A Talentbank Framework
What's your work animal?
12 archetypes, four dimensions, 10 minutes. An honest read on how you show up at work. Free.
12 Archetypes
4 Dimensions
10 Minutes
The Name
Why we call it a menagerie.
menagerie
muh-NAJ-uh-ree
noun · a varied collection of animals, gathered in one place.
Every team is a menagerie already. The Menagerie Method gives that mix a language: which animal each person is, what they bring, and how they work best together.
The Menagerie
One of these is you.
Most people are surprised by which. Each animal is a pattern of how you work, not a box you live in.
LeadershipLion
The Leader
You lead from the front. People follow because you actually go first.
LeadershipEagle
The Visionary
You see further than everyone else in the room. That is your edge.
LeadershipOwl
The Advisor
You think before you act and see further than the next step; people trust a judgement that has been tested.
LeadershipFox
The Strategist
You read the game three moves ahead. While others react, you plan.
RelationalDolphin
The Connector
You read people instantly. You make every room feel safer.
RelationalBear
The Guardian
You work best on your own read, and what you are given to hold stays held.
RelationalElephant
The Mentor
You keep what matters running well over time, and you pass on what you know so it keeps running after you.
RelationalHorse
The Builder
You start things and see them through, patiently and to the end.
ExecutionBee
The Organiser
You see the detail nobody else does and keep the whole system running because of it.
ExecutionCheetah
The Sprinter
You move fast and ship fast. Others are still planning while you have launched.
ExecutionPeacock
The Motivator
You make ideas land. You can sell a vision a room would otherwise struggle to picture.
ExecutionOctopus
The Maker
You turn your hand to practical problems and prefer to solve them yourself.
The Method
Four dimensions, one pattern.
Your animal comes from where you sit on four dimensions of working life. Not a label, a pattern you can use.
01
Pace
Whether you decide fast, or take time to weigh it.
02
People
Whether you work best with others, or on your own.
03
Perspective
Whether you look at what is, or at what could be.
04
Purpose
Whether you start new things, or keep them running.
10 Minutes
10 minutes, a full picture.
1
Answer honestly
A short set of questions about how you actually work, not how you think you should.
2
Meet your animal
Your archetype, your four dimensions, and the flavour that makes it yours.
3
See the picture
Your strengths, your blind spots, the roles that fit, and who you click and clash with.
Free for individuals. No payment, no catch.
Not a Label
A mirror, not a verdict.
It describes patterns in people who work like you, never predictions about you. Built to help you understand yourself and work better with others.
For Teams
The Menagerie Method, for teams.
Most teams do not fall out over the work. They fall out over how the work gets done.
A Lion wants the decision today. An Owl wants another day to test it. A Bee has already found the detail both of them missed. None of them is wrong. They are wired differently, and nobody has said so out loud.
That is where a team’s time goes. Meetings that circle. Feedback that lands badly. Good people who feel unheard and, in time, leave.
When everyone knows the team’s mix, those moments get a name. People stop taking differences personally and start using them. Managers can see who to pair, who to stretch and where the gaps sit, before they hire into the same gap again.
It is not a label, and never the only test. It is a shared language, and it starts with 10 minutes each.
Map your team
See the spread of animals across a team, and where the gaps and overlaps sit.
Work better together
Give people a shared language for how each other thinks and decides.
Hire for harmony
See how a candidate is likely to work, and who they will work well with, alongside interviews and references, never as the only test.
Want a whole room to hear it first, at a conference, town hall or annual dinner? See the Menagerie Keynote →
Ready to work through it together, over a full day or an offsite? See Team Building →
Give us 15 minutes and we will show you how the Menagerie Method helps you build a stronger team, and hire people who fit the one you have.
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Good to know.
Is it really free?
Yes, free for individuals. Take it, share it, keep your result.
How long does it take?
About 10 minutes, answered honestly.
What is it based on?
Four dimensions of how you work, Pace, People, Perspective and Purpose, mapped to 12 archetypes. It describes patterns, it does not predict your future.
Can we use it in hiring?
Yes, as one input. It shows how someone is likely to work and where they will work in harmony with your team. Use it alongside interviews, references and skills checks, never as the only basis for a decision.
What happens to my data?
Your information is handled in line with our PDPA notice.
How does an organisation start?
A short conversation. Tell us about your team through our contact page and we will take it from there.
Your Animal Awaits
Find out what you are.
10 honest minutes. One of 12. Free.
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