Most Likely To Questions for Work

Most likely to questions about meetings

Every team has its meeting characters. Here's who they are.

1. 1.Who’s most likely to say "let's circle back on that" at least once a day?
2. 2.Who’s most likely to turn an hour-long meeting into a two-line summary?
3. 3.Who’s most likely to ask "can everyone see my screen?"?
4. 4.Who’s most likely to use a sports metaphor in every meeting?
5. 5.Who’s most likely to draw a diagram to explain anything?
6. 6.Who’s most likely to crack the joke that gets the meeting back on track?
7. 7.Who’s most likely to have the one whiteboard marker that actually works?
8. 8.Who’s most likely to end a meeting early and make everyone's day?
9. 9.Who’s most likely to invent a new office buzzword?
10. 10.Who’s most likely to kick off every meeting with a fun question?
11. 11.Who’s most likely to be the first to say "you're on mute"?
12. 12.Who’s most likely to keep the meeting on time with a timer?
13. 13.Who’s most likely to say "quick question" and then ask five?
14. 14.Who’s most likely to make the best-looking slides?
15. 15.Who’s most likely to sneak a pun into every presentation?
16. 16.Who’s most likely to remember what was decided three meetings ago?
17. 17.Who’s most likely to book the meeting room with the best view?
18. 18.Who’s most likely to know what every acronym stands for?
19. 19.Who’s most likely to keep a list of the funniest quotes from meetings?
20. 20.Who’s most likely to ask the question everyone else was thinking?

Most likely to questions about the office kitchen

Where the real team bonding happens.

1. 21.Who’s most likely to label everything they put in the office fridge?
2. 22.Who’s most likely to restock the shared snack drawer before anyone notices it's empty?
3. 23.Who’s most likely to burn popcorn in the office microwave?
4. 24.Who’s most likely to clean out the office fridge on a Friday?
5. 25.Who’s most likely to have a mug with a funny saying on it?
6. 26.Who’s most likely to know everyone's coffee order by heart?
7. 27.Who’s most likely to eat lunch at 10:30 in the morning?
8. 28.Who’s most likely to organize the team potluck?
9. 29.Who’s most likely to leave a funny sign in the kitchen about the dishes?
10. 30.Who’s most likely to bring a lunch that makes everyone jealous?
11. 31.Who’s most likely to know which microwave heats the fastest?
12. 32.Who’s most likely to keep a tea collection big enough to share?
13. 33.Who’s most likely to eat lunch outside every sunny day?
14. 34.Who’s most likely to keep a real plate and fork at their desk?
15. 35.Who’s most likely to have the best weekend stories at the water cooler?
16. 36.Who’s most likely to win the office chili cook-off?
17. 37.Who’s most likely to figure out how the fancy coffee machine works?
18. 38.Who’s most likely to leave their mug in the sink "to soak"?
19. 39.Who’s most likely to bring a bowl of fresh fruit for the team?
20. 40.Who’s most likely to turn lunch break into a daily crossword challenge?

Most likely to questions for remote teams

For teams who mostly know each other from the shoulders up.

1. 41.Who’s most likely to have a pet stroll across the keyboard during a call?
2. 42.Who’s most likely to have the best virtual background?
3. 43.Who’s most likely to wear a nice shirt and pajama pants on a video call?
4. 44.Who’s most likely to have the most interesting bookshelf behind them on calls?
5. 45.Who’s most likely to work from a different coffee shop every day?
6. 46.Who’s most likely to move their desk around the house to chase the sunlight?
7. 47.Who’s most likely to answer "how's it going?" with a full weather report?
8. 48.Who’s most likely to have the doorbell ring the second they start presenting?
9. 49.Who’s most likely to keep track of every coworker's time zone?
10. 50.Who’s most likely to start a chat channel just for pet photos?
11. 51.Who’s most likely to take every phone call while walking around the block?
12. 52.Who’s most likely to turn a video call into show-and-tell?
13. 53.Who’s most likely to become best friends with their delivery driver?
14. 54.Who’s most likely to lose track of what day it is working from home?
15. 55.Who’s most likely to set the most creative status message?
16. 56.Who’s most likely to host the best online team game?
17. 57.Who’s most likely to send a cheerful "logging off" message every evening?
18. 58.Who’s most likely to build a standing desk out of cardboard boxes?
19. 59.Who’s most likely to know the one spot in the house with perfect Wi-Fi?
20. 60.Who’s most likely to wave goodbye at the end of every video call?

Most likely to questions about your coworkers' futures

Big dreams, fun detours and a few predictions to revisit at the next team offsite.

1. 61.Who’s most likely to give the keynote speech at a big conference?
2. 62.Who’s most likely to write a book about how to run better meetings?
3. 63.Who’s most likely to become the team expert on the most confusing tool?
4. 64.Who’s most likely to mentor the next generation of this team?
5. 65.Who’s most likely to start a company newsletter that people actually read?
6. 66.Who’s most likely to teach a night class at a university?
7. 67.Who’s most likely to become the company's unofficial historian?
8. 68.Who’s most likely to talk the company into adding a nap room?
9. 69.Who’s most likely to invent a new job title and give it to themselves?
10. 70.Who’s most likely to be known across the company for their spreadsheets?
11. 71.Who’s most likely to make a training video that everyone remembers?
12. 72.Who’s most likely to plan a company retreat for 500 people?
13. 73.Who’s most likely to end up running a ski lodge someday?
14. 74.Who’s most likely to lead tours in their favorite city?
15. 75.Who’s most likely to review restaurants as a famous food critic?
16. 76.Who’s most likely to host a game show one day?
17. 77.Who’s most likely to star in the company's recruiting video?
18. 78.Who’s most likely to have the office goldfish named after them?
19. 79.Who’s most likely to learn a whole new skill every year?
20. 80.Who’s most likely to build a robot that runs the office coffee machine?

Office superlatives for your team

All flattering, all fair game for an end-of-year awards list.

1. 81.Who’s most likely to decorate their desk for every holiday?
2. 82.Who’s most likely to know a little bit about absolutely everything?
3. 83.Who’s most likely to be the first to welcome every new hire?
4. 84.Who’s most likely to fix the printer when nobody else can?
5. 85.Who’s most likely to keep every office plant alive?
6. 86.Who’s most likely to have a desk drawer ready for any emergency?
7. 87.Who’s most likely to know everyone in the building by name?
8. 88.Who’s most likely to start a book club at work?
9. 89.Who’s most likely to stay calm when the internet goes down?
10. 90.Who’s most likely to write the best thank-you notes?
11. 91.Who’s most likely to always have a card ready for someone's big day?
12. 92.Who’s most likely to know the best lunch spot near the office?
13. 93.Who’s most likely to give the best compliments?
14. 94.Who’s most likely to know every keyboard shortcut?
15. 95.Who’s most likely to cheer the loudest at the company softball game?
16. 96.Who’s most likely to find the bright side of a Monday?
17. 97.Who’s most likely to win the office trivia night?
18. 98.Who’s most likely to remember the name of everyone's pet?
19. 99.Who’s most likely to give the best office tour to every visitor?
20. 100.Who’s most likely to turn any team win into a small celebration?

A 10-minute team icebreaker

You don't need a long activity to warm up a meeting. Pick one group, play eight to ten cards, then get back to the agenda.

1. 1Share your screen, or hold up the phone in a small room. The game starts at the top of this page.
2. 2Pick a group that fits the team. Meetings and Office kitchen work for everyone. Remote life is made for distributed teams.
3. 3Read the card and count to three. In a room, everyone points. On a video call, everyone types a name in the chat and hits enter on three.
4. 4Give the winner ten seconds to accept the title or argue their way out of it, then move on.

That's about a minute a card. Scoring ideas and the full rules are on the Most Likely To page.

Keep it inclusive at work

Every question here is about habits, quirks and fun futures. None of them touch salary, health, age, family or how well someone does their job. A few habits keep it that way.

• Vote privately with new teams. On a call, use an anonymous poll. In a room, try the Secret vote mode in the full game, where each person taps a name on the phone in private. Either way, nobody has to point at their manager.
• Let people pass. If a card lands on someone who doesn't want the spotlight, read the next one.
• Spread the praise. Before the round ends, find a flattering card, like “fix the printer when nobody else can,” for anyone who hasn't been picked.

Run your own office superlatives

Office superlatives make a nice end-of-year or end-of-project tradition. Choose ten cards from Office superlatives and Career futures, vote on each one in private, with an anonymous poll or slips of paper, and write down the winners. Read the list out at the team lunch like an awards show, or print it for the break room.

For more quick openers, see the icebreaker games, or try would you rather questions for work at the next meeting.

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