hybrid environments) - Recognition & appreciation
(How and when the team acknowledges contributions) - Accountability & follow-through
(Commitments, ownership, and how the team keeps itself on track) - Conflict norms
(What productive conflict looks like, how to raise issues respectfully) - Decision-making
(Who is involved, how decisions are made, and how they’re communicated) - Feedback practices
(How the team gives, receives, and responds to feedback) - Learning & continuous improvement
(How the team revisits its commitments, goals, and progress)
By the end of the session, your team will:
- Identify the issues that matter most
- Brainstorm expectations and behaviours
- Evaluate and refine them
- Commit to shared standards
- Define next steps and implementation plans
Engaging Teams in a Culture of Teamwork
A comprehensive, four-phase team development program that strengthens relationships, improves communication, and builds shared commitment.
The four phases include:
- Coming Together as Teammates
- Working Together as a Team
- Setting Expectations & Standards
- Progressing Together as a Team
Teams build awareness, connection, and practical skills that support long-term cohesion and high performance. Optional one-on-one coaching supports leaders and team members through implementation and accountability.
Our Facilitation Process
1. Define Success
We clarify what you want to achieve — alignment, conflict resolution, role clarity, better communication, or improved team functioning.
2. Understand the People & the Context
We learn about your team, dynamics, history, and strategic goals so the session is grounded in what’s real.
3. Design the Session
We develop a tailored agenda using proven frameworks that address your priorities and support honest, productive dialogue.
4. Facilitate with Care
We create a safe, structured environment that encourages open conversation, constructive conflict, and shared problem-solving.
5. Capture Commitments
Teams leave with documented agreements, expectations, behavioural norms, and next steps.
6. Review and Evolve
After delivery, we debrief with you to understand what worked, what changed, and what’s next. This may include optional follow-up sessions and coaching to help reinforce commitments and maintain progress.
Ready to Move Your Team Forward?
If you want a facilitation partner who can guide productive conversations, navigate sensitive dynamics, and help your team align around what matters most, let’s talk.