Co-founders: 65% of startups with high potential collapse due to conflicts. 'Give me 5' is your solution

'Give me 5' combines six years of team performance research with scientists, Olympic athletes, and start up founder Nick Bennett's work with industry leaders

This Team Ritual facilitates empathy, effective communication and could save you from failure

Trains you in empathy
Give me 5 creates an environment where curiosity, listening and questions build empathy.
Trains active listening
Expert guidance, tips and suggestions help each person to practice active listening skills.
Deeper trust & understanding
The designed role play helps explore root cause and understaning of each others view point.
Increased confidence
The guided, permission based format levels the table for confident communication.
Harvard Business School professor Noam Wasserman's book, The Founder's Dilemma, claims that 65% of startups with high potential collapse due to conflicts between co-founders. And it's not about who gets the corner desk (or the top garage spot)—it's about deep-rooted differences in vision, personality, & expectations
Testimonials from industry leaders

Nick has the positive will to create intelligent initiatives that become company USPs.

Liz Bromley
CEO, NCG

Co-founders: This science-based Ritual provides the format and structure to turn differences and tension into trust and understanding

Boost co-founder confidence and collaboration with a permission-based structure. Tactile cards define roles, offering clear guidance and tips.

Scan the QR code to access expert video content, guidance and pro tips so you can run this Ritual with ease.

Role guidance and turn-taking replace hierarchy, fostering root-cause understanding and collaborative commitment.

Before Give me 5

Co-founder frustration.
Far too often we don’t clear the air, unresolved misunderstandings harm performance, breed mistrust, and strain relationships.

After Give me 5

Co-founder collaboration.
The problem becomes a bridge to solutions, stronger bonds, and greater trust.

Switch tension and misunderstandings for trust and collaboration in just 10 minutes

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I know from my lived experience as a start up founder. How letting misunderstandings stew leads to costly breakdowns in trust and performance

This was me about 3 years into my 6 year start up founder journey. Without structure and format my co-founder relationship would have been in tatters. Give Me 5 is the role-based solution I created and it saved us countless times.

Without inspiration and belief, change feels impossible. Give Me 5 provides both.

Disagreements left unresolved can leave you with sleepless nights. Give Me 5 guides active listening for constructive outcomes and peace of mind.

Testimonials from industry leaders

Nick has a great understanding of the ingredients for team culture a knack of delivering concepts that stick, underpinned with the evidenced experience of how to make it work. Knows how to listen, adapt and importantly how to win over the support of the leadership team with solutions that are refreshingly practical and easy to action.

Helen Rickards
Global Head of Culture and Belonging, Allianz Commercial

'Give me 5' is a must have Ritual for every co-founder. Get it in place before the conflicts create cracks

Understand. Don't stew
With this structure and format you have permission
Solve disputes
Turn costly disputes into collaboration
Deepen respect
Provide the space to be heard and respected
Enjoy work more
Build stronger relationships with active listening
Testimonials from industry leaders

Nick brought together dispersed global teams, in a rapidly expanding workforce. He orchestrated a programme to revamp brand values and vision, doing an incredible job of including everyone in the journey. The outputs of his strategy and the assets created drove significant increases in team cohesion and alignment.

Dr Kris Naudts
Founder, Culture Trip

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Starter
Get your Ritual Pack and get started
£199
Give me 5 - Ritual Card Pack
Includes:
1 x Give me 5 A6 Ritual card pack
Give me 5 - digital pdf cards
Set up and pro tip video content
How it works instructions
Get this Ritual pack delivered and get started. Easy to run, with all you need to start seeing the benefits in just 10 minutes.
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Premium
Kick start this Ritual with a live expert session
£599
2 Ritual Card Packs + Live keynote kick off  
Includes:
2 x Give me 5 A6 Ritual card pack
Give me 5 - digital pdf cards
Set up and pro tip video
How it works instructions
30 minute live keynote (Virtual) from a Rituals for Performance expert
Add a live kick off key note from founder Nick Bennett to inspire and motivate you and your team with his lived experience. Once purchased we will be in touch to arrange with you.

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Enterprise
Customised and make this ritual part of your culture
£5,999
10 Ritual Card Packs + customised and guided implementation package
Includes:
Your brand & values designed into the card packs
10 x Give me 5 A6 Ritual card packs
Give me 5 - digital pdf cards
Implementation consultancy
3 x 30 minute live keynotes (Virtual/In person)
Guided training and support (virtual)
Customise with your start up or scale up and take your culture to the next level. Keynotes, implementation consultancy and support from our experts all help ensure  inspiration, motivation and success are achieved. Please enquire to discuss this package.
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Frequently asked questions.

If you have anything further to ask, please enquire here

How are Team Rituals different from regular training courses?

Traditional training delivers a one-off hit of information which is often hard to implement and is very soon forgotten as busy workloads kick back in. Team rituals provide a safe and confident space where intentional behaviours are repeated at known intervals within the week or month, creating applied group learning and long term sustainable performance shifts.

What size of team do Rituals work best with?

Team Rituals work most effectively with the team you regularly work with.

Can Team Ritual Programmes be delivered virtually?

Yes. The framework has been designed to be inclusive for today's modern workplace. In person, virtually or hybrid.

What technology or compliance is required?

The Rituals for Performance service is human first. There is no technology or compliance involved. Our framework focuses on unlocking your team's wisdom and all assets created are simply integrated into your existing workflows and your working environments.

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