Organising and planning

If you don’t know what needs to be done, and by when, it’s quite hard to make it happen by your deadline. ‘Shapers’, ‘implementers’ and ‘completer-finishers’ are all characterised by good organising skills, and can usually be relied upon to put in place strong systems for managing projects well.

Decision-making

Group decision-making often requires compromise, and sometimes a willingness to give up one’s own point of view in favour of the group’s shared decision. ‘Shapers’ and ‘monitor-evaluators’ are both good decision-makers. ‘Shapers’, however, tend to make their own decisions quickly and then may struggle to compromise. ‘Monitor-evaluators’ tend to look for the right decision from the available evidence, and may be slow to make a decision if there is a shortage of evidence.

Problem-solving

‘Plants’ look for innovative ideas to solve the problem, and ‘implementers’ will turn ideas into practical action. ‘Shapers’ will see the big picture and the overall plan, making sure that the solution to the problem does not result in a change of direction.