Quiz – Teams Regress Silently

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Who showed that groups naturally cycle through stages and that cycling backward is not a failure?

Tuckman

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Lencioni

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Edmondson

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Hackman

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

How does Lencioni describe the cascade of collective regression?

Trust weakens, conflict is avoided, commitment fades, accountability disappears, results suffer

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Results rise, trust grows, conflict ends, commitment locks in

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Budgets shrink, then trust and results improve

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Accountability rises first, then trust follows

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

What is the quarterly team health check described as?

A structured conversation: four questions, sixty minutes, honest answers

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An anonymous online survey

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A one-hour performance review

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A daily metrics dashboard

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

According to Hackman, great teams are best described as?

Built and rebuilt continuously, not simply found

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Found ready-made and left alone

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Defined only by their metrics

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Stable once they perform once

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each element of Lencioni’s cascade to what happens to it.

Sort elements

Weakens first
Gets avoided
Fades
Disappears

Trust

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Conflict

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Commitment

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Accountability

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

In your last three standups, a colleague who used to challenge ideas now just nods along, and fewer people speak up. The metrics still look fine. What does this most likely signal?

Early collective regression, a silent drift

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The team has fully matured and needs nothing

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A one-off bad week to ignore

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A clear need to cut the budget

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