Virtual team improvement: a free instant assessment tool
Stumble It!The Virtual Team Opportunity Iceberg is a very simple spreadsheet for letting you and your fellow team members instantly spot the potential for improvement in your teams. It's not intended to be precise - a show of hands will do - but it can be a great team ice-breaker!
Just answer these 3 simple questions individually and then aggregate the results for your team.
Q1. EFFECTIVENESS: Do our work teams mostly fulfil their potential?
Q2. SATISFACTION: Do we get as much satisfaction from our work teams as our social groups and voluntary teams?
Q3. TECHNOLOGY: Do virtual technologies noticeably improve our work teams performance?
(Typical responses are Q1: 5-10%, Q2: 15-20%, Q3: 30-40%)
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