Belbin Team Roles

 Dr Meredith Belbin

What is the aim of Belbin?

We are all different and we have different values and work in different ways. Those differences in teams are the critical turning point of being a successful team benefitting from the synergy of differences. Belbin Team Roles gives participants an understanding of their individual differences and how they can be appreciated and integrated to make effective teamwork.

Aim for the participants:

1. Gain a better understanding of their positive contributions to teamwork (self awareness).

2. Will be able to identify and appreciate the different styles of team working.

3. Get to know colleagues in a more personal and informal basis and thereby gaining trust, honesty and unity.

4. Each participant will make a personal action plan for the further development of their appreciated contributions in the team.

Belbin Phase 1 - How to make this happen

We will use part of Belbin’s concept of Team Roles to make a shared frame of reference when talking and estimating individual contributions to team performance.

We then introduce the concept of Belbin’s Team Roles to the participants, starting with an introduction to the theory and the description of the team roles. Then the participant will start the discovery of their own contributions in team work by taking part in a number of different team tasks.

After each team task they have time to reflect on their contributions and how this can be related to the three main categories in Belbin’s theory:

People Orientated Roles
Co-ordinator, Teamworker and Resource Investigator

Action Orientated Roles
Shaper, Implementer, and Completer Finisher

Cerebral Orientated Roles
Plant, Monitor Evaluator and Specialist  

So what is a team role? Click the link to read more!

Belbin Phase 2 - The Krypton Maze

Phase 2 is based around fun team building activities, all of which link into the Belbin theory.

The teams experience a number of unique team building activities, all of which cover a different objective and theme. On completion of each task we explore team performance and begin to investigate pathways for improvement.

This simple feedback tool gives the group the chance to review their performance, celebrate success and experience the ‘feel good’ factor of positive teamwork.

With this strong team work example, team morale lifts, as does the group bond. Individuals want to continue this culture, ultimately achieving an emotional buy-in that enables a migration of the team work values into the workplace.

For more information on facilitated events including Myers Briggs and SDI we have a complete range of leadership workshops available.

 "A tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way." Dr Meredith Belbin

Please click here for an Example Itinerary - Introduction to Belbin 1 day Workshop.

Click on the link to read more information on why facilitated experiencial teambuilding works.

Home