"We reached the Performing phase in record time."
The frameworks, live in the team, were what actually moved us forward. Months of Storming skipped.
Psychological safety for teamsYour team doesn’t say everything it thinks.
Your team doesn’t say everything it thinks.
We make visible what is missing.
Start right here · 10 questions · 5 minutes · free · no account
The team check shows in 5 minutes where leadership and team see things differently. The Psychological Safety Season then guides you for twelve months – following the method of Prof. Dr. Utho Creusen and Murk Creusen.
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For coachesTeam check · Question 1 of 10
A newer team member spots a problem with a plan proposed by an experienced colleague. What typically happens?
Afterwards, everyone on the team answers on their own.
"Cognitive Fit. Tangible boost in weeks."
Jörg Ehlen — CEO · Speyer & Grund
Prof. Dr. Utho Creusen
Murk CreusenBook at Springer GablerData in the EU01MeasureThe team check shows the gap
02Keep goingA chapter a month, a weekly ritual
03SeeFour re-measurements a year
From the field
What leaders who have worked with it say.
"Soft skills, translated into hard business metrics."
Radical clarity on roles and ground rules in high-pressure environments.
"Cognitive Fit. Tangible boost in weeks."
Delegating tasks by fit — visible improvement in collaboration.
"A new shared language for our strengths."
Friction minimized. Moving forward as a leadership team much faster.
Why strengths
Teams that use their strengths deliver measurably more.
10–19%
More sales
In 90% of workgroups
14–29%
More profit
In 90% of workgroups
6×
More likely engaged
People who use their strengths daily
Water the flowers – not the rocks.Source: Gallup
Gallup, CliftonStrengths Meta-Analysis: 43 studies, 49,495 business units in 45 countries; workgroups with strengths-based development compared with control groups. “6×”: Gallup, “How Employees’ Strengths Make Your Company Stronger”. The figures describe strengths-based development in general, not results of this platform. All sources →
Who is behind it
Utho and Murk Creusen.
A method from leadership practice – turned into a book, a platform and a training for coaches.
The Strength Hack: In 4 Wochen zum HöchstleistungsteamSpringer Gabler · the book on the method (in German)To the book at the publisherProf. Dr. Utho Creusen
Method originator and co-author
Spent 30 years in the leadership of large retail companies – on the board of OBI AG and in the management of the Media-Saturn-Holding. Since then he has accompanied more than 1,000 leaders and teams as an advisor and coach; the method grew out of this practice.
Murk Creusen
Founder of the platform and co-author
Executive coach for leadership teams, among others at msg and in mid-sized companies. He turned the method into a platform that makes strengths, collaboration and psychological safety in a team measurable.
- 30
- Years in leadershipOBI board, Media-Saturn
- 1,000+
- Leaders accompaniedProf. Dr. Utho Creusen
- 2006
- Corporate AwardGallup International Positive Psychology Institute
For teams
A year that lands in the team – not one workshop day.
A chapter every month, a short ritual every week. And someone who follows up between meetings.
The team check
Everyone answers on their own, 5 minutes. You see where leadership and team read the room differently – that is your starting point.
Twelve chapters
One narrated chapter a month, each ending in one real team action.
A weekly ritual
A 10-second anonymous pulse keeps the topic alive between meetings.
Four re-measurements
In months 3, 6, 9 and 12 you see whether anything has moved – with the history of your scores.
Guidance, if you want it
Kickoff, half-time and finale with the founder or a certified coach.
strength-hack.com
JRAKMTSPCNRe-measurement Month 3
Chapter 3 of 12This week
The team’s weekly ritual
For coaches
From workshop to annual engagement.
01
Method and certificate
You learn the method live in a cohort and then run it with a real client team.
02
Platform instead of prep
The platform measures, reminds and prepares sessions.
03
A ready-made sales kit
Your own team check, templates and a webinar kit to get started.
The next cohort is being planned – the webinar is the best way in.
Good to know.
Season and pricing
What is psychological safety?
The shared sense in a team that questions, mistakes and dissent can be voiced without being put down for it. Psychological safety is not harmony: a safe team can say difficult things – and still work together afterwards.
What does the Season cost?
The Season (12 months, up to 5 seats) costs from €2,990 / year excl. VAT; with guidance €4,190 / year excl. VAT. Quarterly payment is possible and a little more expensive over the year. The team check beforehand is free.
Do we need a coach for it?
No. The Season runs digitally, with chapters, rituals and measurements. If you want a person in the room, you can book guidance from us or from a certified coach.
Data and research
Where is our data stored?
In the EU. Some services (e.g. sign-in) are also processed by Google in the USA; the privacy policy names details and exact locations. Coaches only see what you share.
What does the method build on?
On more than 25 years of team research: Amy Edmondson (Harvard) showed that teams only learn when they can speak openly; Google’s Project Aristotle found psychological safety to be the most important factor of successful teams. Timothy R. Clark’s four stages (belong, learn, contribute, challenge) serve as the season’s map. Add to that Utho Creusen’s practice with more than 1,000 leaders.
For coaches
How do I get certified?
Through a cohort: you book your place directly or talk to Murk for 30 minutes first. In the cohort you experience the Season live and run it with your own practice team. The certificate is a certificate of The Strength Hack, not a state qualification.
The next step
See where your team stands. In five minutes.
Free, no account. Or start with the book, a conversation or the podcast.
