Extraordinary Teams Inventory 2.0

What's the difference between an ordinary team and an extraordinary one? Extraordinary teams can achieve tangible results, but they also do something ordinary teams cannot; they cultivate an exciting, collaborative environment built upon mutual trust, respect, and engagement.

Extraordinary Teams Inventory 2.0 (ETI) is not your ordinary team assessment; it's a powerful research-based team development solution that will transform your organization's teams from just plain ordinary to absolutely extraordinary by providing tangible results.

The Target Audience for ETI

The ideal group size for this experience is 3-20 team members who are part of an intact team united by a challenging common goal that meets the needs of all members. It is especially well suited to teams where goal achievement requires collaboration, diverse skill sets, and breakthrough thinking.

Administer the Assessment

Extraordinary Teams Inventory 2.0 begins with a 60-item online team assessment that measures the ten practices of Extraordinary Teams:

1. Outstanding Results
2. Personal Transformation
3. Compelling Purpose
4. Embracing Difference
5. Full Engagement
6. Strong Relationships
7. Shared Leadership
8. Great Meetings
9. Genuine Curiosity
10. Adaptive Structure

The anonymous responses from each team member are combined to create a team profile that serves as the basis for the Team Debrief Meeting. Teams learn about each of the ten practices and then make a group decision about whether or not they want to increase their collective capacity to improve the team's effectiveness. The team assessment takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Team Debrief Meeting

This meeting is to be organized and held by the team leader after their team has completed the team assessment. If you (as a team leader) want help preparing for this meeting, we recommend the 1:1 Virtual Coaching with a member of the Extraordinary Team Partner (ETP). By the end of this meeting, you'll be able to:

• Explore what makes Extraordinary Teams different and the elements that make up an extraordinary team.
• Discuss the team's ETI Ratings & Report.
• Determine if you want to take team action to improve.
• Commit to team actions that will increase the level of team extraordinariness.

1:1 Virtual Coaching

Does leading your team through the ETI Team Debrief Meeting feel like unfamiliar terrain? Let us help you navigate the journey with coaches and facilitators who have experience helping teams move toward extraordinary.

Collaborate with an Extraordinary Team Partner (ETP) in two meetings (a total of 3.5 hours) to guide you, the team leader or facilitator, through understanding your team's report and how to successfully facilitate a Team Debrief Meeting that is productive, safe, and engaging. The Extraordinary Teams Partnership was founded by the authors of the Extraordinary Groups book and the ETI. ETP partners have extensive experience using the ETI to help teams understand and use their results to become more effective and productive. They have worked with teams in the private sector, government, nonprofits, and learning groups.

In a customized approach, the ETP Coach will ensure you are comfortable with the content contained in the Digital Team Leader Presentation and provide valuable perspective to your team's report. The goal of the ETP Coach is to help you empower team members to discover pathways to outstanding results and memorable experiences.

• In the first meeting, the ETP Coach will orient you to the Introductory Video, the Insights and Action Guide, and the Digital Team Leader Presentation. Then, they’ll help you analyze your ETI Team Report, deepen your sense of what it means, and anticipate team reactions.
  
  
• The second meeting prepares you to engage your team in a discussion of their ETI results using the Digital Team Leader Presentation. The ETP Coach will help you focus on what's most important. Further, they will collaborate with you on how to follow up with your team after the Team Debrief Meeting to lead to successful team outcomes.

At the end of this training experience, participants will have the skills to:

• Realize the difference between ordinary and extraordinary teamwork.
• Identify a team's ETI profile.
• Understand team members' perspectives about performance.
• Pinpoint specific team and individual actions to improve effectiveness.
• Increase team members' self-awareness, trust, and commitment to the team.

Clients use the ETI to:

• Rate and discuss the teamwork experience
• Help teams understand the dynamics related to their performance
• Determine if teams are (or are not) equipped to become extraordinary
• Motivate teams to change behavior
• Monitor and benchmark team progress

Online Team Assessment and Report

Purchase one per team. The ETI 2.0 Online Team Assessment is administered to each team member as pre-work to the Team Debrief Meeting through the HRDQ Assessment Center. It consists of 60 questions measuring ten elements that contribute to extraordinary teaming. After each team member submits results to the ETI 2.0, their results are automatically calculated and aggregated into a single, 32-page Team Report. This report is formatted as a PDF and sent out to the project administrator and/or selected recipient in PDF format on the selected project end date. (Note: We highly recommend that the team leader is chosen as a report recipient so that they can distribute it to their team prior to the Team Debrief Meeting.)

Digital Team Leader Presentation and Support Materials

Purchase one per team leader. The ETI 2.0 Team Leader Presentation is used during the Team Debrief Meeting. The slide notes include instructions and insights to aid the team leader in helping their team understand the report results and decide on actionable next steps to facilitate greater team success.

The ETI 2.0 Team Leader Presentation

This resource is formatted as a PPT and delivered as a digital download via a link provided in the order confirmation email. This link includes several other digital downloads to support the team leader as they prepare for, lead, and close out the Team Debrief Meeting. Each of these materials is provided below, along with a description.

• FAQ: The FAQ is arranged in question-and-answer format and offers insight into the ETI 2.0 materials.
  
  
• ETI 2.0 Development and Validation: The ETI 2.0 Development and Validation document is designed for use by the team leader. It provides high-level insight into the research and analysis that led to the development of the ETI 2.0, as well as the technical data that supports its statistical validation.
  
  
• Certificate of Achievement: The Certificate of Achievement serves as a takeaway for attendees of the Team Debrief Meeting. The certificate is provided as a fillable PDF form, allowing team leaders to customize the team member's name, program name, and completion date. We recommend distributing the Certificate of Achievement to each individual team member immediately following the Team Debrief Meeting.
  
  
• Program Evaluation: The Program Evaluation measures team members’ level-one reaction to the Team Debrief Meeting. The evaluation form is provided as a fillable PDF form, allowing team leaders to customize the date of the Team Debrief Meeting, the team leader's name, the program name, and the team member's name. We recommend distributing the Program Evaluation to each individual team member immediately following the Team Debrief Meeting. Analyzing the feedback will help team leaders to adjust and improve their next training as appropriate.
  
  
• Sample Team Report: The Sample Team Report is intended for use by the team leader. As its name suggests, it is an anonymous sample of the Team Report, providing a sneak peek into the report's makeup. It is useful to review as the team leader is waiting to receive the aggregated Team Report.
  
  
• Insights and Action Guide: The IAG serves as a companion to the Team Report and is designed for use by team members in preparation for and during the Team Debrief Meeting. Team members can either save the IAG to their individual computers to access during the meeting (using the fillable fields to type in responses where appropriate) or print it out ahead of time. We recommend that the team leader distribute the IAG to their team at least two weeks in advance of the Team Debrief Meeting. Please note: Per HRDQ’s copyright and license agreement, the Insights and Action Guide may only be reused or distributed to individuals within your organization who have completed the ETI 2.0.
  
  
• Introductory Video: The Introductory Video serves as a companion to the Team Report and is designed for use by team members in preparation for the Team Debrief Meeting. The video is 15 minutes long and introduces key concepts about extraordinary teams, setting the stage for the Team Debrief Meeting. The video is accessed through an internet browser link. We recommend that the team leader share this link with their team at least two weeks in advance of the Team Debrief Meeting.

1:1 Virtual Coaching

Extraordinary Teams Partner (ETP) coach/consultant will help prepare the team leader to successfully lead the ETI 2.0 Team Debrief Meeting. This is meant for a single user and a single team. Total 3.5 hours, broken into two meetings.

Kathleen D. Ryan has practiced organization development since 1984 and has been identified as an organizational consultant with "an instinct for translating complex human behavior into practical concepts." Her current work focuses on executive coaching and team development.

Kevin E. Coray, Ph.D., is a founding partner and president of Coray Gurnitz Consulting in Washington, D.C. His graduate studies in industrial and organizational psychology, combined with his experience using organizational assessments, were essential to the team's collaboration in creating Extraordinary Teams.

Sally Starbuck Stamp is a board-certified coach and consultant who works with individuals, teams, and organizations primarily in the areas of leadership development, communication effectiveness, culture transformation, and life/work balance. Her experience includes working for a variety of healthcare and technical organizations as both an internal change agent and an external coach and advisor.

Travis Green is an Organizational Psychologist and Coach focusing on leadership, organizational change, and positive impact. For over twenty years, he has made a difference with leaders and teams across the business, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Travis is passionate about creating change that sticks, building exceptional teams, and creating an organizational culture that energizes.

Additional Product Resources

• Sample Assessment Report | View a sample of the PDF report your participants will receive.
• Theoretical Background | The Extraordinary Teams Inventory Development & Validation
• Related Webinar | From Losing Out to Standing Out: What We Know about Extraordinary Teams