Core Roles Page 2

The more people there are sharing these leadership roles, the lighter the load. If there were 20 members and a person for every role it might seem like a top heavy organization or you could look at it as a deeply participatory organization. Each of the roles is designed to call up a single set of skills, so that leaders know they can choose a role that will be a good fit, one they will enjoy doing and will know they can do well. Whenever there is more than one person in a role, there will be a need to make sure that someone takes care of the group itself. Is everyone in the group informed. Are the members being respectful of each other’s contributions?

Being the overall team leader, role VI, calls for making sure that the group as a whole is working. It does not mean telling people what to do! It means making sure that information flows are working smoothly. It means giving and receiving accurate, useful information in a timely way. It means knowing when to bring the whole group together to make sure that all the leaders have a good understanding of the whole Time Bank as well as their own smaller piece.

No matter how many people on the leadership team it is a good idea to designate a support person or support team behind each leadership position. A person can be the leader in one role and the designated support person in another role. This allows for people to get sick, busy or out of town and the role tasks will still be covered. When it comes time to rotate the team roles, you have an understudy who is already familiar with the role.