1. Foundations of Team Leadership
Four Player Model

2. Four-Player Model The Art of Moving a Conversation Forward
Move
Bystand
Follow
Oppose
Source: David Kantor

3. The Four Practices of Moving a Conversation Forward
Completing the Missing Voices/Roles
Voice: “What needs to be said?” Move
Bystand Suspending: “How does this work?”
Follow Listening: “How does this feel?”
Oppose Respecting: “How does this fit?”

4. ROLES of the Four Player Model
Movers, are not necessarily leaders
Followers, are not weak
Opposers, are not ‘devil’s (devil’s advocates)
Bystanders, can be like “Big Picture Synthesizers and Team Paraphrasers”

5. Potential Impact of the Four Player Model
Without movers, there is no direction
Without followers, there is no implementation
Without opposers, there is no correction
Without bystanders, there is no perspective

6. Stuck Groups Opposers are punished by the group, or they dominate
Individuals get locked into a single action
Opposers are punished by the group, or they dominate
There are no strong Movers, or no one ever Follows a move
The Bystander is disabled
Individuals attach double messages to their moves
The team is unable to reach closure and produce results
Lack of capability or flexibility to engage in all four action behaviors

7. The Art of Moving a Conversation Forward
In the Flow of an Effective Group Conversation….
Follower
Completion
Opposer
Correction
Bystander
Perspective
Mover
Direction
Proposing
Inquiring
Agreeing
Synthesizing

8. Applying the Four Player Model
Review conversations and meetings to identify which roles are present and which are absent.
Assess your own contributions.
Are you dominating one role?
Are you avoiding any roles?
Consciously choose to adopt a particular role to influence a conversation positively

9. Benefits of Flexible Roles
In well-functioning teams, the group can engage in all 4 ROLES in observable, balanced sequences
Individuals in the group have the flexibility to engage in more than one of the behaviors
The group and individuals in it don’t tend to get caught in repetitive, ritualized patters of behavior
The group has an active, enabled bystander function which helps it stay unstuck
The group is able to reach resolution and produce results

10. Team Leadership
A Skilled Juggling Act

11. Merging 4 Player Roles /Advocacy & Inquiry
Completing the Missing Voices/Roles
Advocacy
Follower
Completion
Opposer
Correction
Inquiry
Bystander
Perspective
Mover
Direction