OBAT WORK178 Part 2Striving for Performance
LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF EXERCISE
How Good Am I at Building and Leading a Team?
Use the following rating scale to respond to the 18 questions on building and leading an effective team:Strongly Disagree Disagree Slightly Disagree Slightly Agree Agree Strongly Agree
1 23 4561. I am knowledgeable about the different stages of development that teams
can go through in their life cycles. 123456- When a team forms, I make certain that all team members are introduced to
one another at the outset. 123456 - When the team first comes together, I provide directions, answer team
members’ questions, and clarify goals, expectations, and procedures. 123456 - I help team members establish a foundation of trust among themselves and
between themselves and me. 123456 - I ensure that standards of excellence, not mediocrity or mere acceptability,
characterize the team’s work. 123456 - I provide a great deal of feedback to team members regarding their
performance. 123456 - I encourage team members to balance individual autonomy with
interdependence among other team members. 123456 - I help team members become at least as committed to the success of
the team as to their own personal success. 123456 - I help team members learn to play roles that assist the team in
accomplishing its tasks, as well as building strong interpersonal relationships. 123456
1 0. I articulate a clear, exciting, passionate vision of what the team can achieve. 123456 - I help team members become committed to the team vision. 123456
1 2. I encourage a win-win philosophy in the team; that is, when one member
wins, every member wins. 123456
1 3. I help the team avoid making the group’s survival more important than
accomplishing its goal. 123456
1 4. I use formal process-management procedures to help the group become
faster, more efficient, and more productive, and to prevent errors. 123456
1 5. I encourage team members to represent the team’s vision, goals, and
accomplishments to outsiders. 123456 - I diagnose and capitalize on the team’s core competence. 123456
1 7. I encourage the team to achieve dramatic breakthrough innovations, as
well as small continuous improvements. 123456
1 8. I help the team work toward preventing mistakes, not just correcting them
after the fact. 123456