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Entrepreneurial school assessment

Idea 2
Winning trust as an entrepreneurial leader

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.
– Simon Sinek

Self-assessment

Are we a trustworthy team ?
Yes No
1. At the school, subject, or working group where I work, I am treated with respect.
2. I feel I am a part of the team at work.
3. I look forward to being with the people I work with each day.
4. I am satisfied with the opportunities you have at work to learn new skills that could
help you get a better job or find another equally good job if this one doesn’t work out.
5. I can count on my team members for help if I have difficulties with my job.
6. I am confident that my team members will take my interests into accoun when
making work-related decisions.
7. I am confident that my team members will keep me informed about issues that
concern my work.
8. I can rely on my team members to keep their word.
9. I trust my team members.
Reference:
Anderson, S. E., Coffey, B. S., & Byerly, R. T. (2002). Formal Organizational Initiatives and Informal Workplace Practices: Links to
Work-Family Conflict and Job-Related Outcomes. Journal of Management, 28(6), 787-810.
De Jong, B. A., & Elfring, T. (2010). How does trust affect the performance of ongoing teams? The mediating role of reflexivity,

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