DRIVER: A Clarity Tool That Actually Drives Execution

DRIVER Walkthrough for Managers

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Step 1: Set up a 60–90 minute meeting with your team. Bring a blank doc or open a notepad. Title it “DRIVER – [Team or Project Name]”. You’ll guide the team through six sections.

 

Step 2: Start with warm-up questions to get people thinking. Ask: What are we solving for? What does success look like? What’s in our way? Who else do we need to win with? Capture rough answers.

 

Step 3: Fill out DRIVER one section at a time:
D – Destination: What’s our main goal right now? Why does it matter?
R – Results: How will we know we’re on track? What will we measure?
I – Impediments: What risks or blockers could slow us down?
V – Values: How do we want to work together? What behaviors matter?
E – Expectations: Who owns what? What are our top priorities?
R – Relationships: Who outside the team do we need better alignment with?

 

Step 4: After the meeting, clean up the notes into a simple one-pager or doc. Share it with the team and any partners listed in the Relationships section. Ask if anything looks off.

 

Step 5: Revisit it monthly in team meetings or 1:1s. Ask: What’s still true? What’s changed? Update it as needed to keep the team focused and aligned.

Let me know if you want a ready-to-use version you can copy into a doc.