Using the Benchmarks identify the behavior that best represents your team’s experience. Address the identified deficiencies through open discussion amongst your team members | |||||
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Benchmarks | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Attendance | All, members in the group are present for all meetings, are punctual, and stay for the entire duration of the meeting. | Most members attend majority of the scheduled meetings. When members are away, they inform the team or a designated team- member. | One or more of the members are recurrently absent for the scheduled meetings and do not inform the team, or a designated team-member. Also members are often late or leave early, when a meeting is in progress. | ||
Establishing rational goals | When suitable, rational, and measurable goals are agreed upon and acknowledged and the entire team shares the common objectives/ purpose. | Team members share some objectives but a mutual commitment may be absent. | Defined objectives are missing; members are not tuned to the task or purpose of the group. | ||
Accountability for Results | The obtained result is recognized as a collective-effort. | Team-members work on separate sections of the project and link to each other through a coordinator in the team | Team-members lack coordination with other members of the team and work on the different sections individually. | ||
Communication | Team members communicate with other members openly and treat each other with respect. | Although, mutual respect amongst team- members exists, opinions of specific members aren’t considered while formulating decisions. | Communication amongst team members is limited. | ||
Decision Making | Most decisions in the team are through a consensus. | Majority and minority of decisions prevail at times, when decisions are made by the group. | Decisions are made by specific members and do not reflect that of the team. | ||
Adjusting | The team is able to amend and adjust plans as needs arise. | The team is mostly able to amend and adjust plans as needs arise. | The team lacks focus and lacks the ability to adjust and amend plans. | ||
Assessment of the team | Members regularly assess the progress of the project and appraise the cohesiveness of the team. | Members occasionally assess the progress of the project and there are occasional dissensions amongst team members. | The members never appraise the functioning of the team as a group. | ||
Conflict management | Conflict(s) is/are managed through open discussions amongst team members. | Conflicts are occasionally addressed through open discussions. | Conflicts are never addressed. |