SPIRAL UP® - Helping Teams and Leaders Move from Stagnation to Impact

A practical framework for individuals, teams, and organizations who want to grow through change. Build resilience. Reconnect with purpose. Create impact.

Where Is Your Team Right Now?

The SPIRAL UP framework identifies three zones that teams move through:

  • Spiraling Down: Trust erodes, energy drops. Teams lose momentum and connection.
  • Stagnating: Stable but stuck. Comfortable but not growing.
  • Spiraling Up: Learning through challenges. Building resilience and creating impact.

The Six SPIRAL UP Principles

The framework is built on six interconnected principles that form the SPIRAL acronym:

  • Synergize: How people connect, collaborate, and build trust.
  • Provide: How value is delivered to customers and stakeholders.
  • Inspect: How reality is checked through feedback and reflection.
  • Respond: How teams adapt to change and new information.
  • Act & Accept: How decisions are made and risks are owned.
  • Learn: How improvement becomes continuous and shared.

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Take 10 minutes to see where your team stands. No commitment required.

Our Impact

  • 10+ organizations transformed
  • 50+ teams supported
  • 91+ workshops delivered
  • 1,907+ participants trained

For Practitioners

Are you a consultant or coach interested in using SPIRAL UP with clients? Learn more about becoming a practitioner.


How We Work - The SPIRAL UP Journey

From awareness to impact. Each phase builds on the last.

The Journey: 5 Steps to Transformation

A structured path from understanding where you are to achieving lasting change.

Step 0: Awareness

See where you stand. Start with a free Starter assessment. Get a clear picture of your current state across the six SPIRAL UP principles.

Output: Instant score with actionable insights.

Step 1: Full Assessment

Go deeper. Run a comprehensive diagnostic across all principles. Include team members, leaders, or customers for a complete view.

Output: Detailed report with priorities and gaps.

Step 2: Co-Created Roadmap

Plan together. In a facilitated workshop, your team builds its own improvement roadmap. You decide the priorities and quick wins.

Output: Team-owned action plan with clear milestones.

Step 3: Accompaniment (Optional)

Stay supported. For 4-6 months, we guide your team through implementation. Regular check-ins, coaching, and problem-solving.

Output: Sustained momentum and embedded habits.

Step 4: Pulse & Progress

Measure and iterate. Periodic pulse checks show what's working. Adjust the roadmap based on real feedback. Celebrate wins.

Output: Progress visibility and next-cycle priorities.

The Three Zones

The journey is guided by three zones that describe where teams are:

  • Spiraling Down: Trust erodes, energy drops.
  • Stagnating: Stable but stuck.
  • Spiraling Up: Learning through challenges.

The Six SPIRAL UP Principles

What we pay attention to throughout the journey:

  • Synergize: How people connect, collaborate, and build trust.
  • Provide: How value is delivered to customers and stakeholders.
  • Inspect: How reality is checked through feedback and reflection.
  • Respond: How teams adapt to change and new information.
  • Act & Accept: How decisions are made and risks are owned.
  • Learn: How improvement becomes continuous and shared.

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Take the Team Starter Assessment (10 minutes, free)

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SPIRAL UP Services

Supporting teams and leaders from awareness to impact.

Assessments

Diagnose where you stand. Data-driven clarity.

Starter Assessments

  • Team Starter (Free): Quick snapshot of where your team stands across the six SPIRAL UP principles. Instant results in 10 minutes. Take now
  • Leader Starter (Coming Soon): Discover your leadership patterns and how you respond to change. Personal insights through self-assessment.

Full Assessments

  • Full Team Assessment: Deep analysis across all SPIRAL UP principles. Combines perspectives from leader, team, and customers. Includes detailed report with priorities and roadmap.
  • 360° Leader Assessment: Deep analysis across all SPIRAL UP principles. Combines perspectives from self, manager, and direct reports.

Roadmap Workshop

Your team's improvement plan, built together.

Facilitated session where your team co-creates the improvement roadmap. Typically 4-6 hours. The team decides priorities and quick wins.

Output: Owned action plan with quick wins and longer-term goals.

Accompaniment

Optional 4-6 month guided journey.

We stay alongside your team during implementation with regular check-ins, coaching sessions, and problem-solving support.

Output: Embedded behaviors and measurable progress.

Pulse & Progress

Periodic pulse checks to measure what's changing. We help you adjust the roadmap, celebrate wins, and prepare for the next improvement cycle.

Additional Resources

  • SPIRAL UP Book: Deep dive into the framework with practical examples and exercises.
  • Blog: Regular insights on team dynamics, leadership, and organizational agility. Read the blog

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