Self assessment
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When answered honestly, the following assessment
should help individuals assess their best role within a team.
Directions:
For each section distribute a total of TEN points among
the statements which you think best describe your behaviour. The points may
be distributed among one, several or all the statements.
For example, for question (i) you may decide to allocate
3 points to C, 3 to E, 1 to F, 2 to G and 1 to H, a total of 10 points allocated.
I) What I believe I can contribute to a team:
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a
| I think I can quickly see and take advantage
of new opportunities.
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b
| I can work well with a wide range of
people.
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c
| Producing ideas is one of my natural
assets.
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d
| My ability rests in being able to draw
people out whenever I detect they have something of value to contribute
to group objectives.
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e
| My ability to follow through has much
to do with my personal effectiveness.
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f
| I am ready to face temporary unpopularity
if it leads to worthwhile results in the end.
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g
| I can usually sense what is realistic
and likely to work,
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h
| I can offer a reasoned case for alternative
courses of action without introducing bias or prejudice.
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ii) If I had a possible shortcoming in teamwork, it
would be that:
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| I am not at ease unless meetings are
well structured and controlled and generally well conducted
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b
| I am inclined to be too generous towards
others who have a valid viewpoint that has not given a proper airing.
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c
| I have a tendency to talk too much once
the group gets on to new ideas
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d
| my objective outlook makes it difficult
for me to join in readily and enthusiastically with colleagues.
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e
| I am sometimes seen as forceful and
authoritarian if there is a need to get something done.
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f
| I find it difficult to lead from the
front, perhaps because I am over responsive to group atmosphere
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g
| I am apt to get caught up in ideas that
occur to me and so lose track of what is happening
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h
| my colleagues tend to see me as worrying
unnecessarily over detail and the possibility that things may go wrong.
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iii) When involved in a project with other people:
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a
| I have an aptitude for influencing people
without pressurising them.
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b
| My general vigilance prevents careless
mistakes and omissions being made.
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c
| I am ready to press for action to make
sure that the meeting does not waste time or lose sight of the main objective.
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d
| I can be counted on to contribute something
original.
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e
| I am always ready to back a good suggestion
in the common interest.
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f
| I am keen to look for the latest in
new ideas and developments
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g
| I believe my capacity for judgement
can help to bring about the right decisions.
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h
| I can be relied upon to ensure that
all essential work is organised.
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iv) My characteristic approach to work is that:
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| I have a quiet interest in getting to
know colleagues better.
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b
| I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others
or to hold a minority view myself.
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c
| I can usually find an argument to refute unsound
propositions.
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d
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I think I have a talent for making things work
once a plan has to be put into operation.
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e
| I have a tendency to avoid the obvious and to come
out with the unexpected.
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f
| I bring a touch of perfection to any job I undertake.
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g
| I am willing to make use of contacts outside the
group itself.
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h
| While I am interested in all views I have no hesitation
in making up my mind once a decision has to be made.
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v) I gain satisfaction in a job because:
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| I enjoy analysing situations and weighing
up all the possible choices.
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b
| I am interested in finding practical
solutions to problems.
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c
| I like to feel I am fostering good working
relationships
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d
| I can have a strong influence on decisions.
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e
| I can meet people who may have something
new to offer.
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f
| I can get people to agree on a necessary
course of action.
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g
| I feel in my element where I can give
a task my full attention.
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h
| I like to find a field that stretches
my imagination.
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vi) If I am suddenly given a difficult task with limited
time and unfamiliar people:
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| I would feel like retiring to a corner
to devise a way out of the impasse before developing a line.
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| I would be willing to work with the
person that showed the most positive approach.
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| I would find some way of reducing the
size of a task by establishing what different individuals might best contribute.
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| My natural sense of urgency would ensure
that we did not fall behind schedule.
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| I think I would keep cool and maintain
my capacity to think straight.
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| I would retain a steadiness of purpose
in spite of the pressures.
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| I would be prepared to take a positive
lead if I felt the group was making no progress.
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| I would open up discussions with a view
to stimulating new thoughts and getting something moving.
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vii) With reference to the problems to which I am subject
to working in groups:
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| I am apt to show my impatience with
those who are obstructing progress.
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b
| Others may criticise me for being too
analytical and insufficiently intuitive.
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c
| My desire to ensure that work is properly
done can hold up proceedings.
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d
| I tend to get bored rather easily and
rely on one or two stimulating members to spark me off.
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e
| I find it difficult to get started unless
the goals are clear.
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f
| I am sometimes poor at explaining and
clarifying complex points that occur to me.
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g
| I am conscious of demanding from others
the things I cannot do myself.
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h
| I hesitate to get my points across when
I run up against real opposition.
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Interpretation of scores.
Transpose the scores from the points table onto
the table below, than add up the points for each column to give a total team role
score.
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| Section
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| RI
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| ME
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| TW
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Totals
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The highest score will indicate how you best
fit into a team role. The two lowest scores indicate possible areas of weakness,
rather than attempting to reform these areas, you may be better advised to work
with a colleague with complementary strengths.
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| CW
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| TW
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| VERY HIGH
| 17+
| 14+
| 18+
| 13+
| 12+
| 13+
| 17+
| 10+
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| HIGH
| 12-16
| 11-13
| 14-17
| 9-12
| 10-11
| 10-12
| 13-16
| 7-9
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| AVERAGE
| 7-11
| 7-10
| 9-13
| 5-8
| 7-9
| 6-9
| 9-12
| 4-6
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| LOW
| 0-6
| 0-6
| 0-8
| 0-4
| 0-6
| 0-5
| 0-8
| 0-3
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| My Score-14 March 2001
| 12
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| 9
| 28
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| 7
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| My Score-14 March 2002
| 11
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| 32
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| My Score-14 March 2003
| 10
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| 36
| 6
| 8
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Useful people to have in teams
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| Proven Qualities
| Allowable Weaknesses
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| Company Worker (CW)
| Organising ability, practical common sense, hard
working, self-disciplined.
| Lack of flexibility, unresponsiveness to unproved
ideas.
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| Chair Person (CH)
| A capacity for treating and welcoming all potential
contributions on their merits and without prejudice. A strong sense of objectives.
| No more than ordinary in terms of intellect or creative
ability.
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| Shaper (SH)
| Drive and readiness to challenge inertia, ineffectiveness,
complacency or self deception.
| Proneness to provocation, irritation and impatience.
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| Plant (PL)
| Genius, imagination, intellect, knowledge.
| Up in the clouds, inclined to disregard practical
details or protocol.
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| Resource Investigator (RI)
| A capacity for contacting people and exploring anything
new. An ability to respond to challenge.
| Liable to lose interest once an initial fascination
has passed.
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| Monitor, Evaluator (ME)
| Judgement, discretion, hard-headedness.
| Lacks inspiration or the ability to motivate others.
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| Team Worker (TW)
| An ability to respond to people and to situations,
and to promote team spirit.
| Indecisiveness at moments of crisis
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| Finisher (CF)
| A capacity for follow through. Perfectionism
| A tendency to worry about small things. A reluctance
to "let go"
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