You and your team
Your CoDynamics compare your own working preferences with your team's habits.
Alex R.’s CoDynamics.
What matches. What differs.
Matches the team: Processing, Deciding
Differs from the team: Communicating, Executing
Potential tension means a different preference. It is useful context for finding support, not a judgment of suitability or ability to succeed.
Select a dimension to go to its guidance.
Your preferenceInformalInformation is shared organically among team members.
Team behavior you describedOrderedInformation is shared through defined processes and forums.
Your preferenceLogicalInformation is evaluated on its own merits, regardless of source.
Team behavior you describedLogicalInformation is evaluated on its own merits, regardless of source.
Your preferenceAuthoritativeDecisions are driven by direction from team leadership.
Team behavior you describedAuthoritativeDecisions are driven by direction from team leadership.
Your preferenceDeliberatePlans are thorough, closely followed, and regularly updated.
Team behavior you describedSpontaneousLightweight plans favor agility and adaptability.
How to read your fit
Natural fit means your preferences align with the team's approach. These situations may feel more comfortable.
Potential tension means you prefer a different approach. Recognizing these situations helps you prepare and ask for support.
Your preferenceAuthoritative
Team pattern describedVery strongly Authoritative
You are typically decisive in decision-making and feel comfortable with clear direction on a course of action, in line with your team's approach to decision-making
- If a naturally consensus-driven team member is asked to lead a decision, help them weigh the relative importance of the input they are soliciting and help them calibrate to the team’s expectations around when sufficient input has been gathered and incorporated
- When confronted with a decision that will lead to a particularly difficult, time-consuming, or counter-intuitive course of action, encourage the team’s leadership to invest more time in socializing and debating the decision to create more buy-in and broader commitment to the path ahead
Surface the concern before the call
You describe the team’s Deciding style as Authoritative; you prefer Authoritative. If a decision is moving quickly and there has been little chance to question it, a brief invitation can surface information before the call.
Try this: Before your next important recommendation, ask a teammate what might make it fail. Bring any material concern to the decision owner while it can still influence the call.
Look for: A relevant concern is considered before the call, and the contributor hears how it was handled.
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