Where Are We Now?
While most engagement tools focus on how people feel, Team Signals adds a layer of operational insight. The “Where Are We Now?” question helps teams assess their current performance, identify challenges, and set priorities for growth.
This team-based formative assessment enables smarter decisions by highlighting the internal dynamics and external pressures shaping your team’s effectiveness.
🎥 Watch the Video: Take a health check of your team’s current state.
What does "Where Are We Now?" explore?
- Team balance – Are all necessary roles represented? The Team Management Profile (TMP) shows whether key work preferences are missing or overrepresented.
- Risk orientation – Is the team overly cautious or charging ahead too quickly? The Opportunities-Obstacles Quotient (QO2) Profile indicates whether energy leans toward opportunity or risk aversion.
- Values alignment – Do team members agree on what matters most? The Window on Work Values (WoWV) Profile reveals shared values—and where potential friction exists.
- Team development stage – Are you just getting started, experiencing growing pains, or performing at a high level? Using Tuckman’s team development model, assess whether your team is forming, storming, norming, or performing—and what’s needed to move forward.
- Situational Awareness – Tools like SWOT and PESTLE help teams understand internal strengths and external threats so they can respond proactively.
Why "Where Are We Now?" matters
You can’t move forward if you don’t know where you stand. This question provides a structured way to assess your team’s baseline. It helps you surface the strengths, blind spots, and pressures shaping your current performance.
By making the invisible visible, teams can focus energy where it matters most—and build a stronger platform for growth.
Reflect on your team
- Are we operating at full capacity—or stuck in patterns?
- Where do we excel, and where do we face repeated roadblocks?
- Are our values and working styles helping or hindering us?
- How well do we understand the forces shaping our environment?
Next steps
📌 Map your current profile using the Team Management Profile (TMP), Opportunities-Obstacles Quotient (QO2) Profile and Window on Work Values (WoWV) Profile tools.
📌 Evaluate your team's maturity using Tuckman's model.
📌 Run a SWOT or PESTLE workshop to capture internal and external insights.
📌 Work with a TMS-accredited facilitator to develop an evidence-based improvement plan.
