Test Your Team Roles

1.A. I gain satisfaction in a job because I enjoy analyzing situations and weighing up all of the possible choices.

1.B. I gain satisfaction in a job because I am interested in finding practical solutions to problems.

1.C. I gain satisfaction in a job because, because I like to bring my expertise to a challenging task.

1.D. I gain satisfaction in a job because I like to feel I am fostering good working relationships.

1.E. I gain satisfaction in a job because I can have a strong influence on decisions.

1.F. I gain satisfaction in a job because I can meet people who may have something new to offer.

1.G. I gain satisfaction in a job because I can get people to agree on a necessary course of action.

1.H. I gain satisfaction in a job because I feel in my element where I can give a task my full attention.

1.I. I gain satisfaction in a job because I like to find a field that stretches my imagination.

2.A. My characteristic approach to group work is that I have a quite interest in getting to know colleagues better.

2.B. My characteristic approach to group work is that I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others or to hold aminority view myself.

2.C. My characteristic approach to group work is that I can usually find a line of argument to refute unsound propositions.

2.D. My characteristic approach to group work is that I have a talent for making things work once a plan has to be put into operation.

2.E. My characteristic approach to group work is that I have a tendency to avoid the obvious and to come out with the unexpected.

2.F. My characteristic approach to group work is that I bring a touch of perfectionism to any job I undertake.

2.G. My characteristic approach to group work is that I am ready to make use of contacts outside the group itself.

2.H. My characteristic approach to group work is that I devote myself to it with attention to the detail, when it comes to the solution of a task.

2.I. My characteristic approach to group work is that I have no hesitation in making up my mind once a decision has to be made,  even if I am interested in all views.

3.A.  When involved in a project with other people, I have an aptitude for influencing people without pressurizing them.

3.B. When involved in a project with other people, my general vigilance prevents careless mistakes and omissions being made.

3.C. When involved in a project with other people, I am ready to press for action to make sure that the meeting does not waste time or lose site of the main objective.

3.D. When involved in a project with other people, I can be counted on to contribute something original.

3.E. When involved in a project with other people, I am always ready to back a good suggestion in the common interest.

3.F. When involved in a project with other people, I am keen to look for the latest in new ideas and developments.

3.G. When involved in a project with other people, I bring others a lot closer to the solution with my broad spectrum of knowledge and my abilities.

3.H. When involved in a project with other people, I believe my capacity for judgment can help to bring about the right decisions.

3.I. When involved in a project with other people, I can be relied upon to see that all essential work is organized.

4.A. What I believe I can contribute to the team is, I can quickly see and take advantage of new opportunities.

4.B. What I believe I can contribute to the team is my expertise, which I gladly use to advance the task.

4.C. What I believe I can contribute to the team is, I can work well with a very wide range of people.

4.D. What I believe I can contribute to the team is producing ideas which is one of my natural assets.

4.E. What I believe I can contribute to the team is my ability to challenge and encourage people whenever I detect that they can make a significant contribution.

4.F. What I believe I can contribute to the team is my capacity to follow through, which has much to do with my personal effectiveness.

4.G. What I believe I can contribute to the team is, I am ready to face temporary unpopularity if it leads to worthwhile results in the end.

4.H. What I believe I can contribute to the team is, I can usually sense what is realistic and likely to work.

4.I. What I believe I can contribute to the team is, I can offer a reasoned case for alternate courses of action without introducing bias or prejudice.

5.A. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I am not at ease unless meetings are well structured and controlled and generally well conducted.

5.B. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I am inclined to be too generous towards others who have a valid viewpoint that has not been given proper airing.

5.C. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I have a tendency to talk too much once the group gets on to new ideas.

5.D. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: my objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join in readily andenthusiastically with colleagues.

5.E. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian if there is a need to get something done.

5.F. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps because I am over-responsive to group atmosphere.

5.G. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I am apt to get caught up in ideas that occur to me and so lose track of what is happening.

5.H. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: My colleagues tend to see me as worrying unnecessarily over detailand the possibility that things may go wrong.

5.I. If I have a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it could be that: I feel comfortable when I can deal with my own task in detail.

6.A. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I would feel like retiring to a corner to devise a way out of the impasse before developing a line.

6.B. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I I would be ready to work with the person who showed the most positive approach.

6.C. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I would find some way of reducing the size of the task by establishing what different individuals might best contribute.

6.D. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then my natural sense of urgency would help to ensure that we did not fall behind schedule.

6.E. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I believe I would keep cool and maintain my capacity to think straight.

6.F. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I would retain a steadiness of purpose in spite of the pressures.

6.G. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I would be prepared to take a positive lead if I felt the group wasmaking no progress.

6.H. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people, then I would open up discussions with a view to stimulating new thoughts and getting something moving.

6.I. If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people,  I immediately integrate myself into the group and wait to be assigned a task to which I can devote myself.

7.A. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I am apt to show my impatience with those who are obstructing progress.

7.B. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, others may criticize me for being too analytical and insufficiently intuitive.

7.C. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, My desire to ensure that work is properly done can hold up proceedings.

7.D. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, it is difficult for me to keep an eye on the overall goal, I prefer to devote myself to fulfilling the partial goals.

7.E. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I tend to get bored rather easily and rely on one or two stimulating members to spark me off.

7.F. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I find it difficult to get started unless the goals are clear.

7.G. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I am sometimes poor at explaining and clarifying complex points that occur to me.

7.H. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I I am conscious of demanding from others the things I cannot do myself.

7.I. With reference to the problems to which I am subject to working in groups, I hesitate to get my points across when I run up against real opposition.