Coaching Tools
Group Communication Indicators Bar Chart
This tool creates a Group Communication Indicators Bar Chart. Just like an individual, the group has a blended set of CIs that can manifest themselves at the group level. The top of each bar represents the maximum individual score for each Communication Indicator. The middle bar represents the group score. The bottom of the bar represents the minimum individual score for that Communicaton Indicator. The size of the bar is an indication of whether the group is closely aligned on that language (small bar) or not (large bar).
You can add and remove team members from the group by clicking on the checkbox next to their name. Click on the name of a team member to see their Communication Indicators worksheet.
Click on a column heading to sort in descending/ascending order of that Communication Indicator.
Have the group discuss each Communication Indicators for the group in the following order:
- Acceptance Level and Projective Level. These can be two sides of the same coin. How self-confident is the team? How much does the opinions of others in the company matter to them? Is this a strength or a weakness?
- Internal Control and Intrusion Level. How disciplined is the team? How do interruptions affect the team? What are some of the benefits of the current team in dealing with change?
- Interaction Style: sort the table by Interactive Style. Is the team group oriented? Who in the team might be a good spokesperson at a networking event?
- Learning Styles. What is the best way for the team to
Depending on time, you may want to limit the discussion to just a few of the Communication Indicators.
Additional areas of vibrant discussion can also center around looking at the size of each bar. If a bar is larger, it indicates that the team has less grouping in their Communication Indicators. Who differs from the group and how might that affect how they interact with the team? It's often good to consult others that are different from the group style, what do these members bring as strengths to the group?
If a bar is smaller, it indicates that the group is more closely aligned with respect to that Communication Indicator. What strengths and blind spots might the group have as a result?
Multiple (CSV)
- Copy your group data from the group report into this Excel table
- Save as a CSV file locally.
- Open the CSV file in a text editor like WordPad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac).
- Copy the CSV data and paste into the CSV Formatted Data field on this page.
- Click the submit button to see your report.
Multiple (JSON)
To use:
- Copy your group data from the group report into this Excel table.
- Save as a CSV file locally
- Go to the following web page: https://www.convertcsv.com/csv-to-json.htm.
CSV to JSON button. - Copy the contents of the Result Data field on that page into the JSON Formatted Data field on this page.
- Click the submit button to see your report.
N.B. JSON is best used programmatically. In this case, the JSON encoded data is appended to the URL. For example:
let person1 = { fullName: "John Smith", companyName: "Acme Inc", mover: 65, doer: 77, ... };
let person2 = { fullName: "Jane Doe", companyName: "Acme Inc", mover: 56, doer: 88, ... };
let data= [ person1, person2 ];
let cTargetURLPrefix = "https://www.relatematters.com/coaching-tools/CommunicationIndicators.html";
let str = JSON.stringify(data);
let url = new URL(`${cTargetURLPrefix}?json=${encodeURIComponent(str)}`);
window.location.href = url;