skills/team-health-check/SKILL.md
Run a structured team health assessment. Use when asked to run a team health check, assess team morale, facilitate a team retrospective on ways of working, or evaluate team dynamics. Produces a health assessment across key dimensions with RAG status, underlying signals, and prioritised improvement actions.
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This skill produces a structured team health assessment inspired by Spotify's health check model and extended with engineering, product, and cross-functional team dimensions. Output can be used as a facilitation guide for a live session or as an async survey-and-report format.
Ask the user for these if not provided:
Date: [Date] Facilitated by: [Name or role] Team size: [X people] Format: [Live session (60 min) / Async survey + report] Cycle: [One-off / Quarterly / Monthly]
Use this guide to run the session in 60 minutes.
| Time | Activity | Owner | |---|---|---| | 0–5 min | Framing and ground rules | Facilitator | | 5–40 min | Card voting — 7 dimensions, 5 min each | Full team | | 40–50 min | Top 3 themes discussion | Full team | | 50–58 min | Actions and owners | Team lead | | 58–60 min | Close and next date | Facilitator |
For each dimension, each team member votes with one of three cards:
After voting, the team discusses: what drove the votes? What would make this Green?
Are we shipping things that matter, at the pace we should?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | We ship work that creates real value for our users | How do we know our output is valuable? When did we last talk to a user? | | Our pace of delivery feels healthy and sustainable | Are we consistently shipping? Or do we have long dry spells? | | We have clarity on what "done" looks like | Do we have a shared definition of ready and done? | | We celebrate shipping, not just building | Do we acknowledge completed work, or does it just disappear into the backlog? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Is releasing software (or our work) smooth and low-risk?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | We can release whenever we choose, without anxiety | What does a release feel like? Smooth or stressful? | | Our deployment process is automated and reliable | How much manual work does a release involve? | | We have confidence in our test coverage | Do we catch bugs before users do? | | Rollback is fast and rehearsed | Have we ever rolled back? How long did it take? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Do people enjoy working here and with each other?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | People generally enjoy coming to work | If you had to describe the team energy in one word, what would it be? | | We celebrate successes as a team | When did we last properly celebrate something? | | Interpersonal dynamics are healthy — no drama or cliques | Are there any relationships that are strained or avoided? | | We laugh and have non-work conversations | Do we know each other as people, not just colleagues? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Can people speak up, take risks, and make mistakes without fear?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | People raise concerns without worrying about the consequences | When did someone last raise a concern publicly? What happened? | | Mistakes are treated as learning opportunities, not blame events | Think of the last mistake on the team. How was it handled? | | People challenge each other's ideas in a constructive way | Do we have real debates, or do we agree in the room and disagree in the corridor? | | Everyone's voice feels equally heard regardless of seniority | Do the same people always speak first and longest? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Do we learn fast and adjust quickly?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | We get feedback on our work quickly (from users, data, tests) | How long after shipping do we know if something worked? | | Our planning and retrospective cycles help us improve | Do retros lead to real change, or do the same issues come back? | | We cut work that isn't working, even when it's hard | Can you name something we've stopped doing because it wasn't working? | | Our meetings and processes don't slow us down | Which meetings do people dread? Which do they find valuable? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Do we understand why our work matters?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | Everyone on the team can articulate why their work matters | Could each person on this team explain to a stranger why their work is important? | | The team's goals are clear and shared | Can everyone name the team's top 3 priorities right now? | | Our work connects to the wider company direction | Do we understand how we fit into the bigger picture? | | We're proud of what this team builds | If you described your team's work to someone you respect, would you feel good about it? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Do we work well together and support each other?
| Indicator | Probes for discussion | |---|---| | People actively help each other when someone is stuck | Think of the last time someone was blocked — what happened? | | Knowledge is shared openly — no information silos | Is there any knowledge that only one person holds? What's the risk? | | Cross-team collaboration is smooth and low-friction | Which team is hardest to collaborate with and why? | | People feel supported when they're struggling | Is there psychological safety to say "I'm struggling with this"? |
Current vote: 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴
Key themes from discussion:
What would make this Green?
Use this template to document results after the session or survey.
| Dimension | Score | Status | Trend vs last quarter | |---|---|---|---| | Delivering Value | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [↑ / → / ↓] | | Easy to Release | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Fun & Morale | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Psychological Safety | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Speed & Feedback Loops | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Mission & Purpose | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Collaboration & Support | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [...] | | Overall | [X/5] | 🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴 | [↑ / → / ↓] |
What's working well (keep doing):
What needs attention (most important to fix):
| Action | Owner | Due date | Success indicator | |---|---|---|---| | [Specific action — e.g. Introduce pairing Fridays for knowledge sharing] | [Team lead / individual] | [Date] | [How will we know it worked?] | | [...] | [...] | [...] | [...] |
Next health check: [Date — recommended 6–8 weeks for teams with active improvement actions, 13 weeks for steady-state teams]
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