• Creators generate new ideas and fresh concepts.
• Advancers communicate new ideas and carry them forward.
• Refiners analyze ideas for flaws or revise projects systematically.
• Executors deliver concrete results and seek successful implementations.
• Flexers have an equal preference for most or all of the roles and can often adapt their
  styles to fit the team’s needs.

“Z PROCESS” KEEPS TEAMS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

The Team Dimensions Profile maps the flow of assigning roles, completing tasks, and handing off
tasks to other team members through the “Z Process.” In this relay process, tasks are passed
from Creators to Advancers, from Advancers to Refiners, and from Refiners to Executors. Flexers
fill in the gaps to keep the process moving forward.

CAPITALIZE ON INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS FOR TOTAL TEAM PERFORMANCE

• Match individual strengths with team roles
• Build team unity
• Foster innovation
• Shorten project cycle time
• Reduce conflict

Team Dimensions Profile 1.0   
The Discovering Diversity Profile® is a 16-page learning instrument that helps employees learn how they respond to workforce diversity issues and where they need to develop increased understanding.

Team Dimensions Profile 2.0 
Team Dimensions Profile 2.0 is a value-added version of the original Team Dimensions Profile
instrument. While staying true to the trademark team roles and “Z Process,” the Team Dimensions
Profile 2.0 report incorporates an engaging, conversational style and a number of enhancements,
including:

• A more accurate rating-scale response
• A new, more intuitive two-dimensional model
• Expanded feedback including information on strengths, challenges, and working with other roles
• Details about what might cause the respondent stress at work
• Applied information on communication, meetings, and time management

Team Dimensions Profile 2.0 Group Report 
The Team Dimensions Profile 2.0 Group Report is an advanced tool that helps groups capitalize on
strengths to build a more productive and satisfying team environment. In addition to supplying a
snapshot of team members’ roles, the Team Dimensions Profile 2.0 Group Report also provides the
following useful information:

• Brief overview of the five team roles
• Percentage of group members in each role
• Graphic summary of the group’s priorities
• Discussion of the group’s strengths and limitations in the context of the "Z Process
• Individual Data Table lis

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