How good are you in teamwork and leadership skills?

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Nobody I know would describe me as a leader-type. Nor would I.

I'm VERY good at teamwork... actually one of the best in my class... I personally think it's awfully embarassing that my NT classmates are so stuck-up that they suck at respecting other people's opinions and having responsibility.

I am also a very good leader because I am responsible, ask people's opinions on the project and try to find creative ways for continuing the project. But unfortunately I don't become the leader all the time because the stupid teenagers in my class want to dominate without knowing how to... and here, how many people like you is more important than how well you know how to do something... so I am rarely the leader unless if the appointed leader becomes tired.

I find the fact that my classmates are so bad at teamwork to be sad. It's made me prefer to do solitary projects rather than group projects. No idiot can ever jump in and mess up MY solitary projects.

I have two full years as a leader of team in NJROTC. I did good job leading NJROTC Academic Team to win a trophy as its commander. Funny thing about this leadership the first year I was the Mustering Petty Officer and I was doing taking charge when the team commander was not. I gradually set up to become a leader of a team but also a squad leader of my platoon, and an officer of NJROTC. I miss those times already.

I am not a natural leader; I can't get people to do anything. I speak too softly, I don't express myself in words properly... my ideas aren't really considered, I get distracted by details and lose focus... among other problems.

I am much more useful in a follower role, especially if there is a leader type that I see eye to eye on many things. Than we can work wonders, he or she can express my ideas to people better... I can focus on my strengths of analyizing something. The leader can keep the group from distracting me and wasting time...

But this is very rare, ususally the leader has no idea what they are doing... they plod along on a plan that makes no sense. They focus on aspects that aren't important, they will overthink issues that should be obvious...they don't understand my ideas or even attempt to put any into action. It is just a mess, I usually just disappear and do some menial task when this happens.

I usually work best when I am alone, but I can get distracted and procrastinate easily... so a good leader is always better.

I dislike working in groups mainly because I don't trust people to do their work well. I also often can work faster by myself than in a group. Besides, when I work with one I either do everything... or nothing. If it's the former, I feel put-upon; if it's the latter, I feel guilty. There's no win for me.

If there's no clear leader in a group, I will lead. If there is someone who I respect who wants the position, though, I'll cede it. As a leader, I just try to make sure everyone does what they're supposed to (and if I perceive them to be slacking, I haven't got a problem with yelling at them (in public if I find them in the halls and they haven't done their job) and threatening them with death to get it done). Recently a teacher made me one of two leaders on my side of a class debate, and the other person immediately ceded all authority to me. Unfortunately, I had no idea what the various strengths and weaknesses of the group were, so I spent a lot of time asking a friend I trusted to give me opinions on placement and shuffling people. Left me with no time to do what I'm best at--research--and by the end of it I was thoroughly stressed. My side did (against the odds--it was an assigned side and had only me out of the half-dozen acknowledged "smart kids" in the class) win, though.

I hate working in groups.