What kind of personality would you select for your team? Nobody wants a challenging team member; we want our projects completed without any road blocks.
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We tend to select those with the same personality to avoid challenges, why? Because we think that those with different personalities might oppose our opinions.
The truth is, we are missing opportunities. An Active team is a team that has members who posses different personalities. They complete each other.
I once led a church group for six years. By then, I hoped to see all member agreeing on every topic we discussed. Some times, I found it difficult to comprehend when one or two members were not on board with the rest team.
After some time, I came to a realization that we are different in some ways. Each one of us has a different set of understandings. We can have the same issue, but each of us may take a different route to a solution.
Lesson learned is that differences in opinion is good for productivity. As long as you disagree to agree; everything else should be okay. As a leader, you need to understand each personality and what it can bring to the team.
Here are four major personalities you might need when forming a team. These personalities may help your team to function effectively. They are not the only, but are the main ones.
The Thinkers
Thinkers tend to be the brain of the team. They are the ones who use their time to find solutions for whatever problem the team might be facing. They thoroughly make a list of all the tasks needed to accomplish a goal.
Although they have the ability to find practical solutions; they might be perceived as time killers, and slow in action. As a leader, you need thinkers to make a plan for your project.
The Doers
Doers are the dynamo of their teams; they get things done quicker. They do more than what is asked from them. If you want a task to be completed faster, give it to this group.
Regretfully, they might be seen as unorganized, lacking analytic skills, and jumping to conclusions without thinking. This type of personality is needed to take care of plans presented by the thinkers.
The Critiques
Critiques might see what is coming. They have the ability to analyze any situation and see what harm might show itself on the way. They can help the team to avoid a major setback by providing analysis results.
While they have strong ability to analyze situations; people may identify them as afraid of failure, difficult to deal with, time killer, and slow in action. You need them if you want to avoid disasters.
The Caring
They are kind, inclusive, and like to hold hands when making a decision. They want to guarantee that everybody is on board before they make any major decision. They are sensitive to what is happening to others around them.
They might be seen as afraid to raise their opinions, and following the crowd. In the end, all these personalities are necessary for an active team. A good leader must not be afraid to work with any of these personalities.
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