The OTP Profile
See the emergent dynamics that shape your teams’ performance.
Every team has its own way of getting things done. Some patterns support the work. Others create friction that can be difficult to name.
The OTP Profile is a structured team assessment designed to bring those perspectives into view—creating a starting point for thoughtful discussion and purposeful development.
Hear the team’s experience.
Make space for how team members experience working together, their engagement with leadership, and their relationship to the organization.
Put words to what matters.
Use a structured starting point to discuss strengths, different perspectives, and areas that deserve attention.
Choose a useful next step.
Connect the conversation to the team’s actual context and identify practical priorities to work on.
Four quadrants. Sixteen emergent variables.
An evidence-based assessment of team dynamics.
The OTP Profile examines the complex and adaptive elements of high-performing teams. Grounded in a comprehensive review of teamwork research, its framework brings together 16 emergent variables across four interconnected quadrants.
These dynamics emerge through how team members work together, engage with leadership, and relate to their organization. They evolve as the team responds to changing tasks, relationships, and demands. The four quadrants provide a way to explore how these elements work together to shape performance.
LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT
Connection with leadership and the organization.
How the team experiences its relationship with leaders and the organization it serves.
- Organizational Identification
- The team’s sense of connection, belonging, and commitment to the organization.
- Leadership Trust
- Confidence in leaders’ competence, integrity, and care for the team.
- Coaching
- How leaders listen, provide feedback, and support the team’s development.
- Team Empowerment
- The team’s experience of having a voice and the ability to influence decisions.
RELATIONAL ELEMENTS
The relationships that support the work.
How team members connect, respond to one another, and work through difficulties.
- Cohesion
- The connection, commitment, and shared pride that hold a team together.
- Team Emotional Intelligence
- How the team recognizes and manages emotions in its work and relationships.
- Team Trust & Safety
- Confidence in one another and the safety to speak openly, raise concerns, and ask for help.
- Conflict Repair
- How the team addresses disagreements and repairs relationships in pursuit of shared outcomes.
MISSION FOCUS
A shared understanding of the work.
How the team connects its purpose with a shared direction, clear goals, and individual contributions.
- Shared Purpose
- A shared understanding of why the team’s work matters.
- Shared Vision
- A clear and motivating picture of what the team is working toward.
- Goal Direction
- How the team translates its purpose and vision into specific, aligned objectives.
- Roles & Expectations
- Clarity about what each person contributes and what team members can expect from one another.
ACTION PROCESSES
How the team puts its capabilities to work.
How the team coordinates its efforts, exchanges information, and adapts as the work unfolds.
- Monitoring
- How the team tracks progress and holds itself accountable for performance and well-being.
- Joint Action
- How team members cooperate, coordinate, and support one another to get the work done.
- Communication
- How the team shares, explores, and makes use of information within and beyond the team.
- Reasoning
- How the team learns from experience, adapts, and uses shared insights to solve problems.
The OTP framework is grounded in published research. Development and validation of the assessment are ongoing. Explore research partnerships.
Different settings.
A shared focus on the team.
- Business & organizations
- Military & operational teams
- Research partnerships
A few practical questions
Is OTP right for your team?
Who is the OTP Profile for?
The OTP Profile is designed for teams interested in understanding their working relationships and team processes. Contact us to discuss whether it fits your organization, operational setting, or research project.
Can we see an example?
Contact us to request a guided overview of the OTP Profile and discuss what the reporting experience can offer your team.
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