The Corporate Ecology Group

The Team Diagnostic is an innovative approach to assessment and intervention for team performance. Unlike other assessments, the Team Diagnostic views teams not as a collection of individuals but as a self-organizing system of relationships and interacting influences, all of which affect the performance and satisfaction of individuals and of the system as a whole. It provides a deeper and more accurate view of the team as a system, and provides a powerful structure for coaching the team to optimal productivity and effectiveness, enabling them to use conflict creatively, foster innovation, and develop strategies and structures that leverage team strengths. By focusing on creating a high-functioning system, every team member is empowered to perform at his or her individual best.
This assessment was developed by Team Diagnostic International (TDI ™) and is designed to provide a benchmark and structure for ongoing team development. The assessment and team coaching model have their foundation in the most recent thinking in the areas of System Learning, Emotional Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, team research from leading universities, and the work of the Center for Right Relationship ™, leading authorities in the field of team development.

Here are some of the highlights and benefits:

A unique model specific to team effectiveness, measuring 14 proven success factors
Can be customized to address specific team requirements
Assessment implemented online, minimizing team members' time commitment
Confidential and cost effective
Provides an accurate way to measure team improvement over time
Results in customized team development plan that leverages team strengths to realize growth
Ongoing work with a qualified team coach ensures deep learning and sustained change

Research shows that by increasing positivity, teams improve their productivity. Best performing teams show high scores in both productivity factors and positivity factors, therefore, we use a comprehensive, yet convenient and easy to use online tool to measure these parameters: The Team Diagnostic Assessment Tool™ provides a benchmark for your team and a map for moving forward. This tool was developed specifically for teams to see at a glance the areas in which they excel and those areas which could be enhanced.
Productivity factors are strengths which support the team in achieving results, accomplishing tasks and staying on course to reach goals and objectives. Positivity factors are strengths which focus on the interrelationships between team members and the spirit or tone of the team as a system. Combined, productivity and positivity are the essential.
There are numerous graphical representations in a 31 page report of a team’s (“system’s”) results. Reviewing and interpreting the results with Organizational and Relationship Systems Coaches is where the real value exists. The biggest benefit comes through the skilled facilitation to help the team’s “story” unfold as the inter-relationships are examined and as the skilful coaches lead the team in exercises customized to enhance the team’s specific positivity factors.

Go to Case 1 to get an example of the the type of Interventions proposed by the Corporate Ecology Group.