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{TEMPERAMENT AND HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS}
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{Temperament and Team Contributions:}
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{<b>NFs<n> - Concerned with the possibilities for people and maintenance of team relationships needed for a healthy team.}
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{<b>NTs<n> - Visionary and conceptual in their perspective and good systems thinkers in regard to team functioning and goal achievement.}
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{<b>SJs<n> - Organized and methodical in translating concepts and team members' viewpoints into attainable and measurable results. }
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{<b>SPs<n> - Open and spontaneous "can do" attitude that helps the team problem-solve and deal with the unexpected.}
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{Temperament and Characteristics of High Performing Teams:}
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{<I>High Performing Teams<n> need to have a solid understanding of each individual's style and contribution.  Temperaments can be a very powerful lens through which to look at team performance and the dynamics of the individual team members.  (For example, the excitement of the NTs is their ability to translate their vision to a system.  The frustration, however, is that they may lose interest in implementation of the project once conceptualized.)}
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{A <I>High Performing Team <n>must be able to talk about the issues and team member styles candidly to maintain interest and commitment through a project.}
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{<I>High Performing Teams <n>must understand the predictable cycle through which all teams and groups progress (e.g., forming, storming. norming and performing).}
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{Roles must be consciously considered and assigned in order for the <I>High Performing Team <n>to manage its process effectively (e.g., facilitator, time keeper, information seeker).  These roles do not have to be fixed with any particular team member.}
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{<I>High Performing Teams <n>must constantly review their composition, mission, effectiveness, and process.  In terms of Temperament, some questions to raise to keep the team high performing are:}
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{Are the Temperaments represented on the team clear about their strengths and weaknesses?}
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{Within the team, are the right Temperaments doing the right jobs?}
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{By Temperament, how will we check our team progress along the way?}
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{Is there someone or some way to determine that the job is done?}
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{<I>High Performing Teams <n>celebrate their good work and reward themselves for their accomplishments.}
