Team check-in

Make room for the people doing the work.

Prepare a 15-minute conversation before or during a workflow pilot. It helps a team name useful opportunities, protect autonomy, and surface problems before the workflow spreads.

Set the conversation

Keep it focused and useful

Workflow being discussed Conversation owner When will this check-in happen? What should the team be able to influence? Current team signal

This is a work-design conversation, not a performance review. Do not use it to score individuals, monitor keystrokes, or collect personal information.

Conversation plan

15-minute team check-in

MomentWhen to hold the conversation

Team signalHow cautiously to proceed

InfluenceWhat is genuinely open to change

EscalationWhat happens when a concern appears

Conversation agenda

Ask, listen, decide what changes

What happens next

A concern is evidence, not resistance.

Record the team signal alongside time, rework, and quality. A workflow should not expand when it saves a few minutes but adds pressure, hidden cleanup, intrusive monitoring, or uncertainty about who is accountable.

Record pilot evidence Protect work quality Plan the capacity gained