team-culture-checklist

Team:
15-Point
Checklist

The 9 Drivers of Exceptional Teams
Driver #3
Exceptional Teams have uplifting cultures where people LIFT each other
with their thoughts, words and actions. They understand that achieving a
positive team culture is an going process of maintenance and renewal and
have systems in place to help promote and sustain it. You can feel the
positive energy when you enter a LIFT culture, and it's this feeling that
attracts and retains great people and enables exceptional results.
How does your team rate?
Complete the 15-point checklist and rate yourself against:
4 Key Indicators of a Connected Culture (Outputs)
• The 4 key qualities you need to develop.
9 Drivers of a Connected Culture (Inputs)
• The mindsets, behaviours and practices that enable the development of
the 4 key indicators.
Complete the Team Culture Checklist and discover your cultural strengths
and areas for improvement. Capitalise on your strengths and work at
improving your deficit areas and you’ll be well on your way to creating a
connected team culture that attracts and retains great people.
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Team Culture Checklist
for _____________________________________________________
The 4 Key Indicators of a Connected Culture (Outcomes)
A. IDENTITY
Does your team have a strong cultural identity with symbols, traditions and rituals that connect the team?
No Cultural
Identity
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Strong Cultural
Identity
B. EXPECTATIONS
Are team members crystal clear about expectations of behaviour and performance?
Unclear Cultural
Expectations
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Crystal Clear Cultural
Expectations
C. REINFORCEMENT
Does your team have activities and processes to reinforce negative behaviour and performance, and to call out negative or under-performing people?
No Processes to
Reinforce Expectations
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Many Processes to
Reinforce Expectations
D. CONNECTIONS
Does your team have gatherings, ceremonies and tribe building activities that create emotional connections to the team and it’s purpose.
No Activities of Processes to
Connect People to the ‘Tribe’
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Many Activities and Processes that
Connect People to the ‘Tribe’
The 9 Drivers of a Connected Culture (Inputs)
1. CONNECTED MINDSET
1.1 Belongingness
Do your people feel like they ‘belong to the tribe’? Are they proud to be part of the team?
No Sense of
Belonging or Pride
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Strong Sense of
Belonging and Pride
1.2 Desire to Participate
Do your people show a desire to participate in team activities and be active contributors in your workplace community?
No Desire to
Participate or Contribute
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Strong Desire to
Participate and Contribute
1.3 Ownership
Do your people take ownership of your team culture and take responsibility for rectifying issues without being prompted?
No Ownership or
Responsibility for Culture
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Strong Sense of Ownership
and Responsibility for Culture
2. CULTURAL LEADERS
Does your team have clear cultural leaders who promote a connected culture and ‘walk the talk’ of expectations?
No Cultural
Leadership
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Strong Cultural
Leadership
3. SYMBOLS AND RITUALS
Does your team have symbols, rituals and traditions that make your people feel like part of a special team?
No Team
Symbols and Rituals
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Many Team
Symbols and Rituals
4. CULTURAL GATHERINGS
Does your team have regular ‘gatherings of the tribe’ such as team meetings, toolbox meetings, whole team events, team building activities and social events?
No Cultural
Gatherings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Many Cultural
Gatherings
5. CULTURE CODE
Does your team have a suite of values, guiding principles, ground rules and mantras that articulate clear cultural expectations?
No Culture
Code
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Well Defined
Culture Code
6. RECOGNISE PRO-CULTURAL BEHAVIOUR
Are your people recognised for meeting or exceeding expectations and results?
No
Recognition
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Culture Enhancing
Behaviour is Recognised
7. CALL-OUT UN-CULTURAL BEHAVIOUR
Does your team counsel, educate or replace people who don’t meet the required standards of team behaviour or performance?
Low Standards
are Tolerated
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cultural Expectations
Are Enforced
8. UPLIFTING ENVIRONMENT
Does your team have an uplifting physical workplace environment that enhances your team culture?
Drab Physical
Environment
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Uplifting Physical
Environment
9. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Does your team have processes in place to evaluate the quality of your team culture and plan for improvement?
No Improvement
Processes or Activities
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Processes for Evaluating
and Improving Culture
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