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A team role as defined by Dr Meredith Belbin is:
"A tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with
others in a particular way."
Meredith’s work at Henley Management College identified
nine clusters of behaviour – each of which is termed
a team role. Each team role has a combination of strengths
and allowable weaknesses.
When you complete the Belbin® self-perception questionnaire
you will receive (among other reports) a ‘fingerprint’
of your preferences for each of the nine Team Roles. You may
find that you have three or four natural roles which you can
use appropriately depending on the current situation. Very
few people display characteristics of just one team role.
The value of Belbin® team role theory lies in enabling
an individual or team to benefit from self-knowledge and adjust
according to the demands being made by the external situation.
As Belbin® Team Roles describe a pattern of behaviour
this fingerprint isn’t fixed, as many factors influence
how we behave – for example, a change in job. Ideally
you should re-complete a Belbin® self-perception inventory
as you progress through your career. Each Belbin® report
is only a snapshot of your behaviour at that one given time.
As an example our 'Introduction to Belbin Team Roles' itinerary
is:-
- Explanation of Belbin Team Role Theory
- Presentation of Self-Perception profiles
- Making the most of your Team Roles
- Team Roles and working relationships
- Profile of the team
- Team exercise and feedback
- Ideas for further development
Presentations within the framework of other courses and follow-up
sessions, fees by arrangement.
Belbin® Team Roles is protected by worldwide copyright
and is registered to Belbin Associates.
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