In addition to working efficiently and effectively,
members of high-performance
teams work cooperatively, are guided by shared
goals, trust each other, give and receive feedback openly, and take risks/assert
themselves with each other.
Assess yourself:
Below are behaviors that build or
lessen trust. Print out two copies. First, rate yourself on each scaled item
in terms of how you behave with your co-workers as a team-mate; then rate yourself again
in terms of your relationship with those who report to you. For each item, place a check
mark in one of the five spaces, indicating how close you are to either end of trust
behavior.
Once you've completed your self-assessment, set a goal to
improve your trust levels in at least two specific areas (if you really want to find out
about yourself, ask your peers and/or subordinates to fill this out about you, and compare
their responses to your self-assessment):
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1. Help my
team-mates |
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Focus only on accomplishing my own
goals |
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2. Seek new
ideas/information |
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Act on my own opinions |
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3. Listen and
play back what I hear |
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Focus on my own ideas/views |
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4. Try to be
above-board, direct |
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Tend to be indirect, non-disclosing
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5. Tell the truth
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Tell partial truths/what I think
others want to hear |
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6. Say what I'm
really thinking/feeling |
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Send mixed signals |
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7. Accentuate the
positive |
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Stress the negative |
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8. Remain calm
under stress |
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Explode or otherwise overreact |
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9. Act
consistently with my agreements |
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Behave opportunistically |
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10. See people as individuals |
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Categorize/stereotype people |
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11. Show friendliness, compassion |
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Remain distant, aloof |
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12. Give specific, accurate
feedback |
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Give evaluative feedback |
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13. Encourage/empower others |
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Insult, ridicule, diminish others |