ASSESSING TEAM EFFECTIVENESS

HOWISEETHEOVERALLSUPPORTANDENCOURAGEMENTWERECEIVEFROM
MEMBERSOFTOPMANAGEMENT
Directions:Readeachstatementbelow.Usingthe_rankingscaleof1through5,determinehowtruethe
statementisforyourteam.Placethenumerical_rankinginthespacetotheleftofthestatement.
5DefinitelyAgree
4InclinedtoAgree
3NeitherAgreeNorDisagree
2InclinedtoAgree
1DefinitelyDisagree
MEMBERSOFTOPMANAGEMENT:
___13. Encouragesustoexpandourrangeofskillsanddegreeofinvolvementbydelegatingsomeofhisorher
owndutiesandresponsibilitiestoourteam.
___25. Serveasrolemodelsofemployeeinvolvementbywillinglydelegatingsomeoftheirowndutiesand
responsibilitiestomembersoftheirmanagerialandsupervisoryteams.
___26. Allocatetime,money,andotheressentialresourcestoencouragegreateremployeeinvolvementthroughout
allorganizationalareasforwhichtheyareresponsibleandaccountable.
___27. Personallyandpubliclyrecognize,compliment,encourage,andrewardindividualteammembers,aswellas
ourtotalteam,forourinputindecisionmaking,problemsolving,creativethinking,andouroverall
operatingeffectiveness.
___28. Conducttheirownmeetingsinaparticipativemannerbysuchmeansas:havingdifferentpeopleleadthe
meeting,openlysolicitingteammemberinput,invitingdifferingopinions,andfrequentlyusingconsensus
buildingintheirdecisionmaking.
___29. Willinglyassumeresponsibilityforprotectingnewlyformedteamsfromexternalorganizationpressures,
practices,andpoliciesthatmayhinderoractuallydestroythedevelopmentofthoseteams.
___30. Arehighlyvisibleandmakethemselvesreadilyavailabletous(inbothformalandinformalsettings),in
ordertoanswerourquestionsandtoprovideleadershipandhelpwhenwerequestit.
___31. Provideanongoingflowofinformationtousabouttheorganization vision,itsoperatingphilosophy,our
customersrequirements,theorganization currentgoalsandobjectives,andthelevelofsuccessthe
organizationisattaininginmeetingthosegoalsandobjectives.
___32. Inviteourinputonissuesthatwereformerlydecidedonlybythem,andwillinglyexplaintheiractions
wheneverchangesaremadeortheirfinaldecisionsarequestionedbyteammembers.
___33. Treattheerrorswemakeaslearningexperiencesforus,ratherthanasopportunitiesforthemtoplaceblame
onourteam.
___34. Initiatechangesinoperatingpoliciesandpracticesinordertoreinforceourteam developmentand
effectiveness.
___35. Providetimetopersonallyteach,coach,andcounselthemenandwomenwhoworkdirectlywithusin
ordertoimprovetheoperatingeffectivenessofthosepeople.
___36. Arehighlyinvolvedinpromotingthecontinuousgrowthanddevelopmentofindividualteammembersand
thecontinuousimprovementofourteam operatingeffectiveness.
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