The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees: Free eBook, Workbook & Workshop
The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees is a practical framework for describing and developing the everyday actions that shape culture, performance, and how ideas move into value.
The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees
Culture is not what is written on a wall.
It is what people repeatedly do.
The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees is a practical framework for describing and developing the everyday behaviours that shape culture, performance, and how ideas move into value.
This framework has been used in hiring, performance management, coaching, and team development across scaling organisations.
On this page you’ll find three ways to work with the behaviours: an introduction, a development workbook, and a facilitated workshop.
Why Behaviours
In organisations, behaviours form the invisible infrastructure of delivery.
They determine how decisions are made, how work flows, and how people respond under pressure.
The ten behaviours were developed through observation of high-performing teams and individuals, and refined through use in recruitment, leadership, and coaching contexts. Over time, they became a shared language for what “effective” looks like in practice.
When behaviours align, culture becomes an enabler of value creation.
When they don’t, friction accumulates quietly.
The Behaviours
The framework describes ten observable patterns of effective work:
- Visibly passionate
- Open minded
- Not constrained by job title
- Company smart
- Customer-focused
- Relentless process improvers
- Do what they say they will
- Communicate effectively
- Keep adding skills
- Brave
Together, they provide a practical vocabulary for expectations, development, and cultural alignment.
Ways to Work With the Behaviours
Introduction — Free eBook
A concise introduction to the framework and its use in culture, performance, and Idea → Value flow.
Format: PDF
Access: Immediate download
Develop — the workbook & coaching plan
A structured workbook for individuals and managers to turn these behaviours into practice.
Includes reflective exercises, prompts, and reusable coaching structures.
Suitable for personal development or one-to-one management contexts.
Format: Digital PDF Workbook
Access: Instant download from the Cultivated Shop
Embedding — Team Workshop
A facilitated session for teams and organisations to contextualise the behaviours and make them tangible.
Participants co-create artefacts and examples that define what each behaviour looks like in their environment, producing shared reference material for ongoing use.
Format: On-site or creative space
Typical duration: Full day
Enquiries: info@cultivatedmanagement.com
Resources
Podcast episode exploring the behaviours and their role in culture and performance.
Conference slides and artefact ZINE from live workshops.
Buy this product directly here, or explore it alongside our other resources in the Cultivated Shop
Classification: Leadership & Work in Practice
Domain: Communication / Learning / Systems