Where Are We Now?
The High-Energy Teams Model encourages teams to reflect honestly on their current reality. Where are we now? helps you assess your team’s health, capability, and context—so you can make better decisions about what needs to change.
High-energy teams don’t operate on assumption. They check in regularly to understand what’s working, what’s not, and where their energy should go next.
🎥 Watch the Video: Take a health check of your team’s current state.
What does "Where Are We Now?" explore?
- Team balance – Do your team’s work preferences cover the full spectrum of activity—or are some roles overrepresented while others are missing? The Team Management Profile (TMP) reveals this balance and helps prevent gaps.
- Risk orientation – Is your team charging ahead too quickly, or hesitating in the face of uncertainty? The Opportunities-Obstacles Quotient (QO2) Profile shows whether your team’s energy leans toward opportunity or caution.
- Values alignment – Are your people aligned on what really matters—or are hidden tensions holding you back? The Window on Work Values (WoWV) Profile helps identify shared values and manage points of friction.
- Team development stage – Are you just getting started, experiencing growing pains, or performing at a high level? Using Tuckman’s team development model, you can assess where you are and what to focus on next.
- Situational awareness – SWOT and PESTLE analyses bring clarity to your internal capabilities and external environment, so you can respond strategically, not reactively.
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
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Are we operating at full potential—or stuck in old patterns?
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Where are we strong, and where do we consistently hit roadblocks?
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Are our values, perspectives and work patterns helping or hindering progress?
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Do we understand the internal and external factors shaping our work?
Next steps
📌 Map your current position. Use the Team Management Profile (TMP) to identify role preferences and gaps. Combine it with the Opportunities-Obstacles Quotient (QO2) Profile and Window on Work Values (WoWV) Profile for deeper insight.
📌 Explore your development stage. Use the Forming–Storming–Norming–Performing model to pinpoint where your team is and what’s next.
📌 Broaden your perspective. Facilitate a SWOT or PESTLE session to capture internal dynamics and external forces in play.
📌 Book a facilitated review. A TMS Accredited Practitioner can guide your team through this analysis and help you build an evidence-based action plan.
