Scene to read · Collaboration, Resilience
Blaming the ice
You play lead on an adult curling team.
Your team has just lost a third straight game. In the rink's warm room, Aylin, the skip who has led the team for eight years, sits unlacing her shoes; your close friend Tala, who plays second, is beside you. You found the ice tricky tonight, but you also watched Aylin's last stones slide long. The Eastside rink is a forty-minute drive that two of your four cannot manage.
The scene
Aylin: That ice was awful again. I'm moving us to the Eastside rink.
Tala: Aylin, it wasn't the ice. Your last two stones were heavy.
Aylin: Eight years I've skipped this team. I think I'd know.
Tala: You saw it too. Tell her. I can't be the only one.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Aylin and Tala?
- 2Describe a time you had to decide whether to give honest feedback to a teammate or leader after a disappointment. What did you do?
What raters look for
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
- Resilience
- Recovers from setbacks, manages stress constructively, and learns from failure.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
