Attitude and Teamwork

[djdaley]

I am interested in thoughts on measurements for Attitude and Teamwork.
Subjective measurements abound through surveys and peer evaluations.
What are some of the succesful measurements you use?

I need this for a Team Leader team. Something that each member could qualify in reviews would be handy!

How exactly DO you measure a team member's attitude?

Can you set KPI's around Attitude that would be fair, equitable and realistic, not to mention measurable?

[Sachin]

Hi,

What I can make from your question is that you are making / trying to make a great deal of effort on mentoring/ changing attitude of an individual. I do not think that is the right approach and can yeild any positive results whatsoever. Attitude to a great extent is in-built and cannot be moulded to a great extent.

It certainly can't be measured. Its just has a logical measure...that is ' Positive / Optimistic' OR 'Negative '. Important is to have the right people for the job right from the begining rather than have a person and mould him/ her for a role....that seldom works !

Any individual who is self driven and posseses common sense can be a great team leader. He will himself know what needs to be done to keep himself going along with the team. Positive attitude will reflect in the quality, quantity of the work/ deliverables and also the 'extras' contributed by the individual to make his job more interesting and demanding...raising the bar everytime he/she gets success.

Thus , I do not think there is a need to measure attitude...it reflects in all the other deliverables by itself. The drive can be judged by the fact whether its been driven by the immediate supervisor/ manager or by the Team Leader all by himself.


Cheers !

[Valerie Heimerich]

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I'll pass it along just in case. And while I understand Sachin's comments, I think that attitude can be shaped or at least directed. You may not be able to change someone's actual personality, but you can direct them towards more appropriate or productive ways of performing while at work.


As part of their annual review, our employees get rated for Teamwork, described as "conduct which assists in creating a positive, successful work environment". On the surface that looks like it would be difficult to quantify, but it actually can be used to bring up a number of issues. Is the employee supportive & helpful with coworkers, supervisors, etc? Do they work with the long-term success of the department in mind? Do they participate in negative behaviors such as gossiping? Are they leaders/followers within the group?

If you'd like more info, please let me know.

bonini@amerigas.com