A 4000 word profile gives valuable information about a person's work preferences and useful information on leadership strengths, interpersonal skills, decision making and team building skills.

A brief summary of each team role is given below.

• Reporter-Advisers
  enjoy gathering information and putting it together in a way that makes it easily understood. Usually they are patient people who prefer to have all the information before they take action.
• Creator-Innovators
  enjoy thinking up new ideas and new ways of doing things. Usually they are very independent and will pursue their ideas regardless of existing systems and methods.
  
  
• Explorer-Promoters
  like to take ideas and promote them to others, both inside and outside the organization. They are often advocates of change and are highly energized, active people who like to have several projects on the go at once.
  
  
• Assessor-Developers
  usually display a strong analytical approach and are at their best where several different possibilities need to be analyzed and developed. They are often sociable, outgoing people who enjoy looking for new markets or opportunities.
  
  
• Thruster-Organizers
  are people who enjoy making things happen. They are analytical decision makers, always doing what is be st for the task, even if their actions sometimes upset others. Their great ability is to get things done, and for this reason they are often found working in project management positions.
  
  
• Concluder-Producers
  are practical people who can be counted on to carry things through to the end. Their strength is in set ting up plans and standard systems so that the outputs can be achieved on a regular basis, in an orderly and controlled fashion.
  
  
• Controller-Inspectors
  are quiet, reflective people who enjoy the detailed side of work, such as dealing with facts and figures. They are usually careful and meticulous and can spend long periods of time on a particular task, working quietly on their own.
  
  
• Upholder-Maintainers
  are people with strong personal values and principles which are of prime importance in their decision making. Usually they have a high concern for people and will be strongly supportive of those who share the same ideals and values as they do.
  
  
• The Linking role
  involves the implementation of eleven key skills which link together both people and tasks. These skills are measured using our product, the Linking Skills Profile.