Cognitive Team Roles identifies individual preferences within a team for 10 recognised cognitive and behavioural roles. The cognitive team dynamics, strengths, weaknesses and potential conflicts are mapped onto a wheel, helping teams to:

Develop self-awareness of their individual and team thinking preferences and flexibilities 

Balance their focus of attention appropriately on the three areas of thinking, implementing and achieving results 

Identify any critical areas of weakness before they begin to adversely affect performance 

The Cognitive Team Roles model utilises 10 critical dimensions from Thinking Styles and compares team members' personal preferences for each role. The tool is used to:

Enhance respect and trust within the team or all team members and for their roles within the team 

Reduce some of the stresses that being in a team can bring 

Help teams to harness their energy and improve performance 

Help teams to cope successfully with new situations 

Ease the integration of new members to the team and help teams manage the process of members leaving 

Cognitive Team Roles is ideal for all teams at any stage of their development, from newly-formed to mature teams. It can also be used for selecting short-term project team members. Uniquely, Cognitive Team Roles is also suitable for mapping the strengths and dynamics of "performing partnerships", i.e. teams of two.

Cognitive Team Roles is only available to accredited users. A full accreditation programme is available on an in-house basis or through open programmes, which are held at regular intervals.