the Wakefield Doctrine

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Thanks go out to Misky for asking a question that serves as an excellent launching pad for the first Doctrine post of the week.

Q: is teamwork more apt to be prevalent in one more than the other?

Excellent questions. Are there any other questions?

ha ha

Serially, to address this question we must agree upon a definition of the concept of ‘Teamwork’.

Colloquially it is a group of individuals sharing a common purpose, goal or pursuit and (this) endeavor is made successful by the contributions of each member without individual self-interest distracting from and otherwise diminishing the achievement of the state goal.

(After checking for yourself), we cite the goofiest of definitions, courtesy of Indeed-uk:  “…also relates to the cohesiveness of a team, their ability to create a positive working atmosphere and how they recognize the strengths and skills that each team member brings.”

Yeah, right.

All kidding aside, the first step (and totally consistent with ‘the Everything Rule’) is to ask, how does ‘Teamwork’ manifest in each of the personal reality of the three predominant worldviews:

1. the Outsider (clarks): solitary by definition, the Outsider is willing to work without ego, any satisfaction attendant to accomplishing a goal is both personal and private. The scrutiny of (their) efforts is both anathema and, more often than not, abhorrent to the clark. Menial labor (working in the mime-light, if you will) is preferred for being less the center of attention.
2. the Predator (scotts): Follow me! Do you want to live forever!?! We brave band!! Nothing less than totally natural-born leaders. While it’s recognized that leader is a valid and, even necessary position in a team, our Predator will remain in the ranks as long as there is action, forward motion, (and nothing too subjective or confusing, forget the interminable zoom meetings).When they’re not cutting off the heads of the opponent, they are keeping their eye on the leader (and the sigil of his/her position).
3. the Herd Member (rogers): all for one and one for all…right? Correct. A herd. An open grazing field. Teamwork! A lion or a crocodile at the ford in the river separating these fields? Compress the ranks and avoid the fringes. But then again, all is rarely ever serene and harmonious among the ranks. A herd, despite the temptation to judge it from afar as being stable and consistent, is anything but. You can’t spell ‘in-fighting’ without the ‘g’ in ‘roger‘.

So the short, easy answer to the question of who of the three is more predisposed to exhibiting the qualities that result in successful teamwork? rogers

The more productive, (and, therefore, useful), insight: all three are desirable when left to their strengths and not distracted by their indulgences. Meaning: When it’s time to charge the field of battle, put a scott in front; every team needs to be organized and supplied, get the rogers to believe they have the essential among multiple logistic tasks and the dull, monotonous work? If you could see them, the clarks are probably already doing that work.

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