Roles functioning within a good team.
Natural leader– natural leader is in charge of the way the group works in order to
achieve the aims. He or she can use the resources the group holds in an effective way. The
natural leader is able to see the group’s strengths and weaknesses; he or she is able to use
individual potential of every worker.
Features: well-balanced, dominant, extravert. Natural leader relies more on common
sense, rather than intellectual deliberations. As a leader he or she is not aggressive.
Action man – action man forms the way the group efforts will be used; he or she
focuses directly on establishing the aims and priorities; action man wants to influence the
shape and model of group discussion.
Features: anxious, dominant, extraverted, impulsive, gets easily irritated. He or she
wants to see the results quickly. Action man is competitive and sometimes arrogant but thanks
to him/her everything is moving on.
Practical organizer – practical organizer changes the conceptions and plans into
action and implements the ideas in systematic and effective way.
Features: well-balanced and disciplined. He or she wants hard facts and doesn’t like
when the plans are changed.
Sower (idea man) – sower gives new ideas and strategies which include most
important problems and issues. He or she tries to push his/her ideas by means of
confrontation.
Features: dominant, intelligent, introvert. He or she might not see the details and make
mistakes or criticise the ideas of other group members. The bigger the problem, the bigger the
challenge to solve it. He or she believes that all good ideas seem „strange” in the beginning;
make s an impression of being a „genius”.
Contact man– contact man examines, analyse and brings up the information on
different ideas, knowledge and actions taken outside the group; he or she establishes contacts
and connections that might be useful for the whole group. Contact man is able to lead the
necessary negotiations.
Features: well-balanced, dominant, extravert. He or she supports innovation and is a
good improviser. Contact man might be a little cynical when looking for profits for the group;
he or she often says „new opportunities rise from the mistakes of others”.
Judge – judge analyses the problem, assesses ideas and suggestions which is good for
the group as it can start working well-prepared for decision making.
Features: intelligent, well-balanced, introvert. He or she is the most objective, neutral
and emotionally indifferent member of the group. He or she likes to take his/her time to think,
lacks enthusiasm but his/her calmness makes it easier to make good decisions.
Group man – group man supports other group members, lifts up team’s spirit if there
are any problems; he or she is able to prevent conflicts, strengthens cooperation and
communication, is loyal to the group.
Features: extravert, well-balanced, non-dominant and non-competitive, empathic, does
not like conflicts. Group’s man work might not be too visible but his/her loyalty is invaluable.