An Overview
Team building is much more than putting people together in a meeting to work on a project. The chemistry of the group will affect the outcome of the team’s efforts. The ability of a team to work effectively is greatly influenced by the individual characteristics of the team members and their synergy. While a team can adjust to accommodate synergy issues, the fewer adjustments necessary, the more efficiently the team will function. In managing a team, the more data available to help you understand the characteristics of the team members the more focused the management of that team. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of team members can make the difference between a team that fails in its mission and one that produces positive results beyond your expectations. The Team Analysis is the catalyst that optimises the team’s potential and can lead to exceptional performance and the attainment of team goals.
What The Assessment Measures
It measures the 12 factors of a team by conducting a quick assessment of each person.
Control – the tendency to take charge and be in control of a situation.
Social Influence – the tendency to be outgoing, people-oriented, and extroverted.
Patience – the tendency to be patient, tolerant, and understanding of others.
Precision – the concern for accuracy, details, and exactness.
Ambition – the tendency to be competitive; to have the desire to win.
Positive Expectancy – the tendency to have a positive attitude regarding people and outcomes.
Composure – the tendency to be easygoing and to take things as they come.
Analytical – enjoys identifying and analysing problems.
Results-Oriented – the concern for timely results and the tendency to be quick at achieving them.
Expressiveness – the tendency to show emotions and to share feelings.
Team Player – a preference to be a part of the team and to work with others.
Quality Orientation – a concern for standards and high-quality work.
Reports Available
This assessment will help guide you, the Team Leader, to better understand and manage the team and the team members. There are three sections to this report, each with specific functions:
Team Balance Table – this tabular presentation of where the team members score on 12 important characteristics clearly displays where there are gaps in your team. This provides information to either guide you in altering the membership of the team to ensure that all 12 characteristics are represented or simply alert you where to you will need to be particularly vigilant to ensure team success.
Overall Team Balance – two critical things are impacted by the overall balance of the team, team cohesiveness and team productivity. An understanding of the team balance greatly influences the ease and efficiency of team management.
Behavioural Factors – the Behavioural Factors of the team members provide information on who they are and how they will behave. Because a team comprises people, understanding their combined behaviour is essential to the success of the team.
The Team Action Summary – provides a summary of the 12 characteristics and which team members scored high or moderately high on those characteristics. Action steps are recommended to help create effective teams.
Administration
An assessment link is sent via email to all team members, including the team leader. The assessment takes 15 minutes to complete. Based on the input from individual team members, a report is generated and forwarded to the team leader.
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