Team Assessment: Where We Are and Where We're Going

The team assessment is a benchmark, not a report card—the purpose is to give us a sense of the team's unique strengths and areas for improvement. It's a tool that tells us where we are now so we can decide what kinds of changes we want to make.

OVERALL ASSESSMENT

• Our areas of strength? Why we scored this way in these areas?

  

• Our potential areas for improvement? Why we scored this way in these areas?

  

• Our areas of key differences? Reasons for these differences?

  

• Our potential areas of concern? Reasons for these concerns?

  

• Do your teammates see things the same way you do? Why do you think that is or is not so?

  

ABSENCE OF TRUST

• Our potential areas for improvement and areas of concern for this dysfunction?

  

• Some reasons that we scored particularly high or low on certain questions?

  

• Was there a time when our team didn't struggle with trust? Why?

  

• What are some of the challenges to the team improving on trust?

  

FEAR OF CONFLICT

• Our potential areas for improvement and areas of concern for this dysfunction?

  

• Some reasons that we scored particularly high or low on certain questions?

  

• Was there a time when our team didn't struggle with conflict? Why?

  

• What are some of the challenges to the team improving on conflict?

  

LACK OF COMMITMENT

• Our potential areas for improvement and areas of concern for this dysfunction?

  

• Some reasons that we scored particularly high or low on certain questions?

  

• Was there a time when our team didn't struggle with commitment? Why?

  

• What are some of the challenges to the team improving on commitment?

  

AVOIDANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Our potential areas for improvement and areas of concern for this dysfunction?

  

• Some reasons that we scored particularly high or low on certain questions?

  

• Was there a time when our team didn't struggle with accountability?

  Why?

  

• What are some of the challenges to the team improving on accountability?

  

INATTENTION TO RESULTS

• Our potential areas for improvement and areas of concern for this dysfunction?

  

• Some reasons that we scored particularly high or low on certain questions?

  

• Was there a time when our team didn't struggle with results? Why?

  

• What are some of the challenges to the team improving on results?

  

SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS

• What key insights did you gain from this assessment?

  

• In what ways does your behavior contribute to the team's dysfunction? Help the team function well?

  

• Summarize the team's strengths, potential areas for improvement, and areas of concern.