Exercise 3: Team Building Opinionnaire

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                         EXERCISE THREE
                   Team Building Opinionnaire

Read each statement once.  Indicate whether you agree (+) or
disagree (-) with it.  It should take you no more than 5 to 10
minutes to complete this exercise.  There are no right or wrong
answers.

( ) 1.    Teamwork stifles creativity and individuality.

( ) 2.    Members should be required to attend meetings to set team
          goals and discuss team problems.

( ) 3.    Personal goals can be accomplished through teamwork.

( ) 4.    It is sometimes necessary to ignore the feelings of
          others in order to reach a team decision.

( ) 5.    In teamwork, conflict should always be avoided.

( ) 6.    A silent member of the group is not interested in working
          as a team.

( ) 7.    The person in the group with the highest status in the
          organization should always take the leadership role.

( ) 8.    In teamwork, it is important and necessary to allow time
          for discussion and agreement on operating procedures.

( ) 9.    Every team member has a contribution to make toward the 
          group task.

( )10.    In teamwork, "majority rule" applies.

( )11.    Teamwork always involves working toward a common goal.

( )12.    A good team member provides emotional support to all
          other members.

( )13.    Every team needs a leader/coordinator.

( )14.    Teamwork accomplishes a task more effectively and
          efficiently than individual efforts.

( )15.    Every team member should contribute equally toward
          accomplishing the task.

( )16.    If a team fails to accomplish a task, it is the fault of
          the leader/coordinator.

( )17.    A primary concern of all team members should be to
          establish an atmosphere where all feel free to express
          their opinions.

( )18.    Final power in teamwork always rests with the
          leader/coordinator.

( )19.    There are often occasions when an individual who is part
          of the team should do what he/she thinks is right,
          regardless of what the team has decided to do.

( )20.    All members must be committed to the team approach to
          accomplish the task.



> Instructions

In small groups, share and compare your answers with other team
members.  Try to arrive at a consensus with them on each statement. 
You may change the wording to aid such agreement, if you desire. 
Such an activity may initiate a "lively" discussion and help your
team become openly aware of individual members' beliefs and
attitudes.  Each group may share their results with the entire
group.  Plan to spend about 45 minutes on this exercise.


ADAPTED FROM: Teamwork in Cooperative Extension Programs, Terry
Gibson, Jeanne Moore, E.J. Lueder, University of Wisconsin
Cooperative Extension Service, Madison, Wisconsin, 1980.

• Lois M. Frey, UVM Extension, RR #4, Box 2298, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 223-2389, email: lfrey@sover.net
• "Group Development: Creating Group Effectiveness" by Duane Dale, DFD Associates, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-3402 (moving to 764 South East Street, Amherst, MA 01022 after 8/1/98);
• Bob Biagi, 142 Cherry Lane, Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 549-1412;

Comments to: crs@uvm.edu
Reviewed as of 4/20/98