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Belbin Team Roles

A Belbin team role as defined by Dr Meredith Belbin is: "a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way."

Belbin's team role theory, developed 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.

A Belbin self-perception questionnaire - carried out online before the session - generates a 'fingerprint' of an individual's preference for each of the nine Team Roles. Many people have three or four natural roles which they use appropriately depending on the situation. Very few people display characteristics of just one team role. Belbin Team Roles describe a pattern of behaviour rather than fixed preferences or behaviours. Ideally participants should re-complete a Belbin's team roles questionnaire regularly as they progress through their career.

During the session, a review of the findings of the self-perception questionnaire allows the team to benefit from self-knowledge and adjust their teamwork according to current demands.

A sample itinerary for your Belbin team roles session would include:

- Review of the self-perception questionnaire findings
- Making the most of your team roles
- Identification of Belbin team roles and working relationships
- Profile of the team
- Team exercise and feedback
- Ideas for further development

If you require any further information please call us on 01920 822 220 or email us mail@freshtracks.co.uk.

Belbin Team Roles is protected by worldwide copyright and is registered to Belbin Associates.

"Just a quick note to say thanks for your facilitation of the team event yesterday. The day achieved all of my objectives, and the team have also provided feedback that they found it a good use of their time, and very beneficial."

Programme details:

Duration: Belbin Team Roles can be up to half a day, or combined with other tasks and challenges for a full day programme. Sessions can be adapted to suit client's timetable.
Location: Hotels, conference centres or client's own premises.
Dress: Casual wear or appropriate for client.
Investment: £1750 + VAT for up to 20 participants; £95 + VAT per additional participant. This session includes facilitation.

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Additional Activities
Click on the links below to view team building activities that work well with a Belbin team roles programme:-

Team Building Tasks - team building activities relying on creative, physical, artistic and analytical inputs from the team to achieve the solution.

The Chocolate Challenge - to simulate business processes in a light hearted and highly creative environment, requiring co-operation, mental and artistic skills (and a lot of chocolate!)