Leadership Team Assessment
Use the following questions to do a quick assessment of your Leadership Team on various attributes that deliver effective and productive teams. After each question, decide if your team has the quality, competency or skill asked for. The response should be: “Got it” “Sort of ” “Not really” or “Nope.” After each question, write down the name or names of the team member (s) that carry or provide the skills and competency, either formally or informally. For example:
Are we creative?
Climate
Is the team a safe place?
Do we trust one another?
Do we always have an agenda?
Do we keep to time?
Are we accountable to each other?
Do we have a CAO (Chief
Accountability Officer)?
Do we have fun?
Are we creative?
Team Process
Do we have a clear process for
making decisions?
Do we have a clear agreement
about communication?
Do we have agreed upon
processes for resolving conflict?
Do members engage in
constructive feedback?
Operations
How are we on program
development and operations?
How are we on technology and
managing and using information?
How are we on internal (group,
dept, organizational) politics?
How are we on internal
communications?
How are we on external
communications?
Perspectives
Do we have an enterprise view?
Do we understand & connect to
the latest findings?
Do we understand the financial
dimensions of our work?
Do we understand the
external landscape?
Relationships
Do we develop/maintain key
external relationships?
Do we effectively engage with
stakeholders?
Do we successfully get buy-in
from middle management?
Purpose
Is there a written goal or
mission for the team?
Are there written roles for the
team?
Are there shared values about
how to work together?
Crisis
Have we thought through
potential contingencies?
Are we aware of our risk
management and mitigation
resources/plans?
