Using the TEAM Personality Report to Build The 4 C's
Updated
by
Amy Thomas
What the Team Personality Report is
This report reveals how your team's personality traits work together to create strengths and potential challenges. It helps you understand why certain team interactions flow smoothly while others create friction, and suggests specific ways to leverage your team's unique makeup.
Problem | Does your team ever struggle with communication, conflict, or role clarity? Do misaligned work styles, unclear expectations, or recurring tensions create friction within your team? Without a clear understanding of individual contributions and team dynamics, it’s hard to align and perform at your best. |
Solution | The 4 C’s are communication, collaboration, conflict-resolution, and role-clarity. The TEAM Personality Report provides detailed insights into your team’s collective strengths, blind spots, and individual contributions. Use it to foster collaboration, resolve conflicts, and align on shared goals, communication preferences, and norms. |
Steps to Action
| Open the TEAM Personality Report and explore its sections:
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| Launch Coach Bo for actionable advice based on your report.
- “How can we better leverage [team strength]?” - “What’s the best way to address low scores in [blind spot]?” - “Who on the team is likely best at playing the Devil’s Advocate in our meetings?”
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| Schedule a team discussion to review the TEAM Personality Report together and create a shared understanding. |
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- If teamwork is unbalanced: Assign tasks based on strengths to better distribute workload. - If communication scores are low: Practice active listening exercises in meetings.
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| When to Review the Team Contract:
Schedule periodic reviews (e.g., quarterly) to ensure alignment. Making It a Regular Tool:
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| Revisit the TEAM Personality Report every six months to reflect on progress and identify new areas to develop. |
How to Run a Productive Team Discussion
Set the Tone:
- Remind the team that everyone’s unique strengths contribute to collective success.
- Frame the conversation around understanding and growth, not judgment.
Breakout Groups for Deeper Insight (Optional):
Divide the team into small groups (3-4 people) to discuss specific questions based on the report:
- Group 1: “How can we amplify our top strengths (e.g., assertiveness or motivation) to achieve team goals?”
- Group 2: “What are our blind spots, and how could they affect us (e.g., low patience or low conscientiousness)?”
- Group 3: “What team behaviors could improve collaboration or communication?”
Bring the groups back together to share their insights with the whole team
Draft a Team Agreement (Optional):
Use insights from the discussion to create a “Team Contract” in Develop in the Team Profile or in Word or Google Docs.
Include sections like:
✅ Purpose: What is our shared mission or goal?
✅ Communication Preferences: How do we best share updates, give feedback, and escalate issues?
✅ Collaboration Norms: How do we delegate tasks, handle disagreements, and celebrate success?
✅ Conflict Resolution: What’s our process for addressing misunderstandings or disagreement?
✅ Roles and Clarity: How do we ensure everyone understands their responsibilities?
Review and finalize the agreement as a team.
Practical Ways to Use It
For Team Discussions:
Start with a 30-minute conversation designed by Bo. Ask "Help me plan a team discussion about our personality patterns." Bo will suggest specific activities like:
- Having team members share surprising insights about their traits
- Exploring how different work styles contribute to team success
- Identifying one small experiment to try together
For Project Planning:
Before starting new projects, ask Bo "How should we organize this work given our team's traits?" Bo might suggest:
- Which team members might naturally excel at different aspects
- How to structure communication to suit different styles
- Ways to prevent common friction points
For Resolving Tensions:
When challenges arise, launch Bo from the report and say "Help me understand how personality differences might be affecting this situation." Bo will help you:
- See the situation from different personality perspectives
- Find ways to bridge communication gaps
- Suggest specific adjustments to try
Growth Experiments to Try
Simple Team Activities:
Ask Bo for specific exercises like:
- "Have team members pair up based on opposite traits and discuss how they approach a common task differently"
- "Create small groups to brainstorm how to leverage a shared team trait more effectively"
- "Do a quick mapping exercise where people physically move to show trait distributions"
Building Better Habits: Work with Bo to design tiny experiments like:
- Having detail-oriented members help big-picture thinkers create project plans
- Adjusting meeting formats to accommodate different communication styles
- Creating buddy systems based on complementary traits
Pro Tips
- Use breakout groups to encourage everyone to participate during discussions.
- Highlight individual contributions during team reviews to ensure all voices are valued.
- Encourage the team to celebrate successes related to their strengths to build morale and trust.
Troubleshooting
Team hesitates to engage in discussions?
- Start with celebrating specific strengths to build confidence and momentum before addressing challenges.
- Model admitting mistakes to build psychological trust.
- Use breakout groups to create a smaller, safer space for sharing insights.
Difficulty creating alignment on the Team Contract?
- Focus on areas with immediate impact, like communication preferences or conflict resolution processes.
- Revisit unfinished sections in follow-up meetings.
What to Expect
By using the TEAM Personality Report, reflecting with Coach Bo, and creating a shared Team Contract, you’ll:
- Gain a deeper understanding of your team’s dynamics.
- Align on purpose, communication norms, and collaboration practices.
- Build a more cohesive, high-performing team.
Over time, your team will experience smoother communication, greater trust, and improved coordination—resulting in stronger overall performance.
Remember:
✅ Always launch Bo from within the report for context-aware guidance
✅ Keep discussions focused on leveraging differences positively
✅ Start with small, specific changes
✅ Build on what works
✅ Use Bo to help plan and facilitate team conversations
