Your teams are a group of interdependent members who rely on each other for knowledge, resources, skills, direction and even motivation.
When creating teams for your projects, it is important you get your mix right. The team lead won’t always, in fact never have it all. Some team members naturally assume some roles while some have to be identified and assigned.
Here are roles you should consider when building teams:
The Plant: This is your thoughtful team member. He/she is your idea originator and critical thinker. Although often not good at communicating.
The Implementer: This is your action-oriented, practical team member. His major focus is executing - getting things done and will go to any extent to achieve the goal. He is however not thought-oriented.
The Shaper: This is your positivist and pushy team member. He is known for facing challenges in a positive manner and motivating his team members to do so too. He can fit into any group or situation.
The Coordinator: This is your obvious-leader team member. He translates the broad goal of the team into tasks and assigns to every member. He possesses good leadership qualities, especially communication.
The Team Worker: This is your sensitive and supportive team member. He shows support to every member and is genuinely concerned about the welfare of the team. He has a tendency to be more focused on welfare than the goal at hand.
The Specialist: This is your professional and technical team member. He has expert knowledge in limited areas of the broad goal and provides expert knowledge in these areas. He is often not flexible.
The Resource Investigator: This is your negotiator and networker. He uses his ability to get information and any resources his team may require. He always expresses curiosity and is sociable.
The Monitor-Evaluator: This is your critical and analytical thinker. He carefully weighs every option, suggestion and idea before taking action. He is a slow but good decision maker.
The Finisher: This is your closer who is a perfectionist. He ensures every detail is met, ties up loose ends and correct errors. He often prefers getting tasks done by himself alone.
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