Team role assessment

This questionnaire is about how you prefer to work in teams and what your distinctive contribution is.
There are no right or wrong answers.
It should take 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
Instructions

In each of the seven sections, you have 9 points to distribute among the sentences which you think most accur
These 9 points might be distributed among several sentences.
In extreme cases, they might be spread among all the sentences (1 point each) or all 9 points may be given to a
Always enter points in the area that is highlighted

When you have completed all seven sections, you will receive scores on 9 team roles (as a first hypothesis)

① What I believe I can contribute to a team

1 I think I can quickly see and take advantage of new opportunities
0 I can work well with a very wide range of people
1 Producing ideas is one of my natural assets
0 My ability rests in being able to draw people out whenever I detect they have something of value to contribute to group objectives
2 I can be relied upon to finish any task I undertake
2 My technical knowledge and experience is usually my major asset
0 I am always ready to be blunt and outspoken in the cause of making the right things happen
1 I can usually tell whether a plan or idea will fit a particular situation
2 I can offer a reasoned and unbiased case or alternative courses of action
9 Points (of 9) allocated

② If I have a possible shortcoming in team work, it could be that

1 I am not at ease unless meetings are well structured and controlled and generally well conducted
0 I am inclined to be too generous towards others who have a valid viewpoint that has not been given a proper airing
0 I am reluctant to contribute unless the subject deals with a field I know well
2 I have a tendency to talk a lot once the group gets on to a new topic
2 My objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join in readily and enthusiastically with colleagues
1 I am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian when dealing with important issues
0 I find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps because I am over responsive to group atmosphere
3 I am apt to get too caught up in ideas that occur to me and so lose track of what is happening
0 I am reluctant to express my opinions on proposals or plans that are incomplete or insufficiently detailed
9 Points (of 9) allocated

③ When involved in a project with other people

1 I have an aptitude for influencing people without pressuring them
0 I am generally effective in preventing careless mistakes or omissions from spoiling the success of an operation
2 I like to press for action to make sure that the meeting does not waste time or lose sight of the main objective
2 I can be counted on to contribute something original
1 I am always ready to back a good suggestion in the common interest
1 I am quick to see the possibilities in new ideas and developments
0 I try to maintain my sense of professionalism

# Classification: Internal
 0 I believe my capacity for judgement can help to bring about the right decisions
2 I can be relied on to bring an organised approach to the demands of the job
9 Points (of 9) allocated

④ My characteristic approach to group work is

2 I maintain a quiet interest in getting to know colleagues better
2 I contribute where I know what I am talking about
0 I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others or to hold a minority view myself
0 I can usually find a line of argument to refute unsound propositions
1 I think I have a talent for making things work once a plan has to be put into operation
0 I prefer to avoid the obvious and to open up lines that have not been explored
2 I bring a touch of perfectionism to any job I undertake
0 I like to be the one to make contacts outside the group or the firm
2 While I am interested in all views, I have no hesitation in making up my mind once a decision has to be made
9 Points (of 9) allocated

⑤ I gain satisfaction in a job because

3 I enjoy analysing situations and weighing up all the possible choices
3 I am interested in finding practical solutions to problems
0 I like to feel I am fostering good working relationships
0 I can have a strong influence on decisions
1 I have a chance of meeting new people with different ideas
0 I can get people to agree on priorities and objectives
0 I feel in my element where I can give a task my full attention
1 I can find an opportunity to stretch my imagination
1 I feel I am using my special qualifications and training to advantage
9 Points (of 9) allocated

⑥ If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people
0 I like to read as much as I conveniently can on the subject
1 I would feel like devising a solution on my own then trying to sell it to the group
2 I would be ready to work with the person who showed the most positive approach
0 I would find some way of reducing the size of the task by establishing how different individuals can contribute
0 My natural sense of urgency would help to ensure that we did not fall behind schedule
1 I believe I would keep cool and maintain my capacity to think straight
0 In spite of conflicting pressures, I would press ahead with whatever needed to be done
2 I would tend to assert myself if I felt the group was making no progress
3 I would open discussions with a view to stimulating new thoughts and getting something moving
9 Points (of 9) allocated

⑦ With reference to the problems which I experience when working in groups

0 I am apt to overreact when people hold up progress
0 Some people criticise me for being too analytical
0 My desire to check that we get the important details right is not always welcome
0 I tend to show boredom unless I am actively engaged with stimulating people
0 I find it difficult to get started unless the goals are clear
0 I am sometimes poor at putting across complex points that occur to me
0 I am conscious of demanding from others the things I cannot do myself

# Classification: Internal
 0 I am inclined to feel I am wasting time and would do better on my own
0 I hesitate to express my personal views in front of difficult or powerful people
0 Points (of 9) allocated

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 Team role assessment

This questionnaire is about how you prefer to work in teams and what your distinctive contribution is.
There are no right or wrong answers.
It should take 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

In each of the seven sections, you have 9 points to distribute among the sentences which you think most accuratel
These 9 points might be distributed among several sentences.
In extreme cases, they might be spread among all the sentences (1 point each) or all 9 points may be given to a sin
Always enter points in the area that is highlighted

InstructionsWhen you have completed all seven sections, you will receive scores on 9 team roles (as a first hypothesis)

① What I believe I can contribute to a team

10 I think I can quickly see and take advantage of new opportunities
11 I can work well with a very wide range of people
12 Producing ideas is one of my natural assets
13 My ability rests in being able to draw people out whenever I detect they have something of value to contribute to group objectives
14 I can be relied upon to finish any task I undertake
15 My technical knowledge and experience is usually my major asset
16 I am always ready to be blunt and outspoken in the cause of making the right things happen
17 I can usually tell whether a plan or idea will fit a particular situation
18 I can offer a reasoned and unbiased case or alternative courses of action
126 Points (of 9) allocated

② If I have a possible shortcoming in team work, it could be that

20 I am not at ease unless meetings are well structured and controlled and generally well conducted
21 I am inclined to be too generous towards others who have a valid viewpoint that has not been given a proper airing
22 I am reluctant to contribute unless the subject deals with a field I know well
23 I have a tendency to talk a lot once the group gets on to a new topic
24 My objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join in readily and enthusiastically with colleagues
25 I am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian when dealing with important issues
26 I find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps because I am over responsive to group atmosphere
27 I am apt to get too caught up in ideas that occur to me and so lose track of what is happening
28 I am reluctant to express my opinions on proposals or plans that are incomplete or insufficiently detailed
216 Points (of 9) allocated

③ When involved in a project with other people

30 I have an aptitude for influencing people without pressuring them
31 I am generally effective in preventing careless mistakes or omissions from spoiling the success of an operation
32 I like to press for action to make sure that the meeting does not waste time or lose sight of the main objective
33 I can be counted on to contribute something original

# Classification: Internal
 34 I am always ready to back a good suggestion in the common interest
35 I am quick to see the possibilities in new ideas and developments
36 I try to maintain my sense of professionalism
37 I believe my capacity for judgement can help to bring about the right decisions
38 I can be relied on to bring an organised approach to the demands of the job
306 Points (of 9) allocated

④ My characteristic approach to group work is

40 I maintain a quiet interest in getting to know colleagues better
41 I contribute where I know what I am talking about
42 I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others or to hold a minority view myself
43 I can usually find a line of argument to refute unsound propositions
44 I think I have a talent for making things work once a plan has to be put into operation
45 I prefer to avoid the obvious and to open up lines that have not been explored
46 I bring a touch of perfectionism to any job I undertake
47 I like to be the one to make contacts outside the group or the firm
48 While I am interested in all views, I have no hesitation in making up my mind once a decision has to be made
396 Points (of 9) allocated

⑤ I gain satisfaction in a job because

50 I enjoy analysing situations and weighing up all the possible choices
51 I am interested in finding practical solutions to problems
52 I like to feel I am fostering good working relationships
53 I can have a strong influence on decisions
54 I have a chance of meeting new people with different ideas
55 I can get people to agree on priorities and objectives
56 I feel in my element where I can give a task my full attention
57 I can find an opportunity to stretch my imagination
58 I feel I am using my special qualifications and training to advantage
486 Points (of 9) allocated

⑥ If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited time and unfamiliar people
60 I like to read as much as I conveniently can on the subject
61 I would feel like devising a solution on my own then trying to sell it to the group
62 I would be ready to work with the person who showed the most positive approach
63 I would find some way of reducing the size of the task by establishing how different individuals can contribute
64 My natural sense of urgency would help to ensure that we did not fall behind schedule
65 I believe I would keep cool and maintain my capacity to think straight
66 In spite of conflicting pressures, I would press ahead with whatever needed to be done
67 I would tend to assert myself if I felt the group was making no progress
68 I would open discussions with a view to stimulating new thoughts and getting something moving
576 Points (of 9) allocated

⑦ With reference to the problems which I experience when working in groups

70 I am apt to overreact when people hold up progress

# Classification: Internal
 71 Some people criticise me for being too analytical
72 My desire to check that we get the important details right is not always welcome
73 I tend to show boredom unless I am actively engaged with stimulating people
74 I find it difficult to get started unless the goals are clear
75 I am sometimes poor at putting across complex points that occur to me
76 I am conscious of demanding from others the things I cannot do myself
77 I am inclined to feel I am wasting time and would do better on my own
78 I hesitate to express my personal views in front of difficult or powerful people
666 Points (of 9) allocated

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stinctive contribution is.

ences which you think most accurately describe your behaviour.

) or all 9 points may be given to a single sentence.

m roles (as a first hypothesis)

e to contribute to group objectives

ven a proper airing

of an operation

# Classification: Internal
iar people

can contribute

# Classification: Internal
 306
305
310
308
310
303
310
311
309

# Classification: Internal