Instructions
Read each statement below, and, using the following scale, decide how accurately it describes your team:
Strongly disagree: 0 points
Disagree: 1 point
Agree: 2 points
Strongly agree: 3 points
Place the point value of your answer choice on the blank line at the beginning of each statement below:
_____ 1. When we receive new team members, the team leader and the team members make sure that the new team members’ first experiences are positive.
_____ 2. The current team members take steps to ensure that new team members feel useful quickly. We equip them with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed, and we give them things to do that are clearly valuable.
_____ 3. The team takes time to understand the new team members and any new ideas they bring.
_____ 4. The team takes time to understand the new team members and what additional knowledge and skills they add.
_____ 5. The team engages with the new team members to understand what their needs are, what their expectations are, and what they need to be successful.
_____ Total score
Interpreting Your Scores
0 to 5. Your team is probably not bringing out the best in new team members. New team members may be getting into their job, but they are probably not getting into the team. There may well be cliques or pockets in the team, and whether new members get adopted easily depends on pure chance.
6 to 10. Your team has some of the basics right, but there is plenty of room for improvement. You are seeking to create a positive team working environment, but you may not be doing all you can to engage new members. It is still up to them “to work out when to run onto the field.”
11 to 15. Your team appears to understand team onboarding. New team members are set up for success, and they rapidly become one of the team. If you don’t already have SuperTeam status in terms of connectedness, you are close.
