Key Traits
Innovative • Goal-oriented • Visionary • Flexible
Overview
Captains love rising to meet challenges.
Independent and strong-willed, they connect easily with colleagues and direct reports.
They're natural leaders who both inspire and challenge their teams and raise the bar for their organizations.
Natural Strengths
- Self-starter
- Sociable
- Innovative
- Driving
Common Drivers
- Self-starter
- Sociable
- Innovative
- Driving
Blind Spots
- Independence
- Connection with others
- Variety and change
- Flexibility
Team Dynamics
How you tend to behave and interact with others
Mavericks are natural leaders.
They’re known to be task-oriented and persistent. They thrive when given a goal and the freedom to determine how to achieve that goal.
Teams are often designed by default rather than intention.
A strategic, data-driven approach to building teams is what helps organizations win.
Managing
How to communicate, direct, and delegate for better results
Often managers try to manage everyone the same way—and that’s usually the way they like to be managed. But this approach can backfire. People like to be managed differently—and it may not always be in a way that comes naturally to you. Even beyond the individual needs, teams require different leadership styles. You wouldn’t manage a sales team the same way you’d manage a team of developers.
When working with Mavericks, remember that they’re assertive, proactive, socially-focused, and informal. They’re typically less effective with siloed work that requires exactness and accuracy with details.
Mavericks also have a big-picture focus and a need to:
- Give them challenges and problems to solve.
- Provide opportunities to work with and lead others.
- Allow them to figure out their own approach.
- Let them communicate and involve others.
- Provide learning and development opportunities.
- Offer flexibility in their activities.