Team Communication Inventory
Team meetings are an important means of making decisions, improving quality, and solving work problems. However, in order for your meetings to be productive and stimulating, your team needs to engage in a healthy team discussion.
Improve the overall quality of your team discussions and meetings with the Team Communication Inventory, a training tool designed to identify the tendencies and roles team members typically play during team interaction.
How It Works
Using specific discussions, respondents rate themselves on the use of seven task roles and seven maintenance roles. Individuals then gain additional insight into their behavior. Finally, action plans help teams make specific plans for improvement - as individuals and as a group.
The participant booklet includes pressure-sensitive scoring and perforated response cards to facilitate the feedback process. In addition to administrative guidelines and theoretical background, the facilitator guide includes tips on strengthening task and maintenance roles.
Group Maintenance Roles:
- Encourager
- Gatekeeper
- Compromiser
- Harmonizer
- Energizer
- Processor
- Standard
- Setter
Group Task Roles:
- Initiator
- Information giver
- Information seeker
- Challenger
- Coordinator
- Evaluator
- Completer
Uses and Applications
The purpose of this learning instrument is to help groups or teams improve their ability to have meaningful discussions, solve problems, and make decisions. Team Communication Inventory can assist the process by providing a simple vehicle for analyzing the communication dynamics of any group discussion, problem-solving session, or training exercise.
Note: Team Communication Inventory is an excellent follow-up to any HRDQ Survival Simulation.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand the major components of communication
- Identify the characteristics of a successful team communication
- Evaluate one's communication strengths and weaknesses
- Develop a personal action plan for improving and applying communication skills
Product Details
Product Type: Assessment. The Facilitator Guide is an in-depth binder designed to help trainers swiftly administrate the assessment.
Target Audience: Teams of all sizes and industries.
Measures: How team members interact and present themselves to others.
Dimensions: Communication, team-building, and assertiveness skills.
Time Required: 3-4 Hours.
What to Order
Facilitator Guide: Order One Guide Per Trainer.
Facilitator Guide contents:
- Administrative guidelines
- Background information
- Sample training design
- Sample copy of re-formatted Paper Assessment
- Certificate of achievement template
- Training evaluation template
- Convenient 3-ring binder format
Paper Assessment 5-Pack: Order One Pack for Up to Five Participants.
Paper assessment contents:
- Assessment
- Pressure-sensitive response form
- Interpretive information
- Action planning
About the Authors
Rollin Glaser, Ed.D. is an accomplished trainer, consultant, and expert in the field of adult learning, and is also the co-founder and former chief executive officer of HRDQ. He holds several degrees, including a BS from Northwestern University and an M.Ed. from Northeastern University, as well as an MA and Ed.D. from Columbia University. Mr. Glaser is also the author of Personnel Management for Retailers and co-author of The Management of Training and Managing by Design.