Team Building

Instruction: Use the scale below to indicate how each statement applies to
your team. It is important to evaluate the statements honestly & without
over thinking your answer.
3= Usually
2= Sometimes
1= Rarely
1_______ Team member are passionate & unguarded in the discussion of issues.
2_______Team members call out one anothers deficiencies or unproductive behavior.
3_______ Team members know what their peers are working on & how they
contribute to the collective good of the team.
4_______Team members quickly & genuinely apologize to one another when they say
or do something inappropriate or possibly damaging to the team.
5_______ Team members willingly make sacrifices (budget, head count) in their
departments or areas of expertise for the good of the team.
6_______Team members openly admit their weaknesses & mistakes.
7 _______Team members are compelling and not boring.
8_______Team members leave meeting confident that their peers are completely
committed to the decision that were agreed on, even if there are initial
disagreement.
9______Morale is significantly affected by the failure to achieve team goals.
10______ During team meetings, the most important & difficult issues are put on the
table to be resolve.
11______ Team members are deeply concerned about the prospect of letting down
their peers.
12_______Team members know about one anothers personal lives and are
comfortable discussing them.
13_______Team members end discussions with clear & specific resolution & calls to
action.
14______ Team members challenge one another about their plans & approaches.

15_______Team members are slow to seek credit for their own contributions, but
quick to point out those of others.
SCORING: combine your scores for the proceedings statements as indicated below:
Dysfunction1:
Absence of trust

Dysfunction2
: fear of
conflict

Dysfunction3
: lack of
commitment

Statement
4___
Statement
6___
Statement
12___
Total

Statement
1___
Statement
7___
Statement
10___
Total

Statement
3___
Statement
8___
Statement
13___
Total

Dysfunction4
: avoidance
of
accountabilit
y
Statement
2___
Statement
11___
Statement
14___
Total

Dysfunction5
: inattention
to results

Statement 5___
Statement 9___
Statement
15___

Total