Put these people
on your team and watch it succeed!
For a team to work, it must have a combination of the right
kinds of people in it. There are nine roles that must be filled
in order for a team to be effective:
1. The Plant: This person is the creative spirit of the team
– the one who comes up with solutions to the team’s
problems.
2. The Coordinator: This person takes care of traditional
“leadership functions,” such as interpreting objectives,
pushing for decisions and allocating resources.
3. The Resource Investigator: This person scouts out useful
external resources and contacts for the team.
4. The Monitor/Evaluator: This person points out alternative
courses of action, and also passes out observations and judgements.
5. The Implementer: This person takes ideas and turns them
into action.
6. The Team Worker: This person puts out fires between team
members, and makes sure that disagreements don’t affect
the team’s overall progress.
7. The Completer/Finisher: This person makes sure all tasks
are completed correctly, fixes mistakes and keeps the team
on schedule to make deadlines.
8. The Specialist: This person brings specific knowledge
to the team that nobody else has – but that is essential
if the team is to succeed.
9. The Shaper: This person makes sure the team is properly
challenged, and helps the team get through setbacks.
Reprinted with permission from the Manager’s intellegence
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