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Using the Exploring Themes

Lesson 11 Using the Exploring Themes


This report groups related questions together to help you interpret the results more easily.  Rather than analysing each question separately, it highlights broader themes that shape the team’s experience.

What this report shows

Each theme combines several related questions and provides prompts to explore the underlying issue.

  • Getting the basics right 

  • Direction and alignment 

  • Working together 

  • Communication 

  • Capability and development 

  • Care and support 

  • Expectations and accountability 

  • Buy‑in and commitment

What to look for

  • Themes with higher overall scores 

  • Themes where frustration may be building 

  • Themes that connect to issues you already see in the team

Activity Identifying themes worth exploring

  1. Start with the Leadership Insight Summary.  Find the section “Exploring Themes Report Review”.  This highlights which themes appear strongest and which may need attention.

  2. Return to the Exploring Themes report.  Look at:

    • The theme linked to the highest scoring questions 

    • The theme linked to the lowest scoring questions

  3. Capture one working assumption.  Complete the sentence:  “One theme that appears important for this team right now is…”  Note in your Leadership Insight Summary under the heading Overall Review.

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