The 11 working styles
Five families · eleven styles · one team map
Builders — You build and run the systems the team relies on.
- The Architect — Systems thinker who builds the scaffolding
- The Craftsman — Quality obsessive, sweats the detail
- The Anchor — Steady, reliable, keeps the ship level
- The Guardian — Protects standards, people, and risk
Explorers — You find the new path before the map exists.
- The Pioneer — First to try, allergic to the status quo
- The Maverick — Independent, fast, breaks what slows them down
- The Visionary — Sees the five-year picture
Connectors — You align and energise the people around you.
- The Catalyst — Energizes the room, moves people
- The Weaver — Connects people, reads the room
Researchers — You go deep and find what is actually true.
- The Sage — Deep researcher, the trusted source
Drivers — You push the work across the finish line.
- The Closer — Ships it, hits the number