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. Team members care about one another on a personal level and demonstrate kindness and consideration toward each other.
____ 2. Before decisions are made, the impact on team members is considered, and those affected are consulted.
____ 3. The team leader demonstrates appropriate compassion when team members have personal problems.
____ 4. Team members and the team leader respond quickly to one another’s communications and requests.
____ 5. Team members actively elicit and respect one another’s thoughts and opinions.
____ Total score
Interpreting Your Scores
0 to 5. You better have thick skin to be a part of your team and not take things personally. If you have personal problems, leave them at home—your team members and leader don’t care. You can also keep your opinions to yourself. Just put your head down, and do what the boss says. If you like warm and fuzzy, this isn’t the team for you.
6 to 10. It is likely that some people are considerate and thoughtful and others are not. In which category would your team members put you? Team members are probably not actively and intentionally discourteous to one another. They just aren’t thoughtful. Average scores also often come from teams on which people do not regularly interact with one another. In these cases, team members need a structured way to stay connected with one another.
11 to 15. Team members and the team leader are thoughtful and care about one another’s well-being. They actively support one another on both a personal and professional level. People’s opinions matter, and team members are consulted on decisions before they are made. Morale is likely high, and your team has little turnover. Your team’s culture of treating one another with consideration spills over into interactions with internal and external customers, and vendors.
