Team Roles can help you understand your roles on a team, along with your team's makeup, imbalances, and what each individual role plays. Monitors are slow, analytical, and able to detach for a broader perspective- using an objective point of view.
Overview
Monitors are great at keeping tabs on progress and having an innate sense of where things stand with a team or with progress toward goals. They are able to stay out of the weeds to keep a broader perspective that is often necessary to keep a project in line with broader objectives.
Strengths
Sober, strategic, and discerning.
Sees all the options and judges logically, accurately, and impartially.
Crucial for making informed decisions.
Prudent
Positioning
Can be utilized most effectively for analyzing problems and evaluating ideas and suggestions. Monitors are very good at weighing the pros and cons of options.
When paired with a Driver, can be very effective at navigating challenging situations. The Monitor's problem-solving abilities can be extremely effective when they are trusted by the team.
Development Opportunities
To avoid becoming overly critical, it is important to give Monitors direct responsibility & accountability over certain tasks. This can keep them from being viewed as having a lack of drive.
If decision-making gets slowed, be sure to put deadlines on ambiguous or open-ended tasks.
Considers the larger strategic picture when making decisions - be sure to incorporate the why to improve decision-making.
Be aware of sounding overly skeptical or cynical in broader discussions. Position your questions in a way that recognizes the value in others' contributions but ensures small details are considered.
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