Extraordinary Teams Inventory 2.0

How It Works

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

• Outstanding Results
• Personal Transformation
• Compelling Purpose
• Embracing Difference
• Full Engagement
• Strong Relationships
• Shared Leadership
  
• Great Meetings
• Genuine Curiosity
• 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. It is expected to last X time. And if you (as a team leader), want help preparing for this meeting, we recommend the 1:1 Virtual Coaching with a member of the 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 Extraordinary Teams Inventory (ETI) Team Debrief Meeting feel like somewhat 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, not for profits as well as 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 we’ll help you analyze your ETI Team Report, deepen your sense of what it means, and anticipate team reactions.
  
  
• Our second meeting prepares you to engage your team in 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.

Uses & Applications

• Rate and discuss the teamwork experience
• Help teams to 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

Learning 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 member perspectives about performance
• Pinpoint specific team and individual actions to improve effectiveness
• Increase team member self-awareness, trust, and commitment to the team

Product Details

Product Type: Online Team Member Assessment.

Target Audience: 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.

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

Dimensions: Team building, communication, conflict resolution, and trust building.

Time Required: Assessment: 20 minutes. Interpretation: 90-120 minutes.

Sample Assessment Report

View a sample of the PDF report your participants will receive.

What To Order

Online Team Assessment & Report: Purchase 1 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 & Support Materials: Purchase 1 per team leader.

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

The ETI 2.0 Team Leader Presentation 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 & 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 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 name, program name, and team member 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 makeup. It is useful to review as the team leader is waiting to receive the aggregated Team Report.
• Insights and Action Guide (IAG): 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 2 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 in length 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 2 weeks in advance of the Team Debrief Meeting.

1:1 Virtual Coaching

Extraordinary Teams Partner (ETP) coach/consultant will help prepare for 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.

Client Testimonials

"Goldfin is a people-focused business. We rely on the strength of our team and relationships to help our partners achieve their sustainability goals. The Extraordinary Teams Inventory coupled with the debriefing from the Experts at the Extraordinary Teams Partnership provided us with an objective evaluation of what we needed to create a high-performance environment that would be resilient and keep our people healthy and energized. Extraordinary Teams helped us focus on actions that would have the most impact and move quickly to position us for success."

- Goldfin Consulting

"We have a group of people who are born skeptics; we all have PhDs and we literally question everything. Most felt Extraordinary Teams (ET) training would just be another team event we would check off the list but never actually incorporate into our daily work lives. After finishing the Extraordinary Teams Inventory (ETI) and Training, I can confidently say everyone in our group has been amazed about how transformational it was. We regularly cite ET concepts when we interact as a team and they are guiding principles in our daily work. Beyond that, it was incredibly fun to go through this training as a team."

- Fred Hutch Business Development Team

"The ETI was a helpful tool for our leadership team. It confirmed some of what we already knew was working well, but also uncovered some opportunity areas for the team to work on. The result was a more focused and conscious effort of our team celebrating each other and our accomplishments and deepening our personal connections. We believe in developing our staff both professionally and personally; it's nice to know there are tools out there like the ETI to help us be the confident and capable leadership team we know we can be."

- Denise Bridges, Development Director, Open Heart Kitchen

"We found the Extraordinary Teams Inventory to be very insightful and helpful in our quest to improve as a team. We appreciated the emphasis on improving things we were already doing somewhat well, and taking them to the level of extraordinary. It was a very positive experience overall and allowed us to create a dialogue about our work together that we haven't had before."

- Program Manager, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

"One thing ICVA has really appreciated about our work with members of the Extraordinary Teams Partnership, is how their insights are applicable not only in a business team context, but also to each one of the team members as individuals and in our personal lives as well. Thinking through different personality traits, emotional strengths, and core values has really helped us improve our relationships both in and outside of the office. Specifically, completing the Extraordinary Team Indicator program allowed the ICVA team not only to find its strengths, but also to identify the areas we are continuously striving to improve. In my opinion, being aware of and maintaining this balance is what drives us to be an extraordinary team."

- Heather Case, ICVA CEO

"Our brand-new leadership team was given the opportunity to assess our experience as a team and analyze our overall team profile. The process helped us to identify our motivations, how we challenge one another, the commitment to our overall mission and purpose, and so much more! Following the workshop with our consultants, we decided as a group to hold monthly leadership team meetings to identify our purpose as a group, implement new policies and procedures, and, most importantly, get to know each other better. We have been given tangible results to help our team work toward extraordinary!"

- Lindsey McGrew, Executive Director, The Madrone School

About The Authors

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 work for a variety of health care and technical organizations as both an internal change agent and 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 non-profit sectors. Travis is passionate about creating change that sticks, building exceptional teams, and creating an organizational culture that energizes

Product Resources

• Theoretical Background | The Extraordinary Teams Inventory Development & Validation