Team Stagnation Assessment

Does your team feel stuck? Leverage the power of my Team Stagnation Assessment to get to the root of your stuckness.

Estimated time: 5-7 minutes

Determine the source and solution to your stagnation

82% of team members report regularly experiencing team stagnation.

43% of team members report currently experiencing team stagnation.

Only 20% of team members are confident they can get out of team stagnation. 

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Why team stagnation matters

If the team is lucky, they might be able to have a surface-level sense for why they are stuck: some combination of Relational, Leadership, Energy, or Purpose Stagnation (Branches – Alignment Stagnation).

 

But, to rise above our stuckness, we need to explore and uncover both their Core Stagnation (Trunk) and Self-Protective Mindsets (Roots).

 

Ryan’s Team Stagnation Assessment will help you evaluate your team’s stuckness at each of these levels.

 

The solution to our problems always lies at a deeper level than where the problem exists.



Feeling stuck is frustrating — but it’s not a flaw.


Even great and talented teams get stuck at times. I have learned stagnation precedes transformation.

 

The question you need to ask yourself is: Are we using our stuckness to transform and level up? This assessment will help you do that

How it Works
  • Once your team completes Ryan’s Team Stagnation Assessment and the Personal Mindset Assessment, Ryan will provide a report that clearly identifies the roots of your stuckness. 
  • With this information, Ryan will help your team understand why the stuckness exists and what to do about it.
  • The report highlights key areas of stuckness, surface and root causes, and delivers actionable guidance to begin shifting dynamics and performance.
    This is an opportunity to transformationally elevate your team.
  • Outcome Stagnation (Leaves) — Performance or innovation slowing or stopping.

  • Alignment Stagnation (Branches) — Relational, leadership, energy, or purpose misalignment.

  • Core Stagnation (Trunk) — Structural and systemic constraints that sustain stuckness.

  • Self-protective Mindsets (Roots) — The collective mindset filters and self-protective tendencies that hold the team back.

The assessments are designed to illuminate not just what is stuck — but why it’s stuck.

Awareness is the first step — transformation requires action. Once you receive your results, you’ll get direction to craft a plan to rise above your stagnation:

  • Understand the layer(s) where the team is stuck (outcome, alignment, core, roots).

     

  • Clarify root causes and the team dynamics that sustain them.

     

  • Choose targeted interventions and practices (workshop, leadership coaching, structural changes) to shift those root causes.

     

  • Implement, measure, and iterate on the actions that unlock momentum.
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How this benefits teams and leaders

While most teams attempt surface fixes (better communication, clearer goals), this assessment goes deeper — evaluating structural misalignments and the collective mindsets that quietly shape team dynamics.

It provides leaders and teams with a clear, shared understanding of where they’re stuck and why, empowering targeted changes that unlock trust, forward momentum, and sustained performance.

What makes this assessment different

Unlike diagnostic tools that only address symptoms, this assessment reveals the structural and mindset-level drivers of team stagnation. It combines a multilayer diagnostic with a practical path to transformation — enabling teams to move from temporary fixes to systemic change.

Grounded in over 30 years of academic research.
Used by top organizations and leaders worldwide.
It helps develop the deep-level awareness that precedes personal and organizational transformation
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Frequently asked questions

How much does this cost?

For a team stagnation report and Ryan walking you through the results (generally a 90-minute webinar), it is $1,500

 The included workshop is 90 minutes.

Yes — assessment responses are treated confidentially and results are synthesized into team-level reporting and recommended actions.

Yes — the assessments can be repeated to measure progress and re-calibrate interventions.

Investment: $1,500 (one-time fee)

This includes everything your team needs to uncover, understand, and begin addressing the root causes of its stagnation:

  • Access to the proprietary Team Stagnation Assessment
    Built on a proven framework that evaluates team dynamics from Leaves to Roots.

  • A detailed Team Stagnation Report
    A customized summary that highlights key areas of stuckness, insights into root causes, and actionable guidance.

  • A 90-minute interactive workshop
    Ryan guides your team through foundational concepts, walks through the assessment results, and provides targeted recommendations for moving forward.

  • Strategic guidance for transformational growth
    Not just getting unstuck — helping your team elevate to a new level of performance, trust, and adaptability.

Additional coaching, leadership development, and team support are available upon request.

Awareness is the first step

Transform the way your team thinks and works — address the roots of stagnation and unlock lasting performance.

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