Sports and Jobs
How do you tell if is someone works better in teams or as an individual? Ask them what sports they played growing up. If they say Golf, Wrestling, or Tennis then they may perfer working alone. If they played soccer, football, basketball, then they may perfer teams.
I doubt this question is full proof but it gives you a place to start your evaluation.
You had to see this question coming: what if they didn’t play any sports?
I meant it as just one question to help get a sense who the person is. Of course, you would want to ask a lot of others. I think maybe it needs to be broadened to group activities vs. individual activities.
I think the point is that those who play individual sports tend to like to win or lose on their own merit. They struggle to rely on others and do not want others impacting their success.
Those that play teams sports tend to understand that individual contribution is just part of the whole. The whole team has to play as one and play together to win. Success for them is when the team wins.