Results or Reasons. Your Team Chooses.
An experience that makes the gap between what you say and what you do impossible to ignore. Then your team closes it.
What It Is
Every team says they will do something. Hit the deadline. Close the deal. Ship the product. Deliver on the promise.
And then something gets in the way. Unexpected problems. Resource constraints. Competing priorities. And a reason appears. A perfectly good reason. And the commitment gets softer.
Results vs Reasons is an immersive experience where your team commits to a result. Then circumstances change. The real question emerges: Do we protect the result or do we choose the reason?
Duration
3-4 hours
Format
In-person or hybrid
Group Size
Teams of 6-8. Up to 100+.
Ideal For
High-performance teams, accountability cultures, delivery teams, leadership teams.
The Gap Between Saying and Doing
What Teams Say
- "We're committed to our deadline."
- "Customer experience is our top priority."
- "We will not compromise on quality."
- "We're accountable to each other."
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What Gets In The Way
- An unexpected problem emerges.
- Someone gets sick or leaves.
- A client changes the scope.
- A better opportunity comes along.
- External circumstances shift.
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What Actually Happens
The commitment gets softer. The reason gets stronger. And the gap between what we said and what we do grows wider.
How Results vs Reasons Works
The Commitment
Your team is given a clear result to achieve. It's meaningful. It's achievable. But it requires focus and accountability. Your team commits to it. Out loud. To each other.
The Obstacles
Real circumstances change. Constraints emerge. Choices get harder. Your team has to decide: Do we protect the result or do we accept the reason?
The Decision
Where does your team go? What do they prioritize? The choices reveal what your team is actually about. Not what they say. What they do.
The Debrief
Why did your team make those choices? What were you protecting? What were you willing to let go? The gap becomes visible. And your team can choose to close it.
Why It Works
You can't unsee it
Once your team sees the gap between what they say and what they do, they can't unsee it. That awareness is the beginning of change.
It's safe to be honest
It's a simulation. The stakes are low. That allows your team to be honest about where they really choose results and where they choose reasons.
Everyone's on the hook
It's not about one person. It's about the team as a whole. How do we think together? How do we decide together? What are we actually committed to?
It leads to action
Your team doesn't just see the gap. They decide what they're going to do about it. And they commit to each other about it.