Understanding Your Collaboration Report

What this report is (and isn’t)

Your Collaboration Report is Palette’s way of showing how your team is doing - not in terms of output, but in how you work together.

It reflects the health of your team’s collaboration based on your latest Pulse check-in. You’ll see where you’re strong, where there’s room to grow, and how things are trending.

This isn’t a performance review. It’s a reflection tool - designed to spark the right conversations and help you take the next step.

How it works

Each report includes:

• An overall team collaboration score (out of 5)

• A breakdown across five key dimensions

  • Trust

  • Conflict

  • Commitment

  • Accountability

  • Results

• A summary of strengths and areas for improvement

• Clickable insights and patterns across all dimensions

Each dimension is grounded in research (see What Makes a High-Performing Team?) and reflects how your team responded to behaviors that drive alignment, feedback culture, and team performance.

What each dimension means

Trust

Do team members feel safe being honest, asking for help, and admitting mistakes? Trust is the foundation for feedback, collaboration, and healthy conflict.

Conflict

Are people able to disagree productively - without fear or avoidance? Healthy teams debate ideas directly and respectfully.

Commitment

Do people feel aligned on decisions and confident in the team’s direction? Low commitment often reflects a lack of clarity, not a lack of effort.

Accountability

Do teammates hold themselves - and each other - to a high bar? Accountability builds when expectations are clear and shared.

Results

Is the team focused on shared outcomes over individual wins or isolated workstreams? Great teams align around collective success.

How to read your report

At the top of the report:

• Your overall team score out of 5

• A bar chart showing your scores across the five dimensions

Below that:

• A summary of what your team is doing well

• A list of areas for improvement, based on your lowest-rated behaviors

You can click into any dimension to:

• See the score for that area

• Review each behavior and how your team responded

• Spot patterns that might be helping - or holding - your team back

Where to focus (and how to think about the scores)

Start with your lowest score, but also consider the bigger picture. The dimensions are connected.

For example:

• If accountability is low, check your commitment scores

• If conflict is low, it may signal issues with trust

• If results are lagging, explore clarity and shared direction

Palette helps you go beyond the number - to understand the “why” behind it.

Palette as your sparring partner

Your report isn’t the end. It’s a starting point.

Palette helps you act on what you see:

• Suggests small leadership exercises and team routines

• Surfaces insight cards with relevant observations

• Offers prompts and recommendations to reflect and adapt

You can also ask Palette directly:

• “What’s our lowest score right now?”

• “What should we focus on this month?”

• “Suggest an exercise to improve trust”

• “Has our conflict score changed since last time?”

One last thing

This isn’t about judgment. It’s about growth.

High-performing teams aren’t perfect. They just notice what’s off earlier - and improve faster, together.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Collaboration Report?

It’s a snapshot of your team’s collaboration health based on responses to core team behaviors. Built from your most recent Pulse check-in.

How often should we review it?

Most teams check in monthly or quarterly - often during retros or leadership syncs.

How is the score calculated?

Each team member rates a set of key behaviors. Scores are averaged per dimension to give a clear picture of strengths and growth areas.

What’s the best way to act on a low score?

Use Palette to dig into the context, surface discussion prompts, and run small experiments. Start with one area and build momentum from there.