{"id":1106,"date":"2025-11-19T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=1106"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:45:34","slug":"team-mapping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/people\/team-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Team mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-orange\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2138\" height=\"916\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-734 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people.jpg\" style=\"object-position:67% 33%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"67% 33%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people.jpg 2138w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-800x343.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-1920x823.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-2048x877.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2138px) 100vw, 2138px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(255,255,255) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,0.58) 65%,rgba(255,0,0,0) 99%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-1c6a4ab4 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-72be065f wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"People \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/origin-and-culture\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Origin and Culture<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/personality\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Personality<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/work-gearing\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Work gearing<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/leadership-styles\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Leadership styles<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-49031cb4b1744a129271dd1611534cc4 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\">Team mapping<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1182\" height=\"1774\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Team-Mapping.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Team-Mapping.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Team-Mapping-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Team-Mapping-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Team-Mapping-1023x1536.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first inclination as people is to assume that others are the same as us \u2014 that they think, feel, and act in similar ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s consider three people in a business context. You can click on their names to read their stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4291359934008772125abf2fea509e05\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/bruce-the-challenger\/\">Bruce, the challenger<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-0c8f8007b7eaae61e7a9ffdb587040dd\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/melissa-the-helper\/\">Melissa, the helper<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-e48d5ea850b195316f132d8c98e4f3b6\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/brad-the-quiet-strategist\/\">Brad, the quiet strategist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we were to summarise how they show up, it would look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Brad Quiet Strategist<\/th><th>Melissa Helper<\/th><th>Bruce Challenger<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Core Type<\/td><td>Head<\/td><td>Heart<\/td><td>Body<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Relationally<\/td><td>Self-Preservation<\/td><td>Social<\/td><td>One-to-One<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stance<\/td><td>Withdrawn<\/td><td>Compliant<\/td><td>Assertive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time Orientation<\/td><td>Past<\/td><td>Present<\/td><td>Future<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skillsets<\/td><td>Inventing &amp; Discernment<\/td><td>Tenacity &amp; Enablement<\/td><td>Wonder &amp; Galvanising<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lose Energy<\/td><td>Galvanising \/ Enablement<\/td><td>Wonder \/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Invention<\/td><td>Tenacity \/ Enablement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leadership Style<\/td><td>Processor<\/td><td>Operator<\/td><td>Visionary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leadership framework<\/td><td>Creative Leader<\/td><td>Creative Leader<\/td><td>Reactive Leader<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s important to note is that these people are likely to gridlock each other, simply because they are so different in their perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have different orientations to time, they approach problems differently, they behave differently socially, and so the list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they get into a meeting, they\u2019re going to approach situations differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bruce will take the lead and try to talk and think his way through the issue, looking for patterns and insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa will focus on action plans and will be looking for opportunities and obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brad will be analysing and trying to align Bruce and Melissa (much to their collective frustration) and will be looking at risks and process issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the three of them don\u2019t find ways to work with and around their natural approaches, they\u2019ll gridlock each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a deeper look at how the three will show up:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Brad Quiet Strategist<\/th><th>Melissa The Helper<\/th><th>Bruce The Challenger<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Core Type<\/td><td>Head Type \u2013 Cerebral, rational, logical; decisions based on information<\/td><td>Heart Type \u2013 Heart-focused, emotive; decisions based on feelings<\/td><td>Body Type \u2013 Physical energy, instinctual decision-making<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Relationally Orientation<\/td><td>Self-Preservation \u2013 Strong boundaries, self\u2011sufficient<\/td><td>Social \u2013 Likeable, admired, plays to the crowd<\/td><td>One-to-One \u2013 Charismatic, persuasive, influential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stance<\/td><td>Withdrawn \u2013 Moves away, low energy, considers scenarios<\/td><td>Compliant \u2013 Moves toward, attuned, amenable<\/td><td>Assertive \u2013 Moves against, high energy, decisive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time Orientation<\/td><td>Past<\/td><td>Present<\/td><td>Future<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skillsets<\/td><td>Inventing &amp; Discernment Creative, intuitive, and confident generator of new ideas. Uses instinct and integrative thinking to solve real problems.<\/td><td>Tenacity &amp; Enablement, responsive, dependable doer. Willing to step up when something is needed and determined to fulfil their commitments.<\/td><td>Wonder &amp; Galvanising, excitable, curious, and enthusiastic proponent of ideas and people. Unique combination of eagerness and thoughtful reflection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lose Energy<\/td><td>Galvanising \/ Enablement<\/td><td>Wonder \/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Invention<\/td><td>Tenacity \/ Enablement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leadership Style<\/td><td>Processor focus on systemizing and supervising<\/td><td>Operator focus on doing and fixing problems<\/td><td>Visionary focused on starting things and solving puzzles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leadership framework<\/td><td>Creative Leader with strength in systems and is relationally self-aware and shows up authentically<\/td><td>Creative Leader controls outcomes and is strong on a task level. Collaborates well and looks to fit in.<\/td><td>Reactive Leader focused on achievement and controlling the outcome. Protects others relationally and is authentic.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We help companies with the process of engaging in these complexities in the way people show up as well as tying into supporting processes and the tools needed to get the best out of their people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide glasses is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-086dc8cf wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"687\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1309 size-full\" alt=\"\" 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has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f0bbe49614450b2c806d9e3e1a70542d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-mapping\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1106\">Team mapping<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1310 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/goggles-snorkeling.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-orange-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c05ca53 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-diversity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/goggles-snorkeling.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1310\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-bbe343522c01f43f16f52a38fde0e305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-diversity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1108\">Team diversity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"410\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1238 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png 843w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-800x389.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f31a816d7f2ac77e1a3065b860f5607b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/positioning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1110\">Step forward\/back<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first inclination as people is to assume that others are the same as us \u2014 that they think, feel, and act in similar ways. 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