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Assessing Team Communication
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Article Overview: You can use the following anonymous survey to assess team communication.
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Assessing Team Communication
You can use the following anonymous survey to assess team communication.
Use the following scale to answer each question: A score of 1 means you do not agree with the statement; 4 means you agree with it; a 2 or 3 means your opinion falls somewhere in the middle. Your survey results are confidential. Keep the survey anonymous, don't write your name on it.
Strategic Vision
1. Our team has a clear purpose. _ _ _ _
2. Our team is guided by the organization's strategic goals and objectives. _ _ _ _
3. Our team acts in accordance with the organization's values. _ _ _ _
4. Our team has measurable ways to gauge its performance. _ _ _ _
5. Our team regularly reviews its performance. _ _ _ _
Initiating Change
6. Our team creates new products, services and ways of working. _ _ _ _
7. Our team initiates improvements as needed. _ _ _ _
8. Our team responds positively to new ideas and ways of doing things. _ _ _ _
9. Team members feel free to innovate unencumbered by red tape. _ _ _ _
Analysis and Judgment
10. Our team identifies problems it needs to address. _ _ _ _
11. Our team seeks relevant information and data for solving problems. _ _ _ _
12. Our team draws accurate, logical, objective inferences from information available. _ _ _ _
13. Team members challenge each other's assumptions. _ _ _ _
14. Our team is good on solving problems. _ _ _ _
Decisiveness
15. Our team focuses on getting to the heart of an issue. _ _ _ _
16. Our team is willing to make tough decisions. _ _ _ _
17. Our team sets priorities and says no to other stuff. _ _ _ _
18. Our team holds itself accountable for its actions. _ _ _ _
19. Our team makes sound decisions based on full understanding of the issues involved. _ _ _ _
Planning
20. Our team does long-range planning. _ _ _ _
21. Our team devises concrete plans to accomplish business goals. _ _ _ _
22. Our team anticipates problems and responds accordingly. _ _ _ _
23. Our team manages its own performance effectively. _ _ _ _
Meetings
24. Team meetings have a clear goal. _ _ _ _
25. Our team meetings have a clear agenda. _ _ _ _
26. Our team gets things done at our meetings. _ _ _ _
27. Our team meetings are managed well. _ _ _ _
Commercial Orientation
28. Our team regularly talks about strategies to create long-term value. _ _ _ _
29. Our team is guided by the financial implications of the actions it takes. _ _ _ _
30. Our team is keen on cutting cost. _ _ _ _
Productive Communication
31. Team members communicate positively to one another. _ _ _ _
32. Team members can adjust to different communication styles. _ _ _ _
33. Team members are honest with each other. _ _ _ _
34. Team members admit what they don't know and ask for help. _ _ _ _
35. Our team makes sure its decisions are well understood by team members. _ _ _ _
Building and Maintaining Relationships
36. Team members build relationships with each other. _ _ _ _
37. Team members listen carefully to each other. _ _ _ _
38. Team members seek out opportunities for informal communication. _ _ _ _
39. Team members trust one another. _ _ _ _
40. I can count on the other members of the team to help me when I need it. _ _ _ _
41. Team members raise difficult issues with each other. _ _ _ _
Drive and Resilience
42. Our team has passion and energy. _ _ _ _
43. Our team is motivated. _ _ _ _
44. Our team is cool under pressure. _ _ _ _
45. Our team remains positive, even when setbacks occur. _ _ _ _
Customer Focus
46. Our team regularly meets internal customer needs. _ _ _ _
47. Our team regularly meets external customer needs. _ _ _ _
48. Decisions made by the team are communicated to our internal customers effectively.
Teamwork
49. Our team is clear about each individual's role. _ _ _ _
50. Our team is clear about each individual's decision-making authority. _ _ _ _
51. Our team coordinates its actions and decisions well. _ _ _ _
52. Our team has the right configuration._ _ _ _
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