This guide is to help people who have already submitted their Align results and want to know what's next. If you're not quite at this point yet we have other articles on how to set up an Align, how to complete an Align, and general Align FAQs.

Here's a quick video guide with everything you need to know about reading your Align -

Most people first view the report when an Align is closed and your personal results are sent to you via email. However, you can also view the results by going to your team's Align page.

The Align report has four sections and you can navigate between these sections by clicking on the menu at the top of the screen.

This section is where you'll find insights on how your team as a whole answered the Align survey, and what behaviors you and your teammates might want to focus on for your improvement efforts.
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The dots are your team's aggregate score for each statement. Further to the left (in the red) means the statement is both important and not doing well, further to the right (in the green) means the statement is important and going well, while the middle (yellow) doesn't lean strongly either way.

We also have the capability to benchmark your team against others. In the header of the 16-statement overview card, select the benchmark you wish to view. The benchmarks are represented by white circles (the org-specific benchmarks are often very revealing). This is useful for uncovering second-layer insights ("Hm... we scored lower on efficient team meetings, but turns out it's an issue for a lot of teams! Maybe there's an opportunity to learn from what others are trying").

If your team has previously run an Align exercise, you can benchmark against your team's previous results to see how your team's results changed over time.

You can also see the raw (anonymized) data of how team members answered each question by clicking anywhere on each statement. Notice that each statement will have a different level of agreement within the team.

This section of the report, exclusively for team managers, highlights the main insights from the report as a Coach would observe them. You can also explore what you can do about the insights that identify a potential area of opportunity for the team.

This can be especially beneficial for managers or facilitators who are prepping for an upcoming discussion and don't know where they can start. Have a look at our suggestions, see which ones resonate, and use them while prepping. (And if you'd like support while prepping, book a coaching call here!)

This section shows how your answers compare with those of your teammates. If you have completed your Perspective profile, it also highlights how your personality affects your perception of the team's dynamics.

The first thing you see is insights into how you answered the statements. It highlights what you perceive as important vs less important and what you think is going well vs is going less well.

The second section helps you explore areas where your answer mostly did not align with that of your team. You have the opportunity to click on each one and explore it in more detail as well. This section is particularly useful for identifying personal blindspots - areas where you and the rest of your teammates may not see eye-to-eye on things.

The final section on his page highlights how your personality plays a part. It focuses on two main things:

This is particularly helpful to identify areas where you can contribute to the team by being mindful of your own areas of strengths and opportunities based on your personality.
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Use this section to begin exploring our Discussion Tool and prepare for a team conversation

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That's it! We'd love to hear from you about any other questions you may have (hi@valence.co), and we're excited to help your team truly improve!
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