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TitleBelbin Team Roles

So, who are you? When I mean by that, I dont mean your name, but I am asking what you are, in a team. Have you guys ever wondered how you were always displayed a certain behaviour in a team setting? Or you worked differently when you met a particular type of person? The role you play is very important, because we need to find out about ourselves and be more aware, so we know how to be a better communicator and team player. 2

What why do you need to know yourself, and others in a team? This is because in every team, you will have people from all walks, and it is important that in a team that you have people who wear different hats. A team full of dominating and challenging people, arent going to get anywhere.3

Belbin Team Roles

Dr Belbin defined a team role as "a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way" and named nine such team roles that underlie team success.

One particular person, whos test is widely acclaimed today is Dr Bebin. He said that (_____). So we are going to reveal to you, what each of the role you did was. Hands up, who did it? Okay for the ones who dont can you just look at them all, and just put down if you think one of them is you. 4

Strengths:

InnovatorsHighly creative peopleProblem solvers Weaknesses:

ErraticImpracticalStrong ownership of ideas when co-op yields better resultsLooks down on others

Plant

Strengths:

Fair & Logical observers/judges Broad view when problem solvingAnalytical Weaknesses:

Very critical Can dampen enthusiasm without logical grounds Non-creative/innovative Hard time to inspire others

Monitor Evaluator

Strengths:

Talent to see the bigger pictureConfident, stable and mature in recognizing abilities of others Good at delegating tasks Clarifies decisions, gives focus Weaknesses:

Perceived to be power hungry and manipulativeTend to delegate all the work and nothing for them to doCan conflict with others who stand up against them

Coordinator

Strengths:

Resourceful people who can connect to others or seek new ideas Energy and vigor, good to push projectsFocused outside of the team, with a connection to outside worldWeaknesses:

Tendency to lose momentum towards end of projectForget small detailsTend to overlook internal processes

Resource Investigator

Strengths:

Takes colleagues suggestions and turns into positive actionsEfficient, self disciplined and relaibleHappy to do things that others dont like Weaknesses:

Can be seen as close minded and inflexible as they cannot deviate from their well thought out plansUnable to work with inefficiency or considering alternative practices from well-established practices

Implementer

Strengths:

Perfectionist, goes extra mile to make sure it is all correctReliableAccurate and high standardsWeaknesses:

Can frustrate teammates by worrying about excessive minor detailsMay find it hard to delegate tasks they dont trust anyone to perform

Complete Finisher

Strengths:

Good listeners and diplomatsSmoothing conflicts and helping parties understand each otherNon confrontational Usually unappreciated and unnoticed until they are absent and conflicts arise Weaknesses:

Unwillingness to take sides, they may not take decisive action when needed Not as assertive or dominant

Team Worker

Strengths:

Task driven, energy, competitiveChallenges the team to make sure they perform the bestFocused and keeps momentum goingResilient Weaknesses:

Risks being aggressive or bad humored in attempts to get things doneBecome too pushy or too work oriented

Shaper

Strengths:

Passionate about learning in own field and build expertiseFountain of knowledge and enjoy imparting knowledge to othersHigh level of concentration and ability of specific skill Weaknesses:

Can become uninterested with anything else within the teamOnly a contributor to this particular area

Specialist

Find a partnerWrite down your top 2 roles in order of the numerical value you scored Find someone who is in your top 2Discuss what you think of your roleTrue?False?Common tendencies? Give examples

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Belbin Test

Dr Belbin defined a team role as "a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way" and named nine such team roles that underlie team success.

I want to repeat, that it is a tendency to behave and contribute. So now that we have all these things, lets see how they really gel together in a group. 15

Action task-oriented peopleThinking Creative or rational problem solversPeople people-oriented workers

Get them to split and quickly head into their categories.16

Get into your groupsSit in a group of 4 peopleDiscuss instances whether you think you are an action/thinking/people oriented people What do you think it means to you?How have you applied these strengths to your teams

Mix it upGo and talk to someone not in your categoryFind out about each otherDiscuss how you both could work in a team

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DONT BE A TEAM OF CHAMPIONSBE A CHAMPION TEAM

So its important to know, and that remember your role contributes to your teams. A effective team is one that 19

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Wrong, that is not an excuse for behaviour

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