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Team Dynamics Assessment™ (TDA™)

This questionnaire enables you to assess the dynamics of your team. It produces a free, short online report. There is an optional full report available for a small cost. You can also produce a collective team report, collating all the responses from people inside and outside the team, by using the business administration facilities.

Instructions:
Please read each pair of statements and select the radio button nearest the one that is most true of the team. Answer all the questions. Spelling and punctuation are UK English.

The team have a long term strategy or vision

The team don't know where they are going in the long term

The team take an uncompromising stance on certain issues

The team may have strong views, but they are willing to compromise

When the team discuss problems they find a solution and then move on

When the team discuss issues they often get locked into an argument between different viewpoints

The team compromise with each other too much, even before they have discussed their differences properly

The team compromise if necessary after they have discussed their disagreements

The team usually act too quickly, without thinking things through

The team usually act in a timely manner

When the team communicate, they articulate points clearly so there is no misunderstanding

There are frequent misunderstandings in the team due to poor communication

When faced with an urgent problem, the team respond quickly and act in a timely manner

The team are slow to respond and often fail to take action quickly enough

The ideas that the team come up with are far too radical, seemingly out of touch with current realities

When the team comes up with innovative ideas, they are also practical

If the team examines their priorities they think that everything they do is important

The team put more effort into activities that are more important than others

When there isn't enough information the team make reasonable working assumptions

The team won't make reasonable assumptions, wanting too much certainty

The team are resistant to change

The team are open to change

The team is well-organised

The organisation of the team is nonexistent, the way it works is chaotic

Team discussions keep digressing, going off from one tangent to another

The team are focused and usually stick to the main point of discussion

Team members will help each other when other team members are in difficulty

Team members are expected to resolve their own problems themselves

The team insist on following exact procedures all the time, even when it is unnecessary

The team follow exact procedures when there is good reason to do so, but not all the time

The team talk about their differences even though it might upset or offend

The team will ignore differences in order to be nice to each other

The team are able to come up with imaginative ideas to solve difficult problems

The team is devoid of imaginative ideas

For important decisions, the team think through the consequences of each option

The team don't do any logical analysis

People outside the team are often alienated by the vehemence of the team's values/beliefs

The team are not overly zealous about their values

Team members focus on their own individual work at the expense of teamwork and relationships

Team members balance their individual work with collective team responsibilities

The team uses meeting agendas and project plans, and tends to stick to them

The team doesn't use agendas or plans even when they would be useful

When the team starts a new initiative they quickly get bored and look for another initiative to start

The team usually finish one initiative before starting another one

The team are willing to try new things to see if there might be an improvement

The team never try out new ideas, they always do things in the same way

The team focus their time and attention on those things that are important

Even when the team recognise that one thing is particularly important, they still try to do everything else as well

The team's long term vision is something that others can understand and relate to

The team's long term vision is so 'way out' that no one else can understand it

The team sends out consistent messages, they are all 'singing from the same hymn sheet'

The team's messages are inconsistent, different team members say different things

When faced with a short term problem, the team usually use the first solution they can find, not thinking about the impact on the long term

The team always try to find the right balance between short and long term needs

The team find the right balance between planning and flexibility

The team's activities are planned and controlled too much, there is no flexibility to divert from team plans

The team focus too much on their long term strategy, and fail to respond quickly enough to short term needs

The team resolve short term issues appropriately

The team are open to ideas and opportunities that have hidden potential

The team are not interested in anything untried or untested

The team is overly bureaucratic

The paperwork in the team is at a reasonable level

The team are pursuing an unrealistic strategy or impractical ideas

The team's goals and ambitions are realistic

When starting a new piece of work the team spend an appropriate amount of time thinking about the task before starting on it

When starting a new piece of work the team take action too quickly, often 'jumping the gun'

The team are able to generate lots of imaginative ideas

The team doesn't like 'brainstorming', they have difficulty thinking of any ideas

When necessary, the team analyse their options to produce the best collective decision

The team don't analyse their options

Relationships in the team are good - in fact, they are more than colleagues, they are friends

Relationships between team members are nonexistent or poor, most people keep themselves to themselves

The team can be trusted to communicate important messages well

The team often misunderstand each other and communicate badly both inside and outside the team

When working on a new project the team are very enthusiastic at the start but lack the follow through to complete it themselves

When the team starts a project they work on it through to the end

When they need to solve a problem, the team over-analyse things, causing 'paralysis by analysis'

The team usually arrive at agreed decisions without unnecessary argument.

The team usually spend too much time talking or thinking, rather than getting on with urgent work

When required, the team takes action quickly

The work of the team is well-coordinated, eg: all working to the same plan

The team is a shambles, no one knows what other team members are doing, and there is duplication of effort

The team are prepared for their shared values and beliefs to be questioned or challenged

The team always believe that they are right and won't allow people outside the team to question their values

The team are not able or willing to listen to a complex, logical analysis

The team can engage in complex analysis, including listening and asking questions

Team members are too polite to each other, and avoid saying what they really think

Although the team treat each other with respect, it is not at the expense of straight talking when it is needed

The team are always wanting too much information, too often or in too much detail

The team seek an appropriate amount of information, when it is relevant and needed

The team focus their efforts primarily on those things that are important

When the team are busy, they still try to do everything that comes their way

When the team meet they waste a lot of time in pointless logical arguments

They don't argue unless it is productive to do so

The team is flexible in the use of rules and procedures

The team insist that rules and procedures must be followed to the letter

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