In The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Catalysts are those environmental factors that leaders can facilitate to make the work environment optimally suitable for the project goals.

Example checklist

Did the team have clear short- and long-term goals for meaningful work?
Did team members have sufficient autonomy to solve problems and take ownership of the project?
Did they have all the resources they needed to move forward efficiently?
Did they have sufficient time to focus on meaningful work?
Did I give or get them help when they needed or requested it? Did I encourage team members to help one another?
Did I discuss lessons from today’s successes and problems with my team?
Did I help ideas flow freely within the group?

Catalysts