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Team Role |
Team Role Contribution |
Allowable Weaknesses |
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Plant |
Creative, imaginative, free-thinking.Generates ideas and solves difficult problems.
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Ignores incidentals.
Can be too preoccupied with own thoughts to communicate effectively.
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Resource Investigator |
Outgoing, enthusiastic, communicative. Explores opportunities and develops contacts.
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Over-optimistic.
Can lose interest once initial enthusiasm has passed.
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Co-ordinator |
Mature and confident.
Identifies talent and clarifies goals.
Delegates effectively.
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Can be seen as manipulative.
May offload own share of the work.
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Shaper |
Challenging, dynamic, thrives on pressure. Has the drive and energy to overcome obstacles.
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Prone to provocation.
Can offend people's feelings.
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Monitor Evaluator |
Serious minded, strategic and discerning. Sees all options and judges accurately.
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Can lack drive and ability to inspire others. Can be overly critical.
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Teamworker |
Co-operative, perceptive and diplomatic. Listens, builds morale and averts friction.
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Can be indecisive in crunch situations. Avoids confrontation.
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Implementer |
Disciplined, reliable, conservative in habits. A capacity for taking practical steps and actions.
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Somewhat inflexible.
Can be slow to respond to new possibilities. |
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Completer Finisher |
Conscientious and accurate. Searches out errors.
Polishes and perfects.
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Inclined to worry unduly.
Reluctant to delegate.
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Specialist |
Single-minded, self-starting, dedicated. Provides in-depth knowledge and skills in short supply.
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May contribute only on a narrow front. Dwells on technicalities.
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