TeamSTEPPS® Logo (Text Description)

The TeamSTEPPS triangle logo is a visual model that represents some basic but critical concepts related to teamwork training as explained below.

Individuals can learn four primary trainable teamwork skills. These are:

  1. Leadership.
  2. Communication.
  3. Situation monitoring.
  4. Mutual support.

If a team has tools and strategies it can leverage to build a fundamental level of competency in each of those skills, research has shown that the team can enhance three types of teamwork outcomes:

  1. Performance.
  2. Knowledge.
  3. Attitudes.

For example, if every member of the team has basic competency in situation monitoring and communication, it is incumbent upon them to build shared mental models more effectively. Improved outcomes beget greater proficiency (improved teamwork skills) and a desire to be a part of the team (attitudes). Such is the reciprocal relationship between skills and outcomes.

Page last reviewed April 2013
Internet Citation: TeamSTEPPS® Logo (Text Description). Content last updated April 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.