Career DNA for Teams
The best teams are not built from identical people — they are built from complementary Career DNA types. Understand your team's dynamics and unlock better collaboration, hiring, and performance.
How Teams Use Career DNA
Understand Work Styles
Every team member approaches work differently. A Catalyst moves fast and experiments, while an Architect plans methodically. Knowing these styles helps teams communicate more effectively and set better expectations.
Build Balanced Teams
High-performing teams need a mix of Energy types. A team full of Visionaries will generate ideas but struggle to execute. Add an Architect and a Harmonizer, and suddenly the vision has structure and buy-in.
Resolve Conflicts Faster
Most workplace conflict stems from clashing work styles, not bad intentions. When a Builder and a Steward disagree, it is usually because one wants to create something new while the other wants to perfect what exists. Career DNA makes these dynamics visible.
Hire for Fit
Beyond skills and experience, Career DNA helps you identify which type of person will thrive in a specific role and team. A Mode Explorer will flourish in a startup but may struggle in a large corporation — and vice versa for a Rooter.
The Ideal Team Composition
Research shows that cognitively diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones. Here is how Career DNA dimensions contribute to team performance.
Energy Mix
Balance Visionaries (ideas), Catalysts (speed), Architects (structure), and Harmonizers (cohesion). Each Energy type fills a different gap in team execution.
Driver Diversity
Teams need Impact-driven members for direction, Growth-driven learners for adaptation, Builders for creation, and Stewards for quality. Missing a Driver type often explains team blind spots.
Mode Alignment
Mode should match your company stage. Early-stage startups need Explorers. Scaling companies need Fortifiers. Large organizations need Navigators and Rooters for cross-functional collaboration and deep expertise.
Get Your Team Started
Have each team member take the free 10-minute assessment. Compare your Career DNA codes and start building a more effective team today.