Thriving Teams
Team Building & Human Needs
Thriving Teams



Psychological Safety
Dependability



Structure & Clarity
Meaning
Impact

Needs
Needs
Needs
Base
Purpose
Team

Human Needs of
Thriving Teams



Team members feel safe to risk
being vulnerable with each other.
Team members get things done.
Psychological Safety
Dependability
Teams have clear roles and goals.
Tasks are personally meaningful.
Team members think their
work matters and creates change.



Structure & Clarity
Meaning
Impact

Needs
Needs
Needs
Base
Purpose
Team

Human Needs of
Human Needs



Body Needs
Safety Needs



Love & Belonging
Self-Esteem
Self-Actualization

Needs
Needs
Needs
Base
Purpose
Relationship

Maslow's Hierarchie of
of meeting them."
Adlai E. Stevenson

is half the job
"Understanding human needs

Our Relationship Needs are:

Belonging
Exploration

Recognition
connection, friendship, love
aliveness, stimulation, novelty seeking
acknowledgement, validation
Needs
Basic


Purpose
Needs



Relationship
Needs
Safety Needs
Body Needs
food, sleep, touch
security, health, stability





Needs
Relationship
Self-Esteem
Self-
Fulfillment

Needs
Purpose
respect, realizing full potential
meaning, life purpose
Needs
Basic






Belonging
Exploration
Recognition



food, sleep, touch
security, health, stability
Safety Needs
Body Needs
connection, friendship, love
aliveness, stimulation, novelty seeking
acknowledgement, validation





Needs
Relationship
Self-Esteem
Self-
Fulfillment

Needs
Purpose
respect, realizing full potential
meaning, life purpose
Needs
Basic






Belonging
Exploration
Recognition



food, sleep, touch
security, health, stability
Safety Needs
Body Needs
connection, friendship, love
aliveness, stimulation, novelty seeking
acknowledgement, validation



Our Purpose Needs are:
Body
Safety
Needs

Basic
Belonging
Exploration

Needs
Relationship
Recognition
Self-Esteem
Self-
Fulfillment

Needs
Purpose
Our human needs follow a hierarchy.
For example, we must first care for our physical needs,
before we can attend to our self-fulfilment needs.
physical needs, hunger, rest
life purpose, meaning
Body








Body
Safety
Needs

Basic
Belonging
Exploration

Needs
Relationship
Recognition
Self-Esteem
Self-
Fulfillment

Needs
Purpose
Our human needs follow a hierarchy.
For example, we must first care for our physical needs,
before we can attend to our self-fulfilment needs.








Maslow, A. H. (1971) The farther reaches of human nature
Shealy, C.N. (2015) Making sense of beliefs and values
REFERENCES

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