Stimulating discussions about critical team performance issues. Focusing action planning to help improve team effectiveness. Supporting total quality management and continuous improvement initiatives by providing teams with feedback about how they are meeting the needs of internal and external customers. The TDS instrument presents feedback from three to 30 team members and from up to eight observers who are familiar with the team's work. Each team member receives an individual, confidential report that compares his or her scores to the team average.
Standardized scores compare team and individual scores to the normative sample.
The TDS reports provide summary and item-level results using clear graphics and supporting numeric information. The TDS results come with a facilitator's guide to help the team facilitator lead productive, action-oriented discussions based on the survey results. To larger image TDS Norms Standardized scores compare team and individual scores to those of the prepublication version normative sample. Teams for this sample include those in top management, law, process control, marketing, training, engineering, government, research, and middle management. Inc. All rights reserved.