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?

• Second in command

• Administrator

• Leader

• Team member

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

• No

• I like to pay for everyone

• Yes

• It depends on who I'm dining with

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

• Discuss the situation with the rest of your team

• Start calling in sick yourself

• Take the initiative and kick the person off the team

• Just concentrate on your work

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

• Friendship

• Success

• Family

• Money

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

• Leave the group/team

• Pout, scream or cry

• Continue to argue that your idea is better

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

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

• Berate the rest of your team for being lazy

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

• Make sure everyone knows that you did all the work

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

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

• I think outside the box

• I follow directions well

• I'm smarter than most people

• I can help explain things to others

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

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

• Make fun of the person for their dumb suggestion

• 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?

• Split up the prize money equally

• Keep the $1000 for yourself

• 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

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

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

• Kick them off the team

• Work closely with the person to help them get better

• Make fun of the person

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?

• Leave the group and blame everyone else for its failures

• Single out people in the group who have no contributed

• Have a group discussion about how you can do better

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

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

• Leave your team and join the other team

• Work on making your team better

• Berate your team for not being good enough

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?

• Take all the credit

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

• Take none of the credit

• Praise the rest of your team

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

• Explain to your team how they could have done better

• Take all of the blame

• Place all of the blame on others

• Leave the group and never look back