For teams

A consistent reading across the people you are responsible for.

Where communication is being discussed across a team — in promotion conversations, internal mobility decisions, succession planning — Silk Clarity provides a shared reference point so those conversations can be held in the same language.

Overview

The problem this solves for the people you manage.

Most teams talk about communication in different language — coaches use one vocabulary, managers use another, HR uses a third. Silk Clarity gives a department, function or leadership team one shared reference point: the same six dimensions read the same way for every person.

Who it is for

Department heads, function leads, HRBPs and team coaches responsible for the development of a defined group of people.

Typical use cases

Promotion conversations, internal mobility, succession planning, leadership development programmes, post-merger team alignment.

Expected outcomes

Better-calibrated promotion decisions, earlier sight of pressure points, common language between manager and coach, longitudinal record of development.

Platform walkthrough

What the manager view actually looks like.

The team-level view is built around the questions managers ask in development conversations — not a separate analytics console for someone else to admire.

Sample team heatmapMembers × Dimensions
ClarityCredibilityIntegrityComposureInfluenceAdaptability
A. Khan
78
74
76
71
73
80
B. Rossi
70
68
72
65
69
71
C. Mendes
72
70
68
78
80
66
D. Vance
65
62
70
60
63
70
E. Park
80
76
78
70
72
86
F. Larsson
68
70
65
73
71
64

Reading across the team

Members read against the same methodology, side by side.

Where the team is distinctive

The behaviours the team tends to do well.

Where pressure exposes the team

The behaviours that tend to weaken when conditions become demanding.

Senior exposure

Roles where communication patterns and stakeholder exposure deserve a second look.

Scenario assignment

Specific scenarios can be reviewed where useful.

Quarterly written report

A document to read and discuss, not a dashboard.

Aggregate views require a minimum cohort of four, to protect individual privacy.

Outputs

What the team and its manager receive.

Every artefact below is produced for real engagements. The samples are illustrative — actual reports use the same typographic system.

Individual Communication Signature™

One per team member — observed pattern summary, evidence-linked.

Team capability view

Aggregate strengths and pressure points, with department comparators.

Evidence library

Source evidence behind every dimension score, exportable.

Quarterly written report

A narrative document for the team's manager and HRBP — patterns, not dashboards.

Sample analytics

Department trends, before/after movement, succession-readiness indicators.

Communication brief extract

Two-page brief format used for cross-team conversations.

Methodology

Six structured evidence streams, six dimensions, governed by design.

The methodology is the same across individuals, hiring and teams. What changes is how the evidence is rolled up and discussed.

Evidence Ecosystem

One Communication Signature™. Many evidence sources.

AI synthesises evidence. People make decisions. Every insight is traceable to its source.

Read the full methodology →
Required Evidence
  1. Communication Baseline
    Required

    Unprompted spoken sample captured before any reflection.

    Establishes an unprimed reference point for every dimension.

  2. Self-Report
    Required

    Structured reflection on self-perceived communication.

    Adds the participant's own perspective alongside observed behaviour.

  3. Professional Communication Exercise
    Required

    Scenario-based communication activities under realistic professional demands.

    Provides observable behaviour in defined communication contexts.

Optional Evidence
  1. Live Communication Assessment
    Optional

    Live practitioner conversation adding dynamic behavioural evidence.

    Adds interactive, dynamic evidence not visible in asynchronous formats.

On the roadmap
  • Written Communication Sample
  • Multi-Rater Observation
Flow
Evidence Synthesis
Powered by Behavioural Communication Intelligence.
Communication Signature™
Immutable and versioned.
Insights → Action → Measured Development
Implementation

What deployment looks like for a single team.

Team deployments are intentionally light. There is no procurement track, no SCIM, no admin console for ten people.

Week 1 — Setup

Manager confirms the team list and the development question being asked. No IT integration required.

Weeks 1–2 — Member assessments

Each team member completes the assessment in approximately 20 minutes. Mobile-first, pausable, resumable.

Week 3 — Team read

Manager and HRBP receive the team view, the per-member signatures and a written narrative.

User onboarding

Members receive a personal Communication Signature™ alongside the team read. The same instrument used by individual executives on themselves.

Security & privacy

EU data residency, GDPR-compliant processing, individual consent at assessment, aggregate views gated by minimum cohort of four.

Data governance

Members can withdraw data on request. Manager view does not expose raw responses. Audit log on every dimension.

Frequently asked questions
Is this used to rank or compare members publicly?+

No. The team view exists for the manager and HRBP. Individuals receive their own Communication Signature™; they are not ranked against colleagues.

What is the minimum team size?+

Aggregate team views require a minimum cohort of four. Smaller teams can still run individual signatures.

Does it integrate with our HRIS?+

Not at team scale. HRIS integration is an Enterprise-tier capability.

Can a coach use this with their own team?+

Yes. The manager view and a coach view are the same view — the question is who has been given access.

What happens after the first cycle?+

Teams that continue typically run on a quarterly or semi-annual cadence so movement is observable.

Commercial information

Is this the right tier?

The teams tier is appropriate for a single department, function or leadership group. It is not the right tier for organisation-wide deployment.

Suitable size

4–50 people in a defined team, function or leadership cohort. Beyond that, the Enterprise tier is the right fit.

What is included

Individual Communication Signatures, team capability view, quarterly written report, manager / HRBP access.

Pricing guidance

Per-seat pricing with a small platform fee. Indicative range published on the pricing page; final scope confirmed in a 20-minute discovery conversation.

Optional practitioner services

Manager debrief, team workshop, individual development cycles — added per engagement, not bundled.

Not included at this tier

SSO/SCIM, organisation heat maps, private scenario library, custom benchmarking — these sit in the Enterprise tier.

Upgrade path

Teams that adopt across multiple departments move to Enterprise with no data migration.

Engage

Bring Silk Clarity to your team.

A short conversation to confirm the team makes sense at this tier and to scope the first cycle.

Or email hello@silkclarity.com.