Implementer␣(IMP)␣␣␣the␣cogs␣of␣a␣team␣ Implementers␣ are␣ practical␣ young␣ people␣ with␣ common␣ sense,␣ self␣control␣ and␣ discipline.␣ ␣ They␣ are␣ not␣ afraid␣ of␣ hard␣ work␣ and␣ prefer␣to␣tackle␣tasks␣in␣a␣systematic␣way.␣␣The␣are␣well␣organised␣ and␣ will␣ be␣ seen␣ as␣ having␣ loyalty␣ to␣ the␣ team␣ above␣ loyalty␣ to␣ themselves␣ or␣ other␣ groups␣ outside␣ their␣ team.␣ ␣ Implementers,␣ however,␣ may␣ be␣ seen␣ as␣ dull,␣ hardworking␣ and␣ inflexible.␣ ␣ They␣ frequently␣rise␣towards␣the␣top␣of␣organisations␣because␣they␣are␣seen␣as␣efficient␣ and␣well␣organised,␣even␣though␣they␣may␣sometimes␣lack␣charisma.␣
Team␣Worker␣(TW)␣␣␣helps␣the␣team␣pull␣together␣ Team␣Workers␣are␣the␣most␣supportive␣members␣of␣a␣team.␣␣These␣young␣people␣ tend␣to␣be␣mild␣mannered,␣sociable␣and␣concerned␣about␣the␣ wellbeing␣ of␣ other␣ team␣ members.␣ ␣ They␣ demonstrate␣ flexibility␣ and␣ adapt␣ to␣ suit␣ different␣ situations␣ taking␣ into␣ account␣the␣wishes␣of␣other␣people.␣␣They␣have␣high␣levels␣of␣ emotional␣ intelligence␣ and␣ are␣ diplomatic,␣ but␣ they␣ can␣ be␣ indecisive␣ in␣ dynamic␣ situations.␣ ␣ Young␣ people␣ with␣ strong␣ Team␣Worker␣preferences␣are␣an␣ideal␣counter␣to␣Shapers␣because␣they␣work␣hard␣ to␣ ensure␣ that␣ conflict␣ in␣ the␣ team␣ is␣ minimised.␣ ␣ They␣ are␣ not␣ seen␣ as␣ threat␣ to␣ anyone␣ and,␣ therefore,␣ they␣ are␣ often␣ chosen␣ for␣ the␣ position␣ of␣ team␣ leader.␣ ␣ In␣ short,␣Team␣Workers␣can␣be␣thought␣of␣as␣the␣oil␣that␣ensures␣the␣smooth␣running␣ of␣a␣team␣and␣morale␣is␣usually␣higher␣when␣they␣are␣around.␣
