Great Teams Health Check

Measure the conditions that drive high-performing teams, from psychological safety to shared purpose, and turn insight into action.

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Understand what makes your team thrive

Built on the research behind what makes teams truly effective, this check helps groups reflect on the conditions that drive high performance. It surfaces how safe, dependable, clear, meaningful, and impactful work feels for every member, giving teams a shared language to talk about what's working and where to grow. Use it regularly to track team health, spark honest conversation, and turn insights into concrete improvements that lift collaboration and results.

Dimensions

Team Effectiveness

The core conditions that enable a team to do meaningful, dependable, and high-impact work together.

  • Psychological Safety

    I feel safe voicing my opinion freely and honestly. I can ask questions without judgment.

    • Never
    • Sometimes
    • Always

  • Dependability

    I produce high-quality work in a timely manner.

    • Never
    • Sometimes
    • Always

  • Role Clarity

    I have specific and clear performance standards and understand my role, objectives, and key results.

    • Never
    • Sometimes
    • Always

  • Meaning

    I find that my work has meaning and a purpose.

    • Never
    • Sometimes
    • Always

  • Value

    My efforts, along with the team, help advance our goals, missions, and vision.

    • Never
    • Sometimes
    • Always

When to use this health check

  • Establish a baseline of team health before kicking off a new project or quarter.
  • Run periodically to track how your team's effectiveness evolves over time.
  • Surface honest conversation about safety, clarity, and purpose during a retrospective.
  • Help a newly formed or recently restructured team align on roles and expectations.
  • Identify which conditions to strengthen when performance or morale dips.

Tips & tricks

  • Keep responses anonymous to encourage candid answers, especially on psychological safety.
  • Focus the debrief on the lowest-scoring dimensions and agree on one or two actions.
  • Re-run the check on a consistent cadence so trends are comparable over time.
  • Pair the results with a retrospective to turn insights into concrete commitments.
  • Celebrate strengths as well as gaps so the team sees what's already working well.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Great Teams Health Check measure?
It assesses five conditions linked to high-performing teams: psychological safety, dependability, role clarity, meaning, and value, giving you a clear picture of where your team is thriving and where it can improve.
How often should we run it?
Many teams run it quarterly or at the start and end of a project cycle. A regular cadence lets you track trends and measure the impact of changes you make.
Who should take part?
Every member of the team should participate so the results reflect the full range of perspectives. Anonymous responses help people answer honestly.
What is the rating scale?
Each dimension uses a five-point Likert scale ranging from Never to Always, making it easy for participants to express how consistently they experience each condition.
What should we do with the results?
Review them together in a retrospective, focus on the areas with the lowest scores, and agree on a small number of concrete actions to improve before the next check.