Scene to read · Collaboration, Motivation
Four chairs left in the circle
You are the third co-organizer of a peer-led study circle, and the other two organizers have asked you to break the tie.
In a small classroom booked for the weekly study circle, returning students Alcides, 45, and Alden, 58, are setting up before anyone arrives. Attendance has dropped from ten regulars to four. Alcides wants lighter weekly problem sets to bring people back; Alden wants to preserve the challenge that the remaining members value.
The scene
Alcides: Maybe the sets are putting people off. I'd like to try lighter ones.
Alden: But the four who still come say they value working through difficult problems.
Alcides: I get that, but we've dropped from ten. We can't keep losing people.
Alden: Could we keep that challenge next week? You're casting the deciding vote.
The two questions
- 1What would you do about the problem sets, and how would you handle the disagreement between Alcides and Alden?
- 2Tell us about a time you had to balance keeping a group going against keeping its standards high. What did you do, and what happened?
What raters look for
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
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
