Re: Who is the Glue on the Team...In Scott Tannebaum an Eduardo Salas' book, Teams That Work, they talk about four key forms of cooperation: 1) Trust, 2) Psychological Safety; 3) Collective Efficacy, and 4) Cohesion. They describe cohesion as a form of glue that induces a team to remain united. They break cohesion into two parts - task cohesion and social cohesion - Social cohesion being the shared interpersonal attachment among team members. They recommend looking for 'connectors' on a team who can relate to and bridge the gap between two subgroups. On the personality front, I'd think someone scoring higher than average on Sociability and Interpersonal Sensitivity on the HPI and then no At Risk scores on the HDS for Moving Away cluster (Excitable, Skeptical, Cautious, Reserved, Leisurely) and possibly even have moderate to high risk in the Moving Toward cluster (Diligent, Dutiful) might be a good 'Glue Guy' profile.
Re: Who is the Glue on the Team...In Scott Tannebaum an Eduardo Salas' book, Teams That Work, they talk about four key forms of cooperation: 1) Trust, 2) Psychological Safety; 3) Collective Efficacy, and 4) Cohesion. They describe cohesion as a form of glue that induces a team to remain united. They break cohesion into two parts - task cohesion and social cohesion - Social cohesion being the shared interpersonal attachment among team members. They recommend looking for 'connectors' on a team who can relate to and bridge the gap between two subgroups. On the personality front, I'd think someone scoring higher than average on Sociability and Interpersonal Sensitivity on the HPI and then no At Risk scores on the HDS for Moving Away cluster (Excitable, Skeptical, Cautious, Reserved, Leisurely) and possibly even have moderate to high risk in the Moving Toward cluster (Diligent, Dutiful) might be a good 'Glue Guy' profile.