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Daniel Groenewald Consulting

High Performing Teams Assessment

A research-based diagnostic for team leaders. Based on doctoral research into high-performing secondary school teams.

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© 2026 Daniel Groenewald Consulting. All rights reserved.  ·  Based on: Groenewald, D., Lavery, S. & O'Neill, M. (2025). Teams matter: Characteristics of senior leadership in high-performing Western Australian Catholic schools. Issues in Educational Research, 35(1), 181–198. www.iier.org.au/iier35/groenewald.pdf

Is your team performing at its best?

This research-based instrument helps team leaders assess their teams across 14 dimensions drawn from doctoral research into high-performing secondary school teams. It will give you a clear picture of where your team is strong and where it has room to grow.

Complete the assessment and you will receive an initial snapshot of your team's profile. Your results will also be shared with Dr Daniel Groenewald, who will be in touch to discuss what they mean and how to act on them. You are welcome to follow up with him at any time following the assessment.

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Remember — school leadership is a team sport. You can't go it alone.

What this gives you

  • A clear picture of where your team is strong
  • An honest view of where it needs work
  • A research-based framework — not guesswork
  • A starting point for a real conversation

What comes next

  • A debrief with Daniel to unpack your results
  • Coaching tailored to your team's specific profile
  • Professional development that addresses real gaps
  • Growth tracked over time — not a one-off exercise
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Leadership & Learning Development Consultant
Dr Daniel Groenewald

An educational leadership specialist with over 20 years of experience developing leaders, teams, and organisations across school systems. His doctoral research examined the attributes of high-performing teams in Catholic secondary schools.

Before you begin
14
dimensions
28
questions
~10
minutes

As team leader, rate each statement based on your honest assessment of how your team currently operates. Complete in one sitting — responses are not saved if you close the page.

Privacy notice: On submission, you will see your basic results. A summary of your results will also be sent to Daniel by email. You are welcome to follow up with him directly following the assessment.

About You and Your Team
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HPTA · TEAM DIAGNOSTIC SNAPSHOT

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Your team assessment has been submitted. Here is your initial snapshot.

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Overall score across 14 dimensions
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Minimum standard: 3 / 5 across all dimensions
Your Team's Diagnostic Profile
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Your team now
Minimum standard (3.0)

Your full score breakdown and development pathway explored in your debrief session with Daniel

Initial Observations

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Your Next Step

A debrief is your next step — to understand how you and the team are performing, and what you can do to move performance from good to great. Equally, professional development that addresses gaps in team performance will ensure the team learns from its data and improves.

Next Steps
Team development takes time

High-performing teams, like good relationships, require nurture, and take time to fully bloom. Nurturing a high-performing team is an act of cultivation that emerges from intentional analysis, and the growth and development of the team together.

The most effective teams revisit their data frequently, at key moments in the school year, to track genuine progress, celebrate growth, and refocus where it matters most. Your results today are the beginning, not the destination.

Book a Debrief

Request your debrief session

Leave your details and Daniel will be in touch to arrange a time.

Daniel has received your results and will be in touch shortly.