Bill Stinnett, Ph.D (L.E.T. Master Trainer) discusses how sometimes being good at a work task (i.e. “Chris is great at details.”) can have an unwanted effect of receiving more of only that kind of work. So while Chris is getting overloaded with more “detail” work, others may also be hesitant to give him more creative work. In the stereotype mindset, Chris – a detail-oriented person – couldn’t possibly do creative brain-storming. Leadership training such as L.E.T. can prevent type-casting effect, by focusing on the team member’s actual behavior and not labels or stereotyping.