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Cat Man Lab Category Team Tools give you a simple, smart way to understand how your team work, understand their capability and highlight development opportunities

Category Manager Working Style Team Pack

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Are you a Driver, Data-Lover, Storyteller or Relationship Builder?

  • Understand how you naturally approach analysis, strategy, relationships, and decision‑making — and how that influences your day‑to‑day impact.

  • Map how your team works together, see the blend of styles within your group, where collaboration flows easily, and where friction or gaps may be holding performance back.

  • Identify development opportunities - pinpoint the skills, behaviours, and mindsets that will help your team elevate its capability and deliver stronger commercial outcomes. Create a shared language for growth - when everyone understands their own style — and each other’s — communication becomes clearer, expectations align, and teamwork becomes smoother.

How to use the pack​

  • Start with the quiz. Get everyone to complete the Category Manager Working Style Quiz individually

  • Find your style. Match your answers to one of four styles: The Driver, The Data Lover, The Storyteller, or The Relationship Builder. Use the results pages to understand your strengths and where to grow.

  • Run the session. The facilitation guide walks you through a 60–90 minute workshop.  From icebreakers to team mapping to action planning. Everything you need is in the pack.

  • Three icebreaker activities are included  pick whichever suits your group. 

  • Map your team. Once everyone knows their style, use the team mapping slide to spot strengths, gaps, and where styles complement each other.

  • Use the personal development plan template to turn the session into l actions.  Individual goals, team initiatives, and ideas.

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What's included?​

  • Three ice breaker options to start the session - A4 instructions

  • Category Manager Working Style Instructions and Facilitation Guide - A4 instructions

  • Category Manager Working Style Quiz - A4 Handout

  • Category Manager Working Style Results Pages - A4 Handout

  • Category Manager Working Style Presentation - Powerpoint

  • Personal Development Plan Template - A4 Handout

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​Understanding how your Category team thinks, works, and collaborates.  This tool is designed to make that clarity simple, practical, and genuinely useful.

Identify individual working styles, uncover how your team operates together, and highlight the strengths and development areas that shape your team's performance. ​​​​​

£169.00 + VAT

“A brilliant tool kit to build self-awareness and map out team styles to help shape individual development plans, team areas of focus and discuss how we can learn from each other across the team"

Vicky Felix AB World Foods Category Controller

Elements of Category Management 

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What's Inside?

Elements of Category Management Deck

A visual guide to the full spectrum of category management activities, grouped into themes like Strategy, Execution, Data and more.

Use this to:

  • Build understanding of category scope

  • Upskill teams

  • Communicate the value of category across your business

 

Category Elements Assessment Sheet

A structured tool to assess current delivery, skills, and development priorities.

Includes:

  • Team Assessment: For leads to evaluate function-wide capability

  • Personal Assessment: For individuals to self-assess and plan development

 

Personal Development Plan Template

A worksheet to help individuals reflect on strengths, set goals, and plan actions to grow their category management skills

 

Icebreaker Ideas

Use these to kick off workshops or team sessions .

 

How to Use the Pack

  • Start with the Deck: Review the category elements and themes. Use it to introduce or refresh understanding in team meetings or training.

  • Complete the Assessment Sheet: Choose either the team or personal view. Identify which elements are delivered, led, or need development.

  • Use the Development Plan: Translate assessment insights into personal or team goals. Plan actions and track progress.

  • Facilitate Discussion: Use the icebreaker and toolkit to spark conversation, align on priorities, and build shared understanding

 

This pack is intentionally editable — adapt it to reflect your business context.

Use it in workshops, 1:1s, onboarding, or strategy sessions.

Revisit periodically to track progress and refresh priorities.

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