1. Handout Two - Summary of Main Profiles
IM The Implementer
An essentially stable personality.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Disciplined Inflexible
Organised Unimaginative
Unflappable Rigid
Practical Pedantic
Steady Submissive
Controlled
Conservative
Dutiful
Predictable
General approach: The Implementer is the team member who above all, will be able to foresee
how the team's ideas and plans will work out in practice. The Implementer tends to identify
strongly with the organisation and has a knack of knowing what practical issues will need to be
faced. The Implementer IS naturally conservative and has to be convinced that an idea is a good
one not just because it is new but because it is genuine worth. Has real organising ability and
plenty of practical common sense. Hard working and strongly self-disciplined but can sometimes
lack flexibility. Above all IS systematic and thorough and tangible results are the Implementer:
yardstick for effectiveness. Happy when involved with, or designing, rules and procedures for
Implementation and tends to be less effective when procedures and objectives are unclear The
Implementer has the ability to bring things down to earth, sometimes with a nasty bump.
CO The Co-ordinator
A person with low anxiety levels and fairly extrovert personality.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Purposeful Uncompetitive
Supportive Not forceful
Impartial Unambitious
Enthusiastic Amateurish
Unflappable
Conciliatory

2. Controlled
Trusting
Calm
Self-confident
General approach: Has a strong sense of overall objectives, Is able to keep an open mind and
value contributions from any source. Generally of average mental ability and creativity. Good at
controlling and coordinating resources. Democratic and encourages participation, but willing to
take responsibility for decisions.
Sometimes seen as reserved and detached, the Co-ordinator's ability to remain objective is
valuable when directing the efforts and activities of others toward an overall goal or objective.
TW The Team Worker
An extrovert with a low level of anxiety.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Supportive Uncompetitive
Enthusiastic Unforceful
Communicative Unambitious
Outgoing Submissive
Diplomatic Indecisive
Conciliatory
Trusting
Sociable
Socially oriented
Mild
Sensitive
General approach: The Team Worker is the fabric which helps to bind a team togeiher l and
promote team spirit. Makes people laugh. Is sensitive to other's feelings and to overall team
mood. Is aware of the strengths and weaknesses of others and responds appropriately to
people's differing needs. The most likely team member to know about personal problems and
crises of other members, not out of a sense of purience but out of genuine concern. Can be
indecisive in a crisis and may lack the necessary toughness in certain situations, but ability to
'read' others and to recognise own differing abilities promotes high morale and a good sense of
co-operation. For this reason is often team leader.

3. CF The Completer - Finisher
An anxious introvert
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Meticulous Worrier
Disciplined Pedantic
Painstaking Dry
Orderly Reluctance to delegate
Conscientious
Steady
Concern for detail
General approach: The Completer-finisher is the team member who crosses the T's and dots the
I's. A strong capacity for follow-through coupled with a striving for perfection causes much
anxiety. Will worry over small items but, overall, accomplishes tasks well and on time. The
nervous energy which is invested in the team's final product results in a high standards. Tends
not to be a good leader - is fussy and can get bogged down in detail which may lower team
morale. However, the Completer-finisher is dogged and persistent and will not give up until
satisfied with own high standards.
SH The Shaper
A person with high anxiety levels and an extrovert personality.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Resilient Intense
Restless/strong sense of drive Highly strung
Opportunist Authoritarian
Sociable Over-anxious
Outgoing Impatient
Dynamic Prone to sulk
General approach: Strong sense of drive and urgency. Readiness to challenge inertia,
ineffectiveness, complacency, self-deception and general lack of progress. Prone to provocation,
irritation and impatience. May be seen as a bully by some, and may sulk if not getting own way
Strong preference to lead 'from the front' with an inner need to control decisions and actions
personally. Can be quite aggressive and wants to see own ideas implemented, and quickly.
Hates rules and regulations. A 'natural' leader in some ways, and can command respect and

4. generate enthusiasm and energy in others. Can be sceptical of others and yet be oversensitive to
criticism.
PL The Plant
A dominant yet introverted person
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses1
Innovative Solitary
Intuitive Intense
Flashes of genius Wayward
Imagination Impractical
Intellect Erratic
Knowledge Individualistic
Serious-minded
Unorthodox
General approach: The Plant's name stems from ability to scatter around lots of ideas (seeds),
many of which may lead to success while many may not. The Plant is the source of a team's
creativity, with a fertile and intelligent mind, with plenty of original ways of looking at things. The
Plant is concerned with the challenge of the new and can be obsessive. Often seen as having a
head In the clouds, can be unaware of the need for sensitivity towards others. The Plant may not
have much time for protocol or the 'proper' way of doing things, nor be terribly concerned with the
practical implications of own schemes. Tends to be self-sufficient and can be a difficult and
uncomfortable colleague. However, can also be caught up, in a wave of enthusiasm especially for
own ideas, but also for others whose ideas capture the Plant's imagination and can be swept
along with general team euphoria. There is a childlike element present in the Plant - likes to be
flattered and does not like own ideas criticised.
RI The Resource Investigator
An extrovert with low anxiety levels.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Resourceful Wayward
Enthusiastic Over-enthusiastic
Opportunist Impatient Communicative
Outgoing
Sociable

5. Curious
General approach: The Resource Investigator is the team's ambassador in its dealings with the
work beyond the team's boundary. Has the capacity for making highly effective contact with
people and for exploring anything new. Will respond to new situations as exciting challenges, but
can also lose interest quite quickly if
progress Is slow or once the initial fascination has passed. Variety and people are the essential
diet of the Resource Investigator, who also has the ability in turn to stimulate and motivate others.
The need for new stimuli can often result in a 'butterfly mind' I flitting quickly from one thing to
another very rapidly, and there can be a lack of self discipline and failure to follow things through.
It has been said that the Resource Investigator is either on the telephone or is meeting people
and hates doing anything else.
ME The Monitor Evaluator
An introvert with low anxiety level.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Analytical Unimaginative
Reflective Over-critical
Impartial Dry
Prudent Slow moving
Shrewd Uninspiring Unemotional
General approach: The Monitor Evaluator is a highly intelligent team member whose principal
team asset is an ability to process large amounts of information in an analytical, objective way.
Possesses good judgement and shows a 'hard-headed', shrewd approach to issues and ideas. Is
cautious, perceptive and highly critical of flawed things in others. Is the most likely person in a
team to spot the fatal error in a scheme that everyone else has missed. The Monitor Evaluator is,
as a result, likely to be seen by the rest of the team as a 'wet blanket', dampening down
enthusiasm. Tends to lack the ability to inspire and motivate others, and is rarely the source of
new ideas. Often seen as over-critical and negative the role is nevertheless crucial to successful
team outcomes.

6. Curious
General approach: The Resource Investigator is the team's ambassador in its dealings with the
work beyond the team's boundary. Has the capacity for making highly effective contact with
people and for exploring anything new. Will respond to new situations as exciting challenges, but
can also lose interest quite quickly if
progress Is slow or once the initial fascination has passed. Variety and people are the essential
diet of the Resource Investigator, who also has the ability in turn to stimulate and motivate others.
The need for new stimuli can often result in a 'butterfly mind' I flitting quickly from one thing to
another very rapidly, and there can be a lack of self discipline and failure to follow things through.
It has been said that the Resource Investigator is either on the telephone or is meeting people
and hates doing anything else.
ME The Monitor Evaluator
An introvert with low anxiety level.
Strengths Allowable 'weaknesses'
Analytical Unimaginative
Reflective Over-critical
Impartial Dry
Prudent Slow moving
Shrewd Uninspiring Unemotional
General approach: The Monitor Evaluator is a highly intelligent team member whose principal
team asset is an ability to process large amounts of information in an analytical, objective way.
Possesses good judgement and shows a 'hard-headed', shrewd approach to issues and ideas. Is
cautious, perceptive and highly critical of flawed things in others. Is the most likely person in a
team to spot the fatal error in a scheme that everyone else has missed. The Monitor Evaluator is,
as a result, likely to be seen by the rest of the team as a 'wet blanket', dampening down
enthusiasm. Tends to lack the ability to inspire and motivate others, and is rarely the source of
new ideas. Often seen as over-critical and negative the role is nevertheless crucial to successful
team outcomes.