Rick possesses the natural ability to lead, organize, plan and execute the ideas and the necessary tasks that is needed in order for his team to survive. As a man of past law, Rick is a natural leader that understands the benefits of having a wide range of diversity and skills that are needed to survive. Rick quickly identifies the skills and abilities of everyone on the team and assigns certain people to do certain tasks that benefits the team as a whole. Rick is a natural leader that gains the trust of everyone that crosses his path. Rick was a small town sheriff …show more content…
Rick knows how to listen and communicate with others on a more level playing field than his more aggressive right hand man Daryl. Daryl’s communication skills are that of a “doer” than a “talker”. Daryl wants instant results with the use of force than compared to Maggie. Maggie is more of a thinker and communicator that uses a more respectable approach than Daryl. Maggie is quick to support great ideas but yet questions those that are not-so-good ideas. Carol is almost a mirror image of Rick minus the forceful language. This is the patience and focus of being a housewife, pre-apocalypse, that comes naturally with her ability to communicate and listen well. Michonne is very similar to Daryl’s forceful ways of getting his point across. Michonne is more supportive when it comes to other people’s ideas compared to Daryl. A key challenge with multicultural teams is perceived authority. While some cultures work well in flat team structure organizations, others who place special significance to hierarchical structures and seniority positions may feel uncomfortable working in such teams (Karjalainen & Soparnot,