5B Team Assessment - Lifeskills Institute

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Team Assessment Questionnaire
(Lencioni, P. (2002). The five dysfunctions of a team. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.)

Instructions: Use the scale below to indicate how each statement applies to your team. It is important to evaluate the statements honestly and without over-thinking your answers.

Q1 : Teams are passionate and unguarded in their discussion of issues

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q2 : Team members call out one another’s deficiencies or unproductive behaviors

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q3 : Team members know what their peers are working on and how they contribute to the collective good of the team

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q4 : Team members quickly and genuinely apologize to one another when they say or do something inappropriate or possibly damaging to the team

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q5 : Team members willingly make sacrifices (such as budget, turf, head count) in their departments or areas of expertise for the good of the team

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q6 : Team members openly admit their weaknesses and mistakes

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q7 : Team meetings are compelling, not boring

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q8 : Team members leave meetings confident that their peers are completely committed to the decisions that were agreed on, even if they were in initial disagreement

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q9 : Morale is significantly affected by the failure to achieve team goals

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q10 : During team meetings, the most important—and difficult—issues are put on the table to be resolved

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q11 : Team members are deeply concerned about the prospect of letting down their peers

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q12 : Team members know about one another’s personal lives and are comfortable discussing them

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q13 : Team members end discussions with clear and specific resolutions and action plans

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q14 : Team members challenge one another about their plans and approaches

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Q15 : Team members are slow to seek credit for their own contributions, but quick to point out those of others

Rarely

Sometimes

Usually