Work in rounds, recover between them
Six weeks to build focus and recovery into the working day.
- Length
- 6 weeks
- Price, indicative
- From $7,800
No boxer goes twelve rounds without a minute in the corner between them. Knowledge work rarely builds that minute in. Rounds and Recovery teaches a team to work in focused intervals, mark them with a clear bell, and recover on purpose.
What the six weeks cover
- Week 1
Map the day
Each person tracks a normal day, then the team sees where focus leaks and recovery disappears.
- Week 2
Focus rounds
The team tries 50 to 90 minute focus blocks and agrees a signal that means “not now.”
- Week 3
Real recovery
Micro-breaks, lunch away from the screen and the difference between rest and scrolling, with optional gentle movement.
- Week 4
The bell
Start and stop rituals: meeting-free mornings, a shared end-of-day shutdown and quieter evening messages.
- Week 5
Guard your energy
Boundaries that hold under pressure: saying “not yet,” renegotiating deadlines and protecting sleep before big weeks.
- Week 6
Team rules and review
The team writes its own rhythm agreement, and we compare the week 1 and week 6 pulse.
What you receive
- Who it is for
- One team or department, including its manager
- Format
- Weekly 45-minute sessions, on site or online
- Six 45-minute live sessions, recorded for anyone who misses one
- A one-page rhythm agreement written by the team
- Daily practices that take under ten minutes
- A manager guide for protecting focus blocks
- A before-and-after pulse on focus, recovery and stress
Is this the right program?
Right for you if
- Calendars are full from 9 to 5 and the real work happens at night
- People say they are always on, and messages arrive at all hours
- You want a contained program for one team before rolling out wider
Look elsewhere if
- The core problem is too much work for too few people; start with the Burnout Prevention System
- Someone needs support for anxiety or depression; that belongs with your EAP or a clinician
Example: a software company’s product team
A 45-person product and engineering team at a Louisville software company works across three time zones. The day map shows team leads in six hours of meetings and code reviews pushed past 8 p.m. The team adopts two meeting-free mornings, a 5:30 p.m. shutdown note in the team chat and a 20-minute break after every release call. The pulse repeats in week 6.
Rounds and Recovery questions, answered
Is this a stress management course?
Partly. People do learn personal techniques, but most of each session goes on team habits: when meetings happen, how fast messages need answers and how breaks are protected. Stress often comes from how the work is organized, so the team changes its rhythm together rather than coping alone.
How much time does it take each week?
One 45-minute live session and a daily practice of under ten minutes, such as a focus block or a shutdown routine. Sessions can replace part of a team meeting you already hold, so the program adds very little to a full calendar.
Does it work for shift or frontline teams?
Yes, with a different design. For shift teams we focus on break windows, handover rituals and recovery between shifts rather than focus blocks. Sessions run at shift change in the break room, and short recordings reach people on nights and weekends.
Will employees have to exercise?
No. Recovery covers rest, breathing, breaks and sleep routines. Some sessions include a few optional minutes of gentle movement, led by a certified movement and recovery coach and adapted for every ability. Anyone can sit it out without giving a reason.
What size group works best?
Up to about 40 people per live session, so everyone gets to speak. Larger departments split into cohorts that run in the same six weeks, and each cohort writes its own rhythm agreement. Managers join their own team’s sessions rather than a separate track.
Plan this program with us
A 30-minute call to see whether Rounds and Recovery fits your teams, your calendar and your budget.