How Much of a Team Player Are You?

When working on a group project for school or work, which role do you like to take on?

• Team member

• Second in command

• Administrator

• Leader

When at a restaurant, do you ask for separate bills?

• No

• Yes

• It depends on who I'm dining with

• I like to pay for everyone

A team member has repeatedly called in sick. How do you handle the situation?

• Just concentrate on your work

• Start calling in sick yourself

• Take the initiative and kick the person off the team

• Discuss the situation with the rest of your team

Select what you value the most out of the options below.

• Friendship

• Money

• Family

• Success

You suggest an idea to your group but they all agree to go with another team member's suggestion instead. How do you react?

• Happily go along with what the rest of the group does

• Leave the group/team

• Continue to argue that your idea is better

• Pout, scream or cry

You feel as though you contributed more to a project than other members of the team. What do you do?

• Just accept that your group didn't help and move on

• Don't work as hard the next time you are in a group/team

• Make sure everyone knows that you did all the work

• Berate the rest of your team for being lazy

Select the statement which you feel is most true about you.

• I'm smarter than most people

• I follow directions well

• I can help explain things to others

• I think outside the box

Someone in your group or team gives out an opinion that you disagree with. How do you handle the situation?

• Calmly point out flaws in their idea

• Make fun of the person for their dumb suggestion

• Start rumors about that person and try to have them kicked off the team

• Say you agree with the person even if you don't

Your team is awarded $1000 for first prize. You feel you did most of the work, however. How do you handle the situation?

• Let the rest of the group have the money, you have the satisfaction from a job well done

• Ask your group what they feel a "fair" split of the prize money should be

• Split up the prize money equally

• Keep the $1000 for yourself

One of your teammates or group members is really struggling with their role on the team. How do you handle the situation?

• Kick them off the team

• Make fun of the person

• Just don't give that person any important assignments to work on

• Work closely with the person to help them get better

One member of your team is being disruptive to others and not helping. How do you handle the situation?

• Calmly explain to this person that they are being disruptive

• Kick the person off the team

• Ignore the situation

• Ask the rest of the group what they feel should be done

You are certain that your team is going to fail in its project or game. How do you respond?

• Take on extra work yourself to help improve the group's chances of success

• Have a group discussion about how you can do better

• Leave the group and blame everyone else for its failures

• Single out people in the group who have no contributed

You like the people on a different team better than the people on your current team. How do you handle the situation?

• Do nothing at all

• Berate your team for not being good enough

• Leave your team and join the other team

• Work on making your team better

After your project has been turned in/your game is over, your team won or received a high grade. How do you handle the situation?

• Praise the rest of your team

• Explain to your team how they could have done even better

• Take all the credit

• Take none of the credit

After your project has been turned in/your game is over, your team lost or failed. How do you handle the situation?

• Take all of the blame

• Leave the group and never look back

• Explain to your team how they could have done better

• Place all of the blame on others