Farmer Team Role Explained

Belonging to the group according to the team role theory: Earth group

Representatives of this group don't have their heads in the clouds — on the contrary, they stand firmly on the ground. They are conservative and have a hard time accepting workflow changes. These types of employees are confident that a clearly completed task is the result they come to work for.

Even if they aren't chock-full of new ideas and don't seek to take responsibility for the overall result, it's the people from the Earth group who do most of the team's workload. A successful team without responsible performers from the Earth group is a rarity.

People of this type are known for their reliability, predictability, and responsible work attitude.

They are practical, consistent, and conservative; they don't like change or difficult intellectual tasks. Farmers are easy to communicate with and not prone to emotional ups and downs. People of this type don't like abstract philosophical reflections — in their work, they need to interact with specific material objects. Farmers carry out their duties, follow instructions, and stay on schedule; they are not demanding about working conditions and not picky about the tasks assigned to them.

They view their job purely as a way to earn money, clearly separate work from personal life, and don't take work failures personally.

Most of these people work in agriculture, manufacturing, security forces, construction, cargo transportation, and related industries.

• Farmers are loyal and devoted to the team they work on.
• They efficiently complete the simple tasks assigned to them.
• They don't obsess over failure.
• They easily handle a heavy volume of repetitive work.
• They make stable teamwork possible.

• They avoid making decisions; in a crisis, they're passive.
• In their work, they rely not on their own experience, but on top management's instructions and orders.
• They are unwilling to improve or grow professionally.
• They have a hard time accepting change and innovation.
• They easily forgive themselves for shortcomings in their work — they overlook their own weaknesses.
• Farmers' work performance requires constant monitoring; otherwise, its quality gradually decreases.

Farmers are pure executors; they mainly interact with each other and with their immediate supervisors.

People of this type are annoyed by team members from the Air group — Idea Generators, Dreamers, and Geniuses. They find it hard to understand how someone can get tired of discussing an idea or looking for an alternative solution.

Warriors can frighten Farmers with their demanding nature. However, when paired with the Warrior as a top manager, Farmers work much faster and more efficiently.

Farmers feel comfortable playing secondary roles on a team; they don't beat themselves up about not growing professionally, and they rarely feel dissatisfied with their professional skill level.

Such people willingly do simple work that requires the least responsibility. As a rule, they are the ones every successful team needs to handle monotonous routine tasks on a daily basis.

Farmers need time to make important decisions, so they often miss out on interesting opportunities for education or a job change. By developing a healthy dose of spontaneity and self-confidence, people of this type can uncover previously hidden opportunities — making their work more interesting, productive, and better paid.