The Manager's Pocket Guide to Virtual Teams

Step B.Understand team member profiles

•   What it means:

—   Figuring out the best way to relate to other team members

•   How it works:

—   Compare your results to other team member results

—   Identify those with similar styles to you, and those with different styles from you

—   Identify ways that you could flex your style to achieve better results

The Idea

Just as it is important to understand your own profile, it is also important to understand the respective profiles of your team members. Effective teams have a large range of style differences that serve as complementary strengths within the group. Other points of view, other business plans and other perspectives can also create hurdles for us to get over.

People who have similar styles ...