MO Team Building & Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Belbin team role is most likely to generate creative ideas but may overlook practical constraints?
- Implementer
- Monitor Evaluator
- Plant (Correct answer)
- Shaper
Correct answer: Plant
The Plant role is highly creative and unorthodox but can be impractical and poor at following through on ideas.
Question 2: A marketing team consistently misses deadlines despite individual competence. The most likely root cause is:
- Lack of individual motivation
- Poor interdependence management and workflow coordination (Correct answer)
- Insufficient budget allocation
- Overemphasis on creativity
Correct answer: Poor interdependence management and workflow coordination
Even competent individuals can fail collectively when workflow handoffs, dependencies, and coordination are not managed effectively.
Question 3: What does 'team charter' primarily establish?
- The team's financial budget and resource allocation
- Agreed-upon norms, goals, roles, and operating procedures (Correct answer)
- Individual performance evaluation criteria
- The team's reporting hierarchy to senior management
Correct answer: Agreed-upon norms, goals, roles, and operating procedures
A team charter documents shared agreements about how the team will work together, including norms, goals, and responsibilities.
Question 4: Which leadership style is most appropriate when developing junior marketing team members who are enthusiastic but inexperienced?
- Delegating style
- Coaching style
- Directing style (Correct answer)
- Laissez-faire style
Correct answer: Directing style
The Directing style provides clear instructions and close supervision appropriate for enthusiastic but low-skill employees (per Situational Leadership).
Question 5: In the context of marketing team development, what is 'stretch assignment'?
- A flexible work schedule arrangement
- A task that challenges employees beyond their current skill level (Correct answer)
- A team-building exercise involving physical activity
- A cross-departmental knowledge audit
Correct answer: A task that challenges employees beyond their current skill level
Stretch assignments push individuals slightly beyond their comfort zone to accelerate skill development and build confidence.
Question 6: A remote marketing team reports feeling disconnected. Which tactic most effectively builds team cohesion virtually?
- Increasing the frequency of mandatory status reports
- Holding structured virtual team rituals such as weekly check-ins with personal sharing (Correct answer)
- Requiring all communication to go through the team leader
- Reducing meeting frequency to give individuals more focus time
Correct answer: Holding structured virtual team rituals such as weekly check-ins with personal sharing
Structured rituals that include personal sharing build interpersonal trust and connection in remote teams.
Question 7: Which conflict resolution style is most appropriate when a marketing team disagreement involves a high-stakes strategic decision?
- Avoidance
- Accommodation
- Collaboration (Correct answer)
- Compromise
Correct answer: Collaboration
Collaboration seeks a win-win solution that fully addresses all parties' concerns, which is ideal for high-stakes strategic decisions.
MO Team Building & Development 3
Which Belbin team role is most likely to generate creative ideas but may overlook practical constraints?