Team Management Wheel

The Team Management Wheel is a powerful and easy-to-understand model that illustrates how individuals prefer to contribute when working in a team. It identifies eight core team roles, each representing a distinct approach to getting work done. These roles are mapped against the eight Types of Work that are essential for team and business success, from generating ideas and promoting opportunities, to organizing processes and delivering results.

Each person’s preferred role reflects their natural energy and motivation at work. These preferences are shaped by four underlying scales—Relationships, Information, Decisions, and Organization (RIDO)—which explore how people interact with others, gather information, make decisions, and structure their work. Understanding these core drivers helps explain why people are drawn to certain roles and tasks over others.

While preferences are relatively stable over time, they can shift in response to life and work changes. Career development, role transitions, or shifts in organizational culture can influence how someone approaches their work, leading to adjustments in preference and behavior.

At the center of the Team Management Wheel are the Linking Skills: key behaviors that support coordination, communication, and leadership. By understanding this model, teams can better appreciate the diversity of work preferences, identify gaps, reduce friction, and ensure all essential work functions are covered.