How to fit in

At work most of us spend most of my life. It is clear that we want to do everything we can to make this part was if not the best, at least not spoil our mood. To get a good job and to learn their new responsibilities is one thing. Much more difficult to "fit in" team, to understand the intricacies of relationships, to understand who is sincerely willing to help, and from whom you can expect some trouble who to trust and who not. In short, will have to absorb all those unspoken rules that guided the team.


Recently all of the above, all taken in the team canons of conduct called the fashionable phrase "corporate culture". As you like to call all vowels and unwritten rules of the team, but we all know how difficult it is to get to the new place of work in the new team, how it should be put strength, intellect, cunning and nerves.




And maybe to work in someone's environment, be a team member not for you? There are also light on such uncompromising individualists and nothing - live, work, and even career successfully do...




To understand whether you can work in a friendly or not so friendly, but still - the team will help the next test.




You need to choose one answer from the two proposed.





1. When you tell the house about his work, I usually use:
a) impersonal form;


b) the pronoun I or WE.





2. In the work you cherish more:
a) their independence;


b) the possibility of a dialogue with colleagues and management.





3. If failures are accusing you personally, you answer:
"I failed... ";


b) "Yes, it's all my fault... ".





4. Conflicts at work:
a) it is better to avoid;


b) sometimes they are useful for business.





5. If you need to make a decision, you:
a) rely on your intuition;


b) take into account the opinions of others.





6. When your favorite team loses:
a) it can make you angry;


b) take it easy.





7. At meetings you:
(a) immediately and firmly defend their opinion;


b) listen to others.





8. The final solution is:
a) is always a matter of one person;


b) can belong.





9. Your colleagues:
a) must divide your working methods;


b) let them work each in their own way.




10. How do you perceive the fact that others live and think differently?


a) labor;


b) easily.





11. When some of my colleagues do not share your opinion, you try to convince him:
a) personally;


b) with the help of the team.




12. If the group disagrees with you, you:


a) join the majority;


b) often remain in their positions.





13. The favorable climate in the team is:
a) defining factor in effective operation;


b) factor is important, but secondary, compared to consensus on goals and objectives.





14. At the General meeting you:
a) try to understand all the discussed problems;


b) interested only in what concerns to you personally.





15. If the decision made by the team, was not agreed with you, you:
a) feel rejected;


b) annoyed.





16. Argue if you are with colleagues or superiors, if you are sure they are right?
a) often;


b) in some cases.





17. In group work you:
a) always a leader;


b) only sometimes, depending on the problem to be solved.





18. The team is able to solve any problem:
a) always;


b) in many cases.





19. What do you like more:
a) Symphony;


b) solo concert.





20. Best for you, when the working group consists of your friends?
A. Yes;


b) no.





21. At meetings, you are more apt:
(a) seek to bring together various positions;


b) to get acquainted with new approaches to the problem.





22. You would be happy, if you were born five twins?
A. Yes;


b) no.





23. The fact that colleagues do not need to discuss the challenges ahead (everyone knows and well doing its job), is the best sign of a good team:
A. Yes;


b) no.




24. Group work is:


(a) saving individual efforts;


b) the increase.





Now calculate how many you answer "b".



If less than 8you staunch individualist. This is neither good nor bad, accept it as fact. In our full time jobs, where the friendly staff will not hinder you to work productively. If you still have managed to get to work, where there is the spirit of the team, do not be surprised that around you from time to time will curl tornado industrial conflict.



From 8 to 12. You certainly have a "team spirit", and, if necessary, you - "everything." But, deep down, you sometimes annoying is the fact that the result of your work depends on the work of other team members. And once you are firmly convinced that they work better than many, and if you do not interfere, then you would not have achieved unprecedented success.



From 12 to 20 or more. You are able to effectively work in a team. While you can combine the spirit of personal independence, not be anonymized. To work with you in the same group - and the benefits and pleasure
Elena Egorova, psychologist.

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