Congratulations, You Have Completed Your Team Style Test!
(if you haven’t yet completed it, please click here to do so)

To calculate your Personal Score, do the following:

            Please find your number from all response (a)
            on all on items A through R and add them up to get a total.
                                                The total is your “Contributor” Number ________

            Please find your number from all response (b)
            on all on items A through R and add them up to get a total.
                                                The total is your “Collaborator” Number _______

            Please find your number from all response (c)
            on all on items A through R and add them up to get a total.
                                                The total is your “Communicator” Number _____

            Please find your number from all response (d)
            on all on items A through R and add them up to get a total.
                                                The total is your “Challenger” Number ________

           
The highest number designates your primary team player style.

If your highest numbers are the same or within three points of each other, consider them both as your primary style. The lowest total indicates your least active team-player style.

What do your results mean?

Your primary team-player style defines a set of behaviors that you use most often as a member of a team.

It does not mean that it is the only style you use.

All of us have the capacity to use any one of the four styles. We simply use one style – our primary style – most often.

The next step is to read about your team player style and how to improve the performance of your team.

The Four Styles – What they mean to you as a leader & a team member

The following paragraphs describe the four styles used in the Team Player Survey-- Contributor, Collaborator, Communicator & Challenger.

Remember that your primary team-player style defines a set of behaviors that you use most often as a member of a team. It does not mean that it is the only style you use.

First, read about your primary style.
(You may have more than one primary style. Please refer back to the survey scores)
Then read the styles for your team members.

It's helpful for the team to share their scores so that they can optimize the team's performance.

Team Player Styles

Challenger – Question Oriented

The Challenger is a member who questions the goals, methods, and even the ethics of the team, is willing to disagree with the leader or higher authority, and encourages the team to take well-conceived risks.

Most people appreciate the value of your candor and openness, but they think, at times, that you may not know when to back off an issue or that you become self-righteous and try to push the team too far.

People describe you as honest, outspoken, principled, ethical, and adventurous.

Contributor/Task Oriented

The Contributor is a task-oriented team member who enjoys providing the team with good technical information and data, does his or her homework, and pushes the team to set high performance standards and to use their resources wisely.

Most people see you as dependable, although they believe, at times, that you may become too bogged down in the details and data or that you do not see the big picture or the need for positive team climate.

People describe you as responsible, authoritative, reliable, proficient, and organized.

Communicator/Process Oriented

The Communicator is a process-oriented member who is an effective listener and facilitator of involvement, conflict resolution, consensus building, feedback, and the building of an informal, relaxed climate.

Most people see you as a positive "people person," but they find that, at times, you may see process as an end in itself, may not confront other team members, or may not give enough emphasis to completing task assignments and making progress toward team goals.

People describe you as supportive, considerate, relaxed, enthusiastic, and tactful.

Collaborator/Goal Oriented

The Collaborator is a goal-oriented member who sees the vision, mission, or goal of the team as paramount but is flexible and open to new ideas, willing to pitch in and work outside his/her defined role, and able to share the limelight with other team members.

Most people see you as a big-picture person, but they believe, at times, that you may fail periodically to revisit the mission, to give enough attention to the basic team tasks, or to consider the individual needs of other team members.

People describe you as forward-looking, goal directed, accommodating, flexible, and imaginative.

Now that you know the primary team player style for yourself and your team members, click here to learn how to use this information to optimize your team performance.

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