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

• Team member

• Leader

• Administrator

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

• Yes

• No

• 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?

• Start calling in sick yourself

• Discuss the situation with the rest of your team

• Just concentrate on your work

• Take the initiative and kick the person off the team

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

• Money

• Success

• Friendship

• Family

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

• Continue to argue that your idea is better

• Pout, scream or cry

• 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?

• Make sure everyone knows that you did all the work

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

• Berate the rest of your team for being lazy

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

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

• I can help explain things to others

• I follow directions well

• I'm smarter than most people

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

• Keep the $1000 for yourself

• Split up the prize money equally

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

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

• Make fun of the person

• 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?

• Kick the person off the team

• Ignore the situation

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

• Calmly explain to this person that they are being disruptive

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

• Single out people in the group who have no contributed

• Leave the group and blame everyone else for its failures

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

• Have a group discussion about how you can do better

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

• Leave your team and join the other team

• Do nothing at all

• Berate your team for not being good enough

• 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?

• Take none of the credit

• Take all the credit

• Praise the rest of your team

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

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

• Place all of the blame on others

• Explain to your team how they could have done better

• Leave the group and never look back