The Ideal Team Player

Question 1

What are the traits of an “Ideal Team Player”? Describe each.

Answer 1

Hungry- ambitious, take extreme ownership, find solutions, not problems

Humble - Think more of the team then themselves

Smart - Not pure intelligence, but emotional intelligence (knowing how to deal with people, and how to treat them)

Question 2

If any of the three primary character traits in an employee are missing, what will happen?

Answer 2

If any of these three characteristics are missing, eventually that team player will cause problems within the team.

Question 3

What is the best way to deal with someone who does not display the primary three character traits?

Answer 3

The best way to get rid of the non-ideal team player is to set defined boundaries & if the non-ideal team player is not willing to change then they are likely to eventually leave on their own

Question 4

Having ideal team players is more important the ___________ up in chain of command.

Answer 4

Higher.