Personality I.D.

Advanced Team Report

PID Style: Balancer

Advanced Team Report

Alet Strydom

Tuesday 29 Apr 2014 10:53:13

Advanced Team Report

Int roduct ion
In the Advanced Team report you will have the opportunity to study your team in a detailed and dynamic way. The Advanced Team Report will allow you to discover the specific profile and dynamics of your current team/s. It will also enable you to form new teams based on your specific strategic requirements. The unique profile of your current team as well as the impact of removing or adding members will be revealed. Your new team characteristics can be studied before the teams are formed and deployed. You can add and remove individual team members in real-time and see the effect on the team dynamics. You will also be able to discover strategic gaps in the composition of your teams. This will enable managers and leaders to implement strategic changes before they form- and deploy their teams. This report will give you three unique Team Perspectives. Your Combined T eam : These are the current Team members that make up the team. You will see the makeup of the Individual Team members and the specific Profile of the Combined Team. This perspective gives you the opportunity to study and understand your current team before any changes are made. Your New T eam : This is the Team that will remain after you remove or add people from or to the Combined Team. The remaining Team members will form the New Team. You will see the makeup of the Individual Team members and the specific Profile of the New Team. This perspective gives you the opportunity to study and understand the New Team either prior to or after removing or adding the selected team members. Your Removed T eam : These are the team members that you selected to be removed from the team. You will see the makeup of the Individual Team members and the specific Profile of the Removed Team members. This perspective gives you the opportunity to study and understand the Removed Team members and to gain understanding of what attributes and profiles you will be losing. In Summary: You will be left with three perspectives after studying the Advanced Team Report: The Current T eam members, the individual member profiles, and the Current Team Profile The New T eam members, individual member profiles, and the New Team Profile The Removed T eam Profile and individual member profiles of the team members you will be removing from the team. These perspectives will give you the ability and advantage of studying the strategic dynamics of possible changes to the team before you actually make changes.

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Perspect ive 1: COMBINED TEAM | Team profile: Balancer

Combined Team Members: 1. Wilson B (St rat egic Thinker) Descript ion:
Strategic Thinkers typically excel by blending their strong drive to reach goals with a desire for precision, accuracy, and quality. As a result, they are well equipped to be in charge, especially in situations or projects where producing quality output is a priority.

Ideal Environment :
Strategic Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Analyze - Decide - Be in control - Develop Strategy - Critique and improve - Create - Direct - Plan - Organize - Conceptualize

2. Calvin H (Net worker) Descript ion:

As a Networker, this person enjoys new people, new situations, and new environments. Networkers build relationships and interact with an ever-widening circle of contacts. They tend to enjoy using their verbal skills, and wit to be engaging and persuasive.

Ideal Environment :
Networkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Network - Influence - Gain recognition - Relate Communicate - Perform - Entertain - Be active - Interact with strangers.

3. Sheila R (Det ailist ) Descript ion:

Detailists are very attentive to details often overlooked by others. As a result, they are typically very organized, self-disciplined, and depended on by others to be both dependable and accurate.

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Ideal Environment :
Detailists realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Meet high standards - Work with key details - Be accurate - Be free from conflict - Analyze - Organize - Be consistent - Support others - Think and process.

4. Frank R (Deep Thinker) Descript ion:

Deep Thinkers are analytical, logical, and philosophical in their sincere search for meaning, truth, and purpose in life. They are able to cut through emotion and confusion to draw incisive conclusions from observations, data, and research.

Ideal Environment :
Deep Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Analyze - Research facts - Organize - Critique and improve - Be thorough - Be accurate - Think and process - Follow procedures - Work with things and data Develop plans.

5. Chuck F (Caut ious Thinker) Descript ion:

As a Cautious Thinker, a person with this profile tends to take great care to be accurate and thorough in his or her activities and to make contributions by being precise and systematic and using careful reasoning.

Ideal Environment :
Cautious Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Plan - Think and process - Organize Critique and improve quality - Be free from conflict - Support others - Follow procedures - Be relational in oneon-one settings - Research facts.

6. John G (Analyzer) Descript ion:

People that fit this profile tend to seek perfect outcomes in all of their plans and projects. In many situations, they take things apart in their mind and think about ways to do them better. They excel at this kind of mental examination, but they may tend to see those around them as projects, rather than as people.

Ideal Environment :
Analyzers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Get results - Direct - Research facts - Critique and improve - Think and process - Be in control - Create and develop - Initiate solutions - Design new procedures Collect information.

7. Pet er S (Administ rat or) Descript ion:

As the profile title suggests, Administrators combine the ability to get along with people (and include them in the outcome) with the determination to succeed at important goals. This blend of personality strengths makes them well-suited for overseeing projects that require the cooperation of others.

Ideal Environment :
Administrators realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Set the example quietly - Be consistent Create - See a project through to completion - Oversee - Make steady progress - Demonstrate loyalty - Achieve

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- Initiate solutions

8. Thomas F (Direct or) Descript ion:

As a Director, this person usually has a unique blend of confidence, initiative, and people skills. Typically, they are able to see the larger vision and then use their superior communication skills to motivate others toward accomplishing it.

Ideal Environment :
Directors realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Lead - Direct - Influence - Relate - Network Develop - Verbalize - Gain visibility - Impress - Create.

9. Wayne B (Balancer) Descript ion:

The Balancer excels at being flexible and blending into any situation or team as needed. This person has some characteristics of all the profiles and promotes cooperation within a group, helping and supporting others in carrying out tasks and building the team.

Ideal Environment :
Get results - Meet standards - Oversee - Achieve - Initiate solutions- Low conflict - Listen - Be steady - Be thorough - Be the example - Be relational - Be engaged - Resolve problems - Influence - Communicate - Relate - Conceptualize.

10. Bob C (Driver) Descript ion:

As a Driver, this person creates activity and sets the pace within their sphere of influence. Due to the desire to produce results, this person quickly takes charge by defining goals and delegating tasks. A Driver is not afraid to take risks or impose his or her will through strong action in order to move ahead.

Ideal Environment :
Drivers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Build - Direct - Develop - Create - Lead Conceptualize - Decide - Be in control - Initiate solutions.

11. Bill R (Harmonizer) Descript ion:

This person excels at promoting harmony and cooperation within a group where it is natural to help and support others in carrying out tasks and building cooperation in the process.

Ideal Environment :
Harmonizers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Show compassion - Be patient - Listen Verbalize - Be relational - Support - Be consistent - Be steady - Influence.

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T eam Members: DISC-AROU Dist ribut ion

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Combined Team
T eam Descript ion: Balancer

General Descript ion

As indicated on the Balanced Team graph, the scores for the combined team profile fall in the Mid-Range section of the graph. A Mid-Range score normally indicates that the team members have a balanced mixture of traits from each end of the continuum for that factor. The Balanced team is the most flexible of all the team profiles and usually includes several team members who can fulfill most roles to which that team may be called upon to fill.

Ideal Environment
Teams with this profile function effectively with opportunities for a broad range of functions in a flexible environment.

Typical Areas Of St rengt h

Depending on the individual profiles combined in this team's Balanced profile, the range of strengths may cover many if not all of the strengths needed in an organization. This is what makes a Balancer Team so desirable, depending on what task needs to be accomplished.

Typical Areas Of St ruggle

Depending on the individual profiles combined in this team's Balanced profile, the range of struggles may cover many if not all of the struggles found among the profiles.

Preferred Act ivit ies

To maximize the talents of this team, assign individuals with Balanced profiles to variable roles needing the most flexibiltity. Assign individuals with other profiles to roles best suited for their specific profiles.

Cont ribut ions To The Organizat ion

The Balanced team can contribute a high level of flexibiltiy especially important for organizations in transition or highly variable markets.

Leadership St yle
Balancers within the team are comfortable as leaders or followers, depending on the circumstances, and are willing to assume responsibility when leadership is required. They are excellent for organizations with a high level of mobility and can assume leadership when others on the team are absent.

Task Or People Orient at ion

Balanced teams naturally operate with a balance between commitment to people and tasks, which can make them very effective in most environments.

St ress Fact ors

The Balanced team is very flexible but may experience stress when the environment is extremely chaotic, unpredictable, or includes conflict, unexpected changes, a lack of appreciation, or extreme rudeness.

Financial Management
Balanced members of this type of team can function well in control of the finances, but need concentrated time to keep up-to-date. Oversight of finances may be part of the team's responsibilities with another team responsible for the detailed accounting.

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Budget And Financial Issues

Balanced teams may tend to be very conservative in handling money, but they also may include individuals on the team who agree to unwise financial transactions without appropriate questioning or in order to avoid conflict. Without an individual on the team who is excellent with budgets and finances, it is best to assign these duties to another team.

Suggest ions For Managers

The Balance Team has a balanced mixture of traits, combined from the members of the team. The team may be composed of members who are primarily Balanced, but may also contain a full range of all of the profiles. The manager is advised to study the Balanced Team individual profiles as well as the team report providing the composite graphs and spread of all the team members. If most are the same, they will as a team operate in the flexible, multi-functional mode of the Balanced individual. If the members include people with most of the sixteen main profiles, the team can handle a broad array of functions with specific assignments given to the most appropriate team members based on their individual profiles. This information will be valuable for assigning and distributing the work assigned to the manager of a Balanced team and maximizing the effectiveness of the team and contributing to the success of the organization.

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New t eam
T eam profile: Analyz er

New Team Members: 1. Wilson B (St rat egic Thinker) Descript ion:
Strategic Thinkers typically excel by blending their strong drive to reach goals with a desire for precision, accuracy, and quality. As a result, they are well equipped to be in charge, especially in situations or projects where producing quality output is a priority.

Ideal Environment :
Strategic Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Analyze - Decide - Be in control - Develop Strategy - Critique and improve - Create - Direct - Plan - Organize - Conceptualize

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2. Calvin H (Net worker) Descript ion:

As a Networker, this person enjoys new people, new situations, and new environments. Networkers build relationships and interact with an ever-widening circle of contacts. They tend to enjoy using their verbal skills, and wit to be engaging and persuasive.

Ideal Environment :
Networkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Network - Influence - Gain recognition - Relate Communicate - Perform - Entertain - Be active - Interact with strangers.

3. Sheila R (Det ailist ) Descript ion:

Detailists are very attentive to details often overlooked by others. As a result, they are typically very organized, self-disciplined, and depended on by others to be both dependable and accurate.

Ideal Environment :
Detailists realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Meet high standards - Work with key details - Be accurate - Be free from conflict - Analyze - Organize - Be consistent - Support others - Think and process.

4. Frank R (Deep Thinker) Descript ion:

Deep Thinkers are analytical, logical, and philosophical in their sincere search for meaning, truth, and purpose in life. They are able to cut through emotion and confusion to draw incisive conclusions from observations, data, and research.

Ideal Environment :
Deep Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Analyze - Research facts - Organize - Critique and improve - Be thorough - Be accurate - Think and process - Follow procedures - Work with things and data Develop plans.

5. Chuck F (Caut ious Thinker) Descript ion:

As a Cautious Thinker, a person with this profile tends to take great care to be accurate and thorough in his or her activities and to make contributions by being precise and systematic and using careful reasoning.

Ideal Environment :
Cautious Thinkers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Plan - Think and process - Organize Critique and improve quality - Be free from conflict - Support others - Follow procedures - Be relational in oneon-one settings - Research facts.

6. John G (Analyzer) Descript ion:

People that fit this profile tend to seek perfect outcomes in all of their plans and projects. In many situations, they

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take things apart in their mind and think about ways to do them better. They excel at this kind of mental examination, but they may tend to see those around them as projects, rather than as people.

Ideal Environment :
Analyzers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Get results - Direct - Research facts - Critique and improve - Think and process - Be in control - Create and develop - Initiate solutions - Design new procedures Collect information.

7. Pet er S (Administ rat or) Descript ion:

As the profile title suggests, Administrators combine the ability to get along with people (and include them in the outcome) with the determination to succeed at important goals. This blend of personality strengths makes them well-suited for overseeing projects that require the cooperation of others.

Ideal Environment :
Administrators realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Set the example quietly - Be consistent Create - See a project through to completion - Oversee - Make steady progress - Demonstrate loyalty - Achieve - Initiate solutions

8. Thomas F (Direct or) Descript ion:

As a Director, this person usually has a unique blend of confidence, initiative, and people skills. Typically, they are able to see the larger vision and then use their superior communication skills to motivate others toward accomplishing it.

Ideal Environment :
Directors realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Lead - Direct - Influence - Relate - Network Develop - Verbalize - Gain visibility - Impress - Create.

New Team Members:

Wilson B (Strategic Thinker) Calvin H (Networker) Sheila R (Detailist) Frank R (Deep Thinker) Chuck F (Cautious Thinker) John G (Analyzer) Peter S (Administrator) Thomas F (Director)

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New Team
T eam Descript ion: Analyz er

General Descript ion

Analyzer teams typically excel by blending team members that tend to seek perfect outcomes in their plans and projects. In many situations, team members may take things apart in their minds and think about ways to do them better. They may also tend to see those around them as projects, rather than as people.

Ideal Environment
Teams with this profile function most effectively with opportunities to get results, direct, research facts, critique and improve, think and process, be in control, create and develop, initiate solutions, design new procedures, and collect information.

Typical Areas Of St rengt h

An Analyst team is typically analytical, logical, direct,confident and ready for new challenges. Team members excel at seeing the larger vision, creating efficient methods and procedures, and listening carefully for the facts.

Typical Areas Of St ruggle

Teams with an Analyzer profile will likely have members who may show a lack of sensitivity to the feelings of coworkers due to a tendency to focus on tasks. When sharply focused on a task, members of this team may come across as being overly critical, judgmental, blunt, or impatient with others.

Preferred Act ivit ies

To maximize the talents of this team, assign it to situations in which the team members can offer logical solutions to complex challenges, then assign team members to evaluate and make the necessary changes to assure the desired outcome.

Cont ribut ions To The Organizat ion

Analyzer teams tend to be natural organizers and administrators, who can use pressure effectively to gain results and achieve their goals in the workplace, as well as in personal life.

Leadership St yle
Teams with this profile tend to lead most effectively when they can establish a plan, explain its design and purpose, and delegate details to competent people. They are good at keeping activities organized and focused, both at work and also at home.

Task Or People Orient at ion

Teams with this style are primarily task-oriented but are drawn to people because of their desire and ability to accomplish results, by providing sound leadership in their work groups and project teams.

St ress Fact ors

Analyzer teams tend to experience stress when others try to move them in directions that seem illogical, untruthful, or inefficient. They feel anxiety if they do not have sufficient time to plan or have control over their duties.

Financial Management
Analyzer teams typically excel at budgeting and keeping records. Ensuring accuracy and keeping the accounts up to date are enjoyable activities for them. They may even volunteer for this task to make sure it is done right. However, since this may not be the team's corporate responsibility, the team may have to monitor rather than totally maintain the accounts.

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Budget And Financial Issues

eams with this style tend to use finances according to pre-established expectations and comply with budgetary limits as they carefully control their outlay. They typically are very adept in using their talents to produce sound financial planning and management.

Suggest ions For Managers

A team with an Analyzer profile will have several individuals with the same profile and others with similar profiles. Analyzers are natural organizers and administrators and will respond positively and effectively to Management's push to achieve results if the organization requires a faster completion on a project. Management can depend on members of this team to be valuable additions to the organization who can offer logical solutions to complex challenges, and who can evaluate and make necessary changes to assure the desired outcomes. Management may need to help the Analyzer team reduce its drive to overanalyze details and move ahead with action steps at a faster pace. You must be able to offer a logical, truthful, or efficient explanation for an assignment in order to engage them in effective activity, if there is some question about the reason for an assignment. The organization's area of supervision will benefit from this team's ability to provide insights and direction by teaching, managing, clarifying, and advising." )

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Removed t eam
T eam profile: Net worker

Removed Team Members: 9. Wayne B (Balancer) Descript ion:

The Balancer excels at being flexible and blending into any situation or team as needed. This person has some characteristics of all the profiles and promotes cooperation within a group, helping and supporting others in carrying out tasks and building the team.

Ideal Environment :
Get results - Meet standards - Oversee - Achieve - Initiate solutions- Low conflict - Listen - Be steady - Be thorough - Be the example - Be relational - Be engaged - Resolve problems - Influence - Communicate - Relate - Conceptualize.

10. Bob C (Driver) Descript ion:

As a Driver, this person creates activity and sets the pace within their sphere of influence. Due to the desire to produce results, this person quickly takes charge by defining goals and delegating tasks. A Driver is not afraid to take risks or impose his or her will through strong action in order to move ahead.

Ideal Environment :
Drivers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Build - Direct - Develop - Create - Lead Conceptualize - Decide - Be in control - Initiate solutions.

11. Bill R (Harmonizer) Descript ion:

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This person excels at promoting harmony and cooperation within a group where it is natural to help and support others in carrying out tasks and building cooperation in the process.

Ideal Environment :
Harmonizers realize their highest potential with opportunities to: Show compassion - Be patient - Listen Verbalize - Be relational - Support - Be consistent - Be steady - Influence.

Removed Team Members:

Wayne B (Balancer) Bob C (Driver) Bill R (Harmonizer)

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Removed Team
T eam Descript ion: Net worker

General Descript ion

Teams with a Networker personality typically excel by blending the team members' enjoyment of new people, new situations and new environments. Networker teams build relationships and interact with an ever-widening circle of contacts. Team members tend to enjoy using their verbal skills and wit to be engaging and persuasive.

Ideal Environment
Teams with this profile function most effectively with opportunities to network, influence, gain recognition, relate, communicate, perform, entertain, be active and interact with strangers.

Typical Areas Of St rengt h

A Networker team is normally strong in communication. Team members are usually outgoing, engaging, lively, optimistic, gregarious, persuasive, fun-loving, enthusiastic and inspiring.

Typical Areas Of St ruggle

Teams with a Networker profile will likely have members who may sometimes be prone to talking too much, being disorganized, impulsive, too emotional, too optimistic, or exaggerating. Sometimes they tend to overcommit and overlook key details.

Preferred Act ivit ies

To maximize the talents of this team, assign it to situations in which the team members can have the opportunity to influence, meet or entertain others. It is important to provide variety and opportunities to present new creative ideas along with a minimum of detail work.

Cont ribut ions To The Organizat ion

A team with a Networker profile tends to influence people through friendship, enthusiasm, humor and strong communication skills. Team members enjoy activities that involve presentations, promotions and working with groups.

Leadership St yle
Teams with this profile tend to lead most effectively when they can be in the spotlight. They tend to convey ideas and visions with high energy, talk, humor, wit and enthusiasm. Team members with a solid Networker profile are most convincing and can frequently overpower less enthusiastic team members.

Task Or People Orient at ion

Because Networker teams are typically engaging and interacting, they may become so engrossed in communicating that they lose focus on task and time management.

St ress Fact ors

Teams with this profile tend to experience stress when they are burdened by extensive detail work, isolation from people, and confinement to a desk. They may tend to procrastinate on detail work or projects and then become stressed by deadlines.

Financial Management
Networker team members typically struggle with details, organization, and focus. Keeping track of business budgets, deadlines, meetings and appointments is a constant challenge. Frequently over-extended limits on business accounts indicate the need for assistance to keep expenses under control.

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Budget And Financial Issues

Money management is probably not a natural strength for teams with this profile. They usually are not receptive to budget restraints or strategic financial planning. They must learn to respect and rely on others who have strengths in this area.

Suggest ions For Managers

A team with a Networker profile will have several individuals with the same profile and others with similar profiles. Networkers are people persons and are more motivated by people than achievement. A Networker team is very enthusiastic and productive as a team and will get along well with each other. Team members are likely to want to please and may overcommit to tasks that may not be realistic in view of the current assignments. The manager of this team may need to help with accountability and put limits to this team's responsibility by setting clear expectations. The best situation avoids heavy responsibility for repetitive tasks like data entry. Instead look for situations that have frequent changes. This team's members may be management's best ambassadors to other staff for highly changeable environments and will thrive with frequent appreciation for supporting change.

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