The bipolar scales on this instrument can be used to evaluate a group’s process in a number of useful ways.

Use it to measure where you see the group to be at present.

To do this, circle the number that best represents how you see the culture of the group. You can also indicate how you think the group should function by using a different symbol, such as a square (**) or a caret (^), to indicate how you saw the group at some time in the past.

1. If you are assessing your own group, have everyone fill in the instrument, summarize the scores, then discuss their bases (what members say and do that has led to these interpretations)

and implications. This is often an extremely productive intervention to improve group or team functioning.

2. If you are assessing another group, use the scores as the basis for your feedback. Be sure to provide specific feedback on behavior you have observed in addition to the subjective interpret ations of your ratings on the scales in this instrument.
3. The instrument can also be used to compare a group’s self-assessment with the assessment provided by another group.

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1. Trusting 2. Helping 3. Expressing feelings 1:2:3:4:5 Suspicious 1:2:3:4:5 Ignoring, blocking 1:2:3:4:5 Suppressing feelings 4. Risk taking 1:2:3:4:5 5. Authenticity 1:2:3:4:5 6. Confronting 1:2:3:4:5 7. Open 1:2:3:4:5 Cautious Game playing Avoiding Hidden, diplomatic