belbin team roles
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Provides description of the nine team roles and application areas of the Belbin theoryTRANSCRIPT
Strategic thinking and Results Based Management
Turin, 19-23 June 2006
Working in teams Belbin Team Roles
Session Objectives
By the end of the session, participants:–Are able to interpret their Belbin
profiles–Know each other better–Are aware of possible applications
of the Belbin model in their own teams
Team Role: Belbin’s definition
“A tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with
others in a particular way”
Basic Maxims
• Individuals are seldom good at everything
Out-going Organised Motivating
Creative Hard-driving Objective
Diplomatic Meticulous Knowledgeable
Basic Maxims
• Individuals usually have a lot more to contribute than their particular profession or experience may suggest
At work, we have 2 roles:
– Functional role= F (acquired knowledge, professional experience)
– Team role= F (basic capacities, personal characteristics, ability to relate to others)
Basic Maxims
• The effectiveness of a team will depend on the extent to which members correctly recognize and adjust themselves to the relative strengths within the team
Belbin Team Role Expert System
• Belbin - 9 team roles type
• Each type has a typical behavioural strength and a characteristic weakness
9 Team Roles
• Plant
• Resource Investigator
• Co-ordinator
• Shaper
• Monitor Evaluator
• Teamworker
• Implementer
• Completer-Finisher
• Specialist
• Strong ownership of idea when co-operation with others would yield better results
• Looks down on others
• Ignores details• Too
preoccupied to communicate effectively
• Neglects practical matters
• Source of original ideas
• Creative, imaginative, unorthodox
• Solves difficult problems
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
PLANT
• Letting down colleagues/ clients by neglecting to make follow-up arrangements
• Over optimistic• Loses interest
once initial enthusiasm has passed
• Creative negotiator• Extrovert,
enthusiastic, communicative
• Explores new opportunities
• Develops outside contacts and brings home new ideas
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
RESOURCE INVESTIGATOR
• Takes personal credit for the effort of the team
• Can be seen as manipulative
• Delegates personal work
• Inclination to be lazy if someone else can be found to do the work
• The team controller
• Mature, confident, trusting
• Good chairperson – recognises skills
• Clarifies goals, promotes decision making, delegates well
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
CO-ORDINATOR
• Consistently tramples on people’s feelings
• Inability to recover situation with good humor or apology
• Can be provocative
• Sometimes hurts people’s feelings
• Prone to frustration and irritation
• Drives other people to excel
• Challenging, dynamic, thrives on pressure
• Has the drive and courage to overcome obstacles
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable WeaknessesStrengths
SHAPER
• Constant harsh criticism, regardless of people’s feelings
• Sometimes lacking in tact – “these are the facts”
• Inability to inspire others
• Too critical
• The analyser of problems
• Cool, strategic, discerning
• Sees all options• Judges
accurately
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
MONITOR EVALUATOR
• Avoids situations that involve pressure
• Never giving their opinion
• Indecisive in difficult situations
• Easily influenced• Always deferring
to others – “what do you think?”
• Focuses on harmony
• Co-operative, mild, diplomatic
• Listens, builds understanding
• Defuses conflict
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
TEAM WORKER
• Obstructs change• Unwilling to adapt
to changing circumstances
• Inflexible – slow to respond to new situations
• Sticks only to the proven and reliable
• Effective organiser
• Disciplined, reliable, conservative, efficient
• Turns ideas into practical actions
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
IMPLEMENTER
• Always focusing on small details mistakes in a way which de-motivates
• Unnecessarily rushing the planning stage of a project
• Reluctant to delegate and Worries too much
• Perfectionist – “you wont do it the right (my) way”
• Meets deadlines • Guarantees
delivery on time• Conscientious –
notices errors and omissions
• Can be totally relied upon
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
COMPLETER FINISHER
• Does not want to get involved in broader team issues
• “Not my problem” syndrome
• Focuses too much on technical details
• Too theoretical with little concern for how their ideas link to the big picture
• “The expert”• Single minded,
self starting, dedicated
• Provides knowledge and skills in short supply
Non Allowable Weaknesses
Allowable Weaknesses
Strengths
SPECIALIST
Action-oriented roles
People-oriented roles
Cerebral roles
SHAPER, IMPLEMENTER & COMPLETER FINISHER
CO-ORDINATOR, TEAMWORKER, RESOURCE INVESTIGATOR
PLANT, MONITOR EVALUATOR & SPECIALIST
MONITOREVALUATOR - judges impartially
TEAM ROLE OPPOSITESTEAM ROLE OPPOSITES
SPECIALIST - specifies
RESOURCEINVESTIGATOR -recognises opportunities
IMPLEMENTER - applies
TEAMWORKER - supports
COMPLETERFINISHER -perfects establishedsystems
CO-ORDINATOR - generalises
PLANT -theorises
SHAPER -drives
What & How
• Self-perception inventory
• Database generates:– Team role preferences– Counselling report– Character report– Team reports
• Observer assessments– 4 per participant– Generates a complete profile
The UN System and Team Roles
• UNSSC - 3,000+ UN staff in the database
• Your profiles are generated against this multicultural UN data
• Your profile can change over time depending on your job
• It’s up to you to validate your report
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS
Assessment Results in Rank Order
Pie Charts of Self-Perception Versus Observers
Self Perception Team Role Profile
Bar Graph of Observer Words
Counselling Report
Character Profile
List of Observer Responses
Personal Work Style
Team Roles Nicknames
TEAM ROLE PAIR
NICKNAME TEAM ROLE PAIR
NICKNAME
PL – RI EXPLORER CO – TW COUNSELLOR
PL – CO NAVIGATOR CO – CF EDITOR
PL – SH MAVERICK CO – SP PROJECT LEADER
PL – ME BRAINS SH – ME INQUISITOR
PL – IMP ARCHITECT SH – IMP TASK MASTER
PL – TW HIDDEN TALENT SH – TW TEAM CAPTAIN
PL – CF SCULPTOR SH – CF PURSUER
PL – SP PROFESSOR SH – SP STEAMROLLER
RI – CO FACILITATOR ME – IMP PLANNER
RI – SH DYNAMO ME – TW TEAM CONSCIENCE
RI – ME DETECTIVE ME – CF CORRECTOR
RI – IMP SCOUT ME – SP CALCULATOR
RI – TW COMMUNICATOR IMP – TW CONFORMER
RI – CF CONTRACTOR IMP – CF DOER
RI – SP BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR IMP – SP MR FIX IT
CO – SH BOSS TW – CF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
CO – ME JUDGE TW – SP TECHNICAL SUPPORT
CO – IMP ORGANISER CF – SP REFINER
Uses and Benefitsof Belbin’s Team Role Analysis
1) Individual Profiles Team role preferences, Job placement and career discussion The gap between self perception and the views of others Job counseling for more effective use of skills in team Tapping unused team talent Helps identify training and development needs
Uses and Benefits of Belbin’s Team Role Analysis
2) Team Profiles Teambuilding to make better use of teams resources Putting together project teams Feedback on effectiveness prior to making team selection Identifying team deficiencies Conflict resolution Relationship building
SPIRITSPIRIT DYNAMIC INTERACTION TOGETHERNESSPERSECUTION OFOPPONENTS
TEAMTEAM GROUPGROUPSIZESIZE LIMITED MEDIUM or LARGE
SELECTIONSELECTION CRUCIAL IMMATERIAL
LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP SHARED or ROTATING SOLO
PERCEPTIONPERCEPTION MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE FOCUS ONUNDERSTANDING LEADER
STYLESTYLE ROLE SPREAD CONVERGENCECO-ORDINATION CONFORMISM
6 Differences team/group