Belbin Team Roles
The Roles
It is too simplistic to think of people in terms of one individual
team role as we are usually a combination of several. However,
we have included brief descriptions of the nine identified
Belbin Team Roles for interest.
For more information on the individual roles, please click
on the appropriate heading below. For detailed information
on Belbin theory, sample reports and the questionnaires used,
please go to the More Information section in the panel on
the right.
The Co-ordinator
A leadership role with a calm, self-confident and controlled
personality. A broad outlook, balanced judgement, strong sense
of duty and a concern for doing things properly. A "caring"
leader.
The Shaper
A tough leader, anxious, dynamic, impatient and courageous.
An emotional person who demands results, likes action and
has a flair for "trouble-shooting". A manipulative
leader.
The
Plant
Very high intelligence and creative. Serious-minded, unorthodox
and inclined to disregard practical details and protocol.
Can be sensitive to criticism. A primary source of ideas and
originality.
The Monitor
Evaluator
A sober, unemotional and prudent person who is essential
to a team's decision-taking process. For these people, evaluation
and "getting it right" is more important than taking
action. The team's critic and evaluator.
The Resource
Investigator
A buoyant Extrovert. Enthusiastic, curious and communicative
with the capacity for contacting people and exploring anything
new. The teams "lateral thinker" and source of outside
ideas and people who will be useful. An improver on other
people's ideas.
The Implementer
A hard-working, dutiful, conservative and predictable person
who prefers action to thinking. Practical common sense, self-discipline
and organising ability distinguish this Team Role, which can
be depended on to actually get things done.
The Completer
Finisher
An anxious person. Painstaking, orderly and conscientious
with a capacity to follow-through and a tendency to worry
about things. As a manager finds delegation difficult, but
the person in the team who ensures that things are done properly
and on time.
The Team Worker
A socially oriented individual with a real ability to respond
to people and situations. Aware of team "undercurrents",
people's troubles and difficulties. Provides support to other
team members.
The Specialist
The team's "expert" with a high level of technical/professional
skill and single-mindedness. Tendency to be always right in
their subject area. Can be rather "prickly" people
with whom to deal.
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