Comments on: Leadership Tactic #79: Knowing Exactly What Kind of a Teammate You Are

By: Team Dimensions Survey Results – jameystegmaier.com

Team Dimensions Survey Results – jameystegmaier.com — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:59:39 +0000

[...] months ago, I wrote about a new paradigm for team dynamics and asked readers to indicate what type of person they were. A few days later I launched my [...]

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:08:15 +0000

Jen–As we talked about the Team Dimensions profile at work, we saw a number of connections to the Myers-Briggs. For example, the creators and advancers were almost all extroverts, sensors, feelers, and perceivers (ESFP). The refiners and executors were almost all introverts, intuitors, thinkers, and judgers (INTJ). There was some slight variation, but it was almost exactly. I’m an INTJ, and my N is really low, so I definitely have some S in me.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:42:47 +0000

This was really tough to pick a category because at any one time, I can do two or three out of the four. What would be really interesting is to somehow cross-pollinate these results with an additional personality test. I.e. do INFP’s gravitate toward creator roles? I’m an INFP but I understand that sometimes my ‘P’ tendencies need to take a backseat and the ‘J’ needs to come forward to get things done. This is a problem sometimes because my natural tendency is to keep brainstorming, generating possibilities, etc. I think that’s really interesting that you need data in decision-making etc. I think this appeals to your ‘T’ aspect even though you said you are more ‘N’ than ‘S’ (I venture to say since you like data that you’re closer to the S side than you think, or maybe just slightly ‘N’). Obviously I’m big into Myers-Briggs

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:12:29 +0000

I’m glad you had a moment of such clarity! How are you different with friends or family when it comes to projects that involve multiple people?

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:44:44 +0000

I stopped to think about these questions before I answered them, and I wasn’t 100% certain where I fell. And then, almost like an audio flashback, I heard myself say a very familiar phrase: Just get it done. I think that a lot when my employees (that are apparently brainstormers) come to me with questions and ideas. I listen and nod and try to help, but in my mind I’m screaming, “JUST GET IT DONE!”

As much as I love managing, I do miss the part of diving in to a project and getting my hands dirty–working the numbers, figuring it all out and presenting the end result.

Like most things though, I find that I’m a different kind of team player in other aspects of my life. But at work, I’m an executor through and through!