The Tri-Value component we will tackle in this post is Team Value Added (TVA). TVA is concerned with our team performance as a whole as well as how each individual member of our team operates within our business. Now, how you define “team” here is up to you. For me, with 100 employees, 18 managers, and 4 members of my Leadership Team (Inner Circle), I choose to evaluate the Leadership Team.

For you, the “team” may be your entire company. It may just be your management team or the department you supervise. Regardless, I would try not to pick a group that is too big. While there is not a recommended number in the C12 material, I would suggest you stick with a max of seven or eight. If you go any larger than that, the individual evaluations become difficult.

Team Dimension

To start, let’s look at the team dimension of TVA. In looking at our team as a whole, we want to look at the synergy of the team. Below are some questions we want to answer from year to year (or a frequency of your choice) on a scale from 1-10, watching the trends to see if the team value is increasing or decreasing….

1. Is your team positive, supportive, and complimentary to each other?
2. Are they setting and meeting ‘stretch’ targets that require teamwork?
3. Are they innovating and pushing the envelope?
4. Are they developing their replacements?
5. Are they participating in the ministry dimension more fully?
6. Are they thankful or becoming complacent?
7. How is their attendance and work ethic?
8. Is loyalty high and turnover low?

Individual Dimension

Next, we want to look at our team as individuals. Consider your individual team members and answer the following question for each of them, also on a scale from 1-10. If more valuable, note what they did to achieve that, using the choices listed below.

Is this person more or less valuable to the business this year?

A. Taking training
B. Skill development
C. Extra work or effort to ministry goals
D. New innovations
E. More dependable or loyal
F. More input
G. Attitude improvement
H. Other

Now that you have evaluated their added value, now it is time to rate your role in that added value. Answer the following “How” question for each individual on your team, on a scale of 1-10. Then answer the “What” portion of the question with the choices listed below.

How and what have I done to facilitate their added value this year?

A. Personal encouragement
B. Modeling / mentoring
C. Recognition
D. Rewards
E. Training
F. Other

Finally, we will take a look at how your individual team members are doing at developing their own team members or direct reports. Using the same scale from 1-10, score each individual member of your team on the following question. Again, note the “How” using the choices below.

Is my staff adding value by developing their direct reports?

A. Personal encouragement
B. Modeling / mentoring
C. Recognition
D. Rewards
E. Training
F. Other

That is all there is to the actual evaluation of your Team Value Added. Obviously, the next step in this process is to take your scores and look for the opportunities to improve. Congratulate yourself and your team on your areas of strength and continue to work hard there. At the same time, take the steps necessary to bring your lower scores up over the next year. With intentional planning, you should be able to see significant progress!

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How did you and your team do?

What were your strengths? Your weaknesses?

What is the next step you need to take to improve?