Psychological safety is defined as an individual’s perception of the consequences of taking risks and being vulnerable in front of their teammates. Without psychological safety, the rest of the steps that make up a great team and influential culture have nothing to stand on. This makes psychological safety the first and most foundational step of any high-performing team and sets the stage for each level to follow.

Empowerment stems from psychological safety in the form of role clarity, trust, and a good understanding of the team’s structure. Together this propels a team into the action of empowerment where team members will not be constantly bogged down with seeking approval on every small decision but instead collaborate and feel empowered to make intelligent decisions given their advantage of being closest to the information. Within this level, you can reap the benefits of delegation and be confident in your team’s decision-making.

Conversations are your only tool as a leader if you think about it. This is why it’s essential to pin down effective communication in your team.
 Effective communication is not only effective synchronization between parties (e.g., practical communication skills of listening, persuasion and managing the flow of information at an organization). But also it’s also the ability to embrace radical candour, effective feedback and productive conflict.

A high-performing team has an environment focused on a culture of leadership. This means leadership is fluid and something that all team members are capable of, not just management.
This leadership culture is successfully implemented from the trust everyone shares, empowering the team to be responsible in leading through their own expertise and taking action within their position.
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To this extent, each team member leads to the strength of their role on the team.
A culture of leadership also reflects the fluidity of leadership in a manager. An effective leader can oscillate between leadership styles depending on the situation, the team’s needs, and the greater organizational goals at any given time. 

A sense of purpose is meant to encapsulate a team’s feeling of work contribution to the overall progression of the business’s mission. 
In other words, it's essential to understand if your team members feel their actions make an impact within the startup for them to produce their best work more efficiently.
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This domain helps with employee motivation, engagement, and overall work satisfaction

An All-Encompassing Vision is the final necessary step for high-performing teams to rally behind and understand the stake in the sand. 
Having a clearly articulated, all-encompassing vision keeps that goal at the forefront of your team and, as a result, creates an understanding that it’s in the team’s best interest to work together productively towards the mission.
It also helps create a shared future within which the team can envision themselves being a part of.
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The Team Dynamics Assessment will measure your team’s ranking on each level and provide immediate practical and actionable feedback for you to implement to get you and your team progressing forward.