Effective School Management

Figure 10.2
Useful people to have in teams
Type
Symbol Typical features
Positive qualities
Allowable weaknesses
Implementer
IM
Conservative, dutiful,
Organizing ability, practical
Lack of flexibility,
predictable
common sense, hard-
unresponsiveness to
working, self-discipline
unproven ideas
Co-ordinator
CO
Calm, self-confident,
A capacity for treating and
No more than ordinary in
controlled
welcoming all potential
terms of intellect or
contributors on their
creative ability
merits and without
prejudice. A strong sense
of objectives
Shaper
SH
Highly strung, outgoing, Drive and a readiness to
Proneness to provocation,
dynamic
challenge inertia,
irritation and impatience
ineffectiveness,
complacency or self-
deception
Plant
PL
Individualistic, serious-
Genius, imagination,
Up in the clouds, inclined
minded, unorthodox
intellect, knowledge
to disregard practical
details or protocol
Resource
RI
Extroverted, enthusiastic, A capacity for contacting
Liable to lose interest once
investigator
curious, communicative
people and exploring
the initial fascination has
anything new. An ability
passed
to respond to challenge
Monitor-
ME
Sober, unemotional,
Judgement, discretion, hard-
Lacks inspiration or the
evaluator
prudent
headedness
ability to motivate others
Team-
TW
Socially orientated, rather An ability to respond to
Indecisiveness at moments
worker
mild, sensitive
people and to situations,
of crisis
and to promote team
spirit
Completer
CF
Painstaking,  orderly,
A capacity for follow-
A tendency to worry about
conscientious, anxious
through. Perfectionism
small things. A reluctance
to ‘let go’

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