The Team-Builder is the most sensitive of the team - they are the most aware of individuals; needs and worries, and the one who perceives most clearly the emotional undercurrents within the group. They also know most about the private lives and family affairs of the rest of the team. They are loyal to the team as a unit (though this does not mean they cannot take sides when there is a split) and supports all the others. If someone produces an idea, this type of persons instinct is to build on it, rather than demolish it or produce a rival idea. As a promoter of unity and harmoney, the Team-Builder counterbalances the friction and discord that can be caused by the Shaper and Plant, and occasionally by the Monitor-Evaluator. The Team-Builder particularly dislikes personal confrontation and tends to try and avoid it, and cool it down in others.
When the team is under pressure or in difficulties, the Team-Builder's sympathy, understanding, loyalty, and support are especially valued. Their uncompetitiveness and dislike of friction may make him seem a bit soft and indecisive, but they also make Cthis type of person a permanent force operating against division and disruption in the team. They are an exemplary team member, and though in normal times the value of this type of persons individual contribution may not be immediately visible as with most of the other team roles, the effect is very noticeable indeed when they are not there, especially in times of stress and pressure.