Reflection Journal for Teams

Empower your team to communicate, grow, and thrive together.

Why should you get the Reflection Journal?

• Improve team communication: Share highs, lows, and growth opportunities to create open and honest dialogue.

• Celebrate successes: Recognize and appreciate individual and team achievements.

• Address challenges: Identify and tackle obstacles faced by team members.

• Foster positivity: Cultivate a culture of gratitude and support within your team.

Wait, what is it exactly? Where does the "Rose, Thorn, Bud" model come from, and how do we know it works?

The "Rose, Thorn, Bud" model is an easy-to-understand framework used in various settings, from classrooms to businesses. It has gained popularity due to its simplicity and effectiveness in promoting self-reflection, balanced perspectives, and growth. Canadian author Neil Pasricha extensively wrote about the benefits of the model in the excellent book The Happiness Equation.

When can you use the Gratitude Journal for Teams?

• Weekly team meetings: Make reflection a regular part of your gatherings.

• Project retrospectives: Analyze performance and identify areas for improvement after completing a project.

• One-on-one check-ins: Incorporate the model in individual discussions to support personal growth and address concerns.

• Team building exercises: Use the Gratitude Journal as an activity to strengthen bonds and shared understanding.

How to run a Team Reflection activity?

Integrate the Journal into your team's routine with these steps:

• Set aside dedicated time: Choose a regular time for your team to reflect and share their Roses, Thorns, and Buds.

• Encourage participation: Make sharing voluntary, but emphasise the benefits of open communication and reflection.

• Discuss and address: Facilitate discussions around shared experiences, provide support, and find ways to tackle challenges together.

• Keep track: Use the Notion template to record your team's insights and identify patterns over time.

Get the Reflection Journal for Teams today and empower your team to grow, communicate, and thrive together.

🪡 How to use this template with your team:

1. Get Notion (this template works on both Free and Premium accounts).*

2. Duplicate the template to your Notion space.

3. Find an appropriate situation to use the relfection journal (team meeting, retrospective, team buidling). 

4. Generate an empty journal, share it with the team, and invite everyone to share their recent successes (🌹 Rose), pains and challenges (🥀 Thorn), and their opportunities, or ideas to expplore (🌱 Bud). 

🎁 What’s inside:

1. A ready-to-use template of the "Reflection journal". 

2. A template button to generate an empty template of the "Reflection journal" every time you need to implement it.