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Building, leading and managing teams

3.2 Belbin’s team roles

Belbin suggests that the success of a group can depend significantly upon the
balance of individual skills and personality types within the group. A well-balanced
group should contain the following main character types (Members can adopt two or
more roles if necessary):

Mature, confident. Good chairperson. Clarifies
Co-ordinator
goals/delegates well.
.
Challenging, dynamic. Thrives on pressure. Promotes
Shaper
activity.

Plant Creative and thoughtful. Solves problems/generates ideas.

Monitor-
Strategic and discerning. Sees all options/good judge.
evaluator

Co-operative, perceptive and diplomatic. Listens/averts
Team worker
friction within the team.

Resource- Outgoing and enthusiastic. Explores opportunities and

investigator develops contacts.

The Implementer or Company Worker is practical, reliable
Implementer and efficient. Turns ideas into action/organises work to be
done.

Completer- Conscientious and anxious. Searches out errors and

finisher omissions. Delivers on time.

Knowledgeable, self-starting and dedicated. Provides
Specialist
knowledge and skills in rare supply.

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