From the course: Building a Balanced Team as a Manager
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Leverage specific roles for decision-making
From the course: Building a Balanced Team as a Manager
Leverage specific roles for decision-making
- Now before we get started, you will need your notes and definitions of the nine team roles. If you already have them, great. If not, take a moment to pause the video. Reading through the definitions, what roles stand out to you as decisive roles? If you said shaper, coordinator and implementer, you are correct. If you think about it, shapers make decisions timely. For example, when faced with a tight deadline, a shaper quickly decides to reallocate resources and push for extra hours from the team to ensure the project is completed on time. Now, what about making team-focused decisions? Coordinators are good at that. A coordinator will step up and look at each member's strengths and help assign specific tasks, ensuring everyone understands their responsibilities and stays focused on the overall goal. Now that you have a goal, you'll want someone who's good at planning and making smart decisions. That's where your implementers come in. For instance, if you have a new project, an…
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