A Working Out Loud circle is a peer support group of 4-5 people in which you ask yourself 3 questions:

What am I trying to do?

Who is related to my goal?

How can I contribute to them to deepen our relationship?

Your circle meets for an hour a week for 12 weeks, and a short, simple guide helps you take small steps each week. By the end, you’ll have developed a larger, more diverse network and a set of habits you can apply toward any goal.

Throughout your Circle. you become more effective because you have access to people, knowledge, and opportunities that can help you. You feel better too, because your bigger network of meaningful relationships gives you a greater sense of control, competence, and connection. All of that leads to more motivation for you, and to more agility, innovation, and collaboration for your organization.

WOL Circles are now in over 40 countries and a wide range of organizations. Here's a 2-minute video of Circles launching inside a large company.

Note: This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License. In plain language, that means you can download and share the Circle Guides as long as you credit John Stepper and workingoutloud.com. You can’t change them or offer them as part of any for-fee product or service (e.g., training, consulting, software, etc.) without explicit written permission. Additional details are in the WOL Terms of Use.

If you have any questions about what you can do with the Circle Guides, or want information on customizing them for your organization, contact me at john.stepper@workingoutloud.com.