Reporter-Advisers Reporter-Advisers are good at generating information and gathering it together in such a way that it can be understood. Such people are usually patient, and are prepared to hold off making a decision until they know as much as they can about the work done. Others may feel that they procrastinate and put things off. However, to the Reporter-Adviser it is better to be accurate than put forward advice which later is seen later to be in error. Such people are invaluable as "support" members of the team, but they are not likely to be the people who will be sufficiently interested to want to push forward as an organizer. Indeed, their concern is to make sure that the job is done correctly. Usually they are knowledgeable, well-liked people who prefer an advisory role. Creator-Innovators Creator-Innovators are people who have a number of ideas which may well contradict and upset the existing way of doing things. Such people can be very independent and wish to experiment and develop their ideas regardless of the present systems and methods. They therefore need to be given the freedom to work in this way until their new approaches have been proven. Many organizations therefore set up research and developments units (often separated from the production units) which allow people who have the ideas to bring these to fruition. However, every team must have people to develop their ideas and they should be given an opportunity to talk through their views, even though it may seem at the time to be disturbing the existing way of operating. Explorer-Promoters Explorer-Promoters are usually excellent at taking up an idea and getting people enthusiastic about it. They enjoy finding our what people outside the organization are up to and they like to compare any new ideas with what others are doing. They are also good at bringing back contacts, information and resources which can help promote the team or project. They may not necessarily be good at controlling details, but they are excellent at seeing the broad picture and developing an enthusiasm amongst other people for an innovation. They are very capable of pushing an idea forward even if they are not always the best people to organize and control it. They can be influential, speak easily in public and frequently come up with a lot of options and ideas for tackling problems. Assessor-Developers Assessor-Developers like to have new ideas with which to experiment. They have a strong analytical approach and will enjoy developing prototypes, looking for new markets and testing to see how, when and where the product or service will work. They often make excellent product development managers, or people concerned with assessing new ventures. In a team role they are at their best when given several different possibilities to analyze and develop before a decision is made. They like organizing new activities and respond well to such challenges. They are willing to push the idea forward and organize it into a workable scheme. However, once they have shown 'hoe to make it work' they will not usually be interested in the regular production and control of the output. Thruster-Organizers Thruster-Organizers make things happen. Their concern is to produce action out of ideas, discussion and experiments. They enjoy organizing and will always 'thrust' forward to make sure results are achieved. They keep pressing for outputs and decisions. others may have the ideas but it is the Thruster-Organizer who pushes for action to get ideas into practice. They are sometimes prone to impatience. On occasions they might rush into action without enough information. Nevertheless, if you want something to happen, give it to a Thruster-Organizer. For them action is the name of the game, even if it does mean that on the way certain 'feathers are ruffled'. Concluder-Producers Concluder-Producers take great pride in producing a product or service to a standard. They will do this on a regular basis and feel that their work is fulfilled if their quotas and plans are met. Indeed, they like working to set procedures and doing things in a regular way. The fact that they produced something yesterday does not mean that they will be bored with producing it tomorrow. This stands in contrast to the Creator-Innovators who dislike doing similar things day after day and want the variety and challenge of doing things differently. To the Concluder-Producer the important thing is to use one's existing skills rather than continually change and learn new ways of doing things. They therefore enjoy reproducing things and achieving the plans they set. Controller-Inspectors Controller-Inspectors are people who enjoy doing detailed work and making sure that the facts and figures are correct. They will be careful and meticulous. Indeed, one of their great strengths is that they concentrate for long periods of time upon a particular task. This contrasts with Explorer-Promoters who continually need a wide variety of tasks. In contrast, the Controller-Producer wishes to pursue something in depth and makes sure that the work is done according to plan in an accurate way. They are extremely valuable, for example, in financial work and quality issues where the control and inspection or work is vital. Upholder-Maintainers Upholder-Maintainers are very good at making sure the team has a sound basis for operations. They take pride in maintaining both the physical side of work and the social side. Such people can very well become the 'conscience' of the team and provide a lot of support and help to team members. They usually have strong views on the way the team should be run, based on their convictions and beliefs. If these are upset, such people can become rather obstinate. However, when they believe in what the team is doing, they can be tremendous source of strength and energy.

Management Team Roles from the Margerison-McCann Team Management Wheel

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