JGR Fantasy Team Worksheet

REMEMBER to watch the Strayer Talk: Building Your Team: Finding the Right Balance before completing this worksheet!

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: Select Your Team Members

There are FOUR open positions on your Team. Below we’ve listed each role and described their responsibilities.

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LOGISTICS: This person is responsible for coordinating the nuts and bolts of the event: from scheduling to arranging travel to making sure there’s food on the table at lunchtime… just to name a few! The logistics person needs to be able to multitask and be organized, proactive, efficient, polite, and calm under pressure. They have to anticipate all the needs of the day while at the same being able to adjust and resolve any unexpected problems. It’s a challenging role, but a tremendously satisfying for the right person.

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BUDGETING:
This is the numbers job, the person responsible for keeping track of all the costs of the event and making sure expenses don’t exceed the amount of funds in the budget. This person needs to have excellent math skills as well as being precise and detail-oriented. They may be called upon to problem-solve financially, so they can’t be too rigid in their approach to situations, but at the end of they day, they need to be a stickler for numbers.

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PROGRAMMING:
This person is in charge of what participants take away from the event. They’ll research, write and plan the activities for the small group team-building sessions, as well as determine who will be the keynote speaker and what that person should speak about. The programming head needs to be a creative thinker who can come up with interesting, relatable and practical ideas that will make the event worthwhile and memorable.

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MC/HOST:
This person is the “face” of the event. They will be manning the microphone beginning with the introduction at the start of the day, and guiding participants from one activity to the next with clear, concise direction. This person should be a “people person” and enjoy interacting with the public, and an excellent communicator, able to speak off the cuff in a smart, clear way — even if something during the event shifts last-minute.

Once you’ve read carefully through the roles, meet your candidates!  You can learn about your 10 potential team members’ skills, strengths and personalities  in this week’s
Strayer Story.  

To help you remember who’s who, you can also reference their profiles below.

JGR EMPLOYEE PROFILES:

Once you’ve looked over all the profiles, select the best candidate for each of the following four positions. Don’t forget to consider what skills you bring to the table and select people who can pitch in on the things you find challenging. After you select your candidate, justify your selection by explaining how your choice’s particular skills and personality will help them perform their role successfully and, where applicable, how they complement your strengths and skills.

1. Who would you select to run LOGISTICS? Why?

2. Who would you select to oversee BUDGET? Why?

3. Who would be your choice to run PROGRAMMING? Why?

4. Which candidate do you think would make the best MC/HOST? Why?

Part 2: Where Do You Fit In?

1. What will you be responsible for as Team Leader? What will you handle personally, and what will you delegate to other members of your team? Explain and justify your response.  Be specific.

2. In 3-5 sentences, outline what skills and personal strengths you have that will help you to be an effective Team Leader.

3. Think about your personal DiSC assessment results from Course 1. How do these team members’ strengths complement yours? What skills and/or personality traits do they have that will help your team in areas where you feel challenged? Conversely, what strengths do YOU have that can make up for duties your team members may find challenging?  Explain your answer in 3 paragraphs or less.

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