Deciding on Roles

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• Beware excessive use of roles: people rarely fit roles—they make their own roles.

• Do not hesitate to define custom roles for different situations or for each team. However, some standard decision-making roles are usually useful.

• Define decision-making roles in terms of the categories of decisions they are responsible for. Do not conflate them with specific styles of leadership.

• Many people who have a leadership role need to be teamed with other supporting leaders to be effective. This depends on the individual.

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Common Leadership Domains That Usually Require a Decision-Making Role