It makes leadership as important as management and promotes a language common to all. Any issue that a team may want to discuss will emerge from this framework. For each item, it asks them what they require more or less of in order to be more successful. The team gives its perceptions about its own operation.
Anonymity ensures honesty and accuracy.
The result is a profile of the whole team's perceptions of needs for improvement. The questionnaire does not pass judgement on the team or its members but asks only for feedback on requirements, the process is therefore non-threatening, does not cause resistance, and leads directly to mutual problem solving. Because a high-performing team is the synergy resulting from the actions of its members, each of whom may at times take on the role of leading or managing. In other words, there is as much to learn and improve within the team as there is between team and manager. If your interest is in creating Self-Managed Teams from scratch, we can also assist.