One Team One Dream
How walnut.coach helped KRAFTON India — the gaming powerhouse behind PUBG — break down silos, align individual values to a shared vision, and build a genuinely unified team culture through a structured 3-phase coaching journey.
- 20–50Participants
- 3Program Phases
- 3+Months Duration
- ICFCredentialed coaches
KRAFTON India — A High-Performing Team Pulling Apart
KRAFTON India, part of the South Korean gaming giant behind PUBG, came to us with a challenge that many fast-scaling companies face: the teams were talented, but they weren't moving as one.
Deeply Siloed Teams
Departments operated in isolation — limited cross-functional communication meant that collaboration felt forced rather than natural. Despite working under the same roof and toward shared goals, teams functioned as separate islands.
Misaligned Values & Direction
Individual motivations and personal values weren't clearly tied to the company's larger vision. Employees lacked a felt sense of "why" — which made unified action and mutual accountability difficult to sustain.
No Shared Team Identity
Without a common purpose that teams could rally around, interactions were transactional. KRAFTON needed more than alignment on paper — they needed people to genuinely believe in a shared dream.
Interpersonal Blind Spots
Limited self-awareness and gaps in understanding colleagues' motivators and communication styles were creating friction. Empathy and active listening needed to be built from the ground up.
One Team One Dream — 3 Phases
A three-phase journey spanning over three months — from deep individual insight to team bonding to sustained alignment coaching — designed to build unity from the inside out.
- Phase 1Gaining Insights · Oct 2023
- Phase 2Team Bonding · Dec 2023
- Phase 3Alignment Coaching · Jan 2024
- 2-hour focused coaching conversations with selected team leaders representing all employee levels
- Captured individual needs, motivators, and de-motivators across the organization
- Administered the FIRO-B psychometric tool online to assess interpersonal needs and team dynamics
- Identified the gaps between current team culture and the "One Team One Dream" aspiration
What made this work
This wasn't a one-day team outing. The One Team One Dream program was designed as a sustained, science-backed journey — built on three principles that drive real cultural change.
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Insights Before Action
Before any training happened, we listened deeply. Phase 1 was entirely dedicated to understanding what was really going on — using psychometrics and coaching conversations to uncover what no survey could.
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Experiential, Not Instructional
From outbound training to values workshops, every session was designed around doing and feeling — not just hearing. Learning that is lived is learning that lasts.
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Sustained Coaching, Not a One-Off
Unlike a single workshop, the three-phase structure meant teams built on each layer. Individual insights from Phase 1 informed team dynamics in Phase 2, which were then reinforced through ongoing coaching in Phase 3.
“For the first time, our teams weren't just working alongside each other — they were working for each other. The program gave us a shared language, a shared purpose, and most importantly, a shared belief that we're in this together.”
What changed after the programme
Across 20–50 KRAFTON India employees spanning multiple levels and functions, the three-phase journey catalyzed a cultural shift that went far beyond team-building — it became a new way of working together.
Silos Gave Way to Collaboration
Teams that once operated independently began seeking each other out. Cross-functional communication became a natural part of how work happened — not an extra effort people had to make.
A Shared Purpose Teams Could Feel
By co-creating their team purpose statements in Phase 3, employees had a clear, personally meaningful answer to "why we're here" — and that clarity changed how they showed up every day.
Deeper Self & Team Awareness
The FIRO-B psychometric gave individuals insight into their own interpersonal needs and those of their teammates — reducing friction and replacing assumptions with genuine understanding.
A Visible Culture Shift
Leaders noticed a tangible change in how teams interacted — more openness, more ownership, and a new culture of empathy. The "One Team One Dream" ethos moved from a slogan to a lived reality.
From first call to follow-through
Every Walnut engagement follows the same five steps, run by ICF-credentialed coaches.
- 1
Discovery
Understanding the organisation's culture, challenges and people
- 2
Custom design
Tailoring content, examples and exercises to the team
- 3
Delivery
An interactive, gamified session with real-time engagement
- 4
Commitment
Each participant leaves with one action to try straight away
- 5
Follow-through
Ongoing coaching for deeper individual growth
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