Build Better Teams with Belbin Team Roles

Unlock the full potential of your team with Belbin Team Roles Reports and support.

Why Belbin Team Roles?

Belbin for teams –By assessing the behavioral contributions individuals make to their teams, rather than an abstract psychometric test which will tell you about their personality Belbin looks at how people actually behave in the workplace and which roles they are best suited to take on in a team environment.

Belbin for teams -By assessing the behavioral contributions individuals make to their teams, rather than an abstract psychometric test which will tell you about their personality Belbin looks at how people actually behave in the workplace and which roles they are best suited to take on in a team environment.

• Select people to form high-performing teams

• Develop and coach existing teams

• Maximise the use of virtual teams

• Multi-functional teams

• Project teams

IN A NUTSHELL, USING BELBIN WILL GIVE YOU:

• Balanced teams based on behavioural contributions, not job titles

• Self-aware individuals who can adapt their behaviours according to the situation and business need

• The right people doing the right tasks, leading to better-performing teams

• Depersonalised team conversations, using a common language to discuss team contributions

• Informed decision-making based on fact rather than a gut-feel or hunch

• Confidence when making decisions involving people

• Insight into behavioural strengths and weaknesses that don’t necessarily show up on a CV

Belbin GetSet

What is Belbin GetSet?

Belbin GetSet comprises of an online questionnaire, resulting in a report and workbook. The programme also provides supporting material, such as lesson plans and slides.

• The Belbin GetSet workbook and programme helps young people and students learn about themselves and their behaviours and gives them the confidence to project themselves in a positive way. It shows them where their strengths lie and what they have to offer now and in the future, building their confidence, promoting self-understanding and wellbeing.

• From applying for an apprenticeship or composing a personal statement for university/college applications, to improving wellbeing and teamworking, Belbin GetSet will help. Get in touch with the GetSet team on info@belbin.com.ng now to find out more.

The 9 Belbin Team Roles

Dr Belbin identified nine distinct clusters of behaviours displayed in teams, known as the Belbin Team Roles. Teams typically performed more effectively when they had all nine Team Role behaviours represented across team members.

Each of the Belbin Team Roles has a combination of strengths and weaknesses, and no team role is more important than any other. They all have their part to play in a successful team.

A high-performing team may benefit from having all 9 Belbin team roles represented, but not necessarily all are required simultaneously. Depending on the tasks or objectives to be delivered, specific team roles or combinations of roles can enhance performance and delivery when utilised effectively.

Understanding and applying the Belbin Team Role theory can improve the long-term performance of individuals, effective teams, and organisations.

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Some of the many benefits Belbin Team Roles Reports can help deliver include:

Helping us to understand our and others’ behavioural strengths and weaknesses, supporting our emotional intelligence

Allocating tasks or responsibilities that are better aligned to suit each person’s natural behavioural strengths.

To accurately and objectively assess the behavioural profile of a candidate against the requirements of the role for better hiring decisions.

By playing to strengths and managing weaknesses within the team.

To form more effective, balanced, high-performing teams and improve job satisfaction.

To develop skills and knowledge in the workplace.

Understanding what communication style for the most effective individual or team communication.

To improve the quality and outputs delivered through remote teams working towards a common goal.

Enabling project-focused teams to deliver effectively against deadlines and budgets – ensuring team members feel motivated and included.

Empower Teams

Revolutionise Recruitment

Integrating Belbin Job, Candidate, and Job Comparison reports into your recruitment process will deliver a more robust and objective candidate assessment than CVs or interviews alone. 

Belbin reports allow any hiring manager to accurately assess the behavioural attributes required for any role and compare any candidate’s behavioural strengths and potential weaknesses against what is needed.

Using Belbin can deliver a more objective and accurate selection process and help ensure that any new hire has the necessary technical skills/knowledge/qualifications and the right behaviours required for the role. Getting recruitment “right first time” through technical AND behavioural fit helps ensure that new start employees are aligned to the team / organisational culture from day one.

Cultivate Leadership

We believe effective leadership isn’t about a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. When a Leader understands their own Belbin Team Role preferences, it can help them understand their strengths and areas to work on to adapt their style according to the needs of their team or task in hand. 

How can Belbin help?

Applying Belbin’s theory enables a more flexible and responsive approach to leadership style. 

Through understanding the diverse mix of roles within the team, leaders can utilise Belbin’s theory at the strategic or operational level to maximise employee engagement, increase motivation and enhance performance.

Unlocking Potential

Belbin Nigeria is committed to unlocking the potential within teams through the insightful application of Belbin Theory.

 Whether you need to enhance team collaboration, improve recruitment strategy or develop an adaptable leadership style, Belbin helps build better teams’

Our Clientele

1. Plant (PL):

Creative, imaginative, and unorthodox. Generates ideas and solves complex problems. They may have difficulty communicating their ideas effectively with others.

2. Resource Investigator (RI):

Extrovert, outgoing, enthusiastic, and communicative, the RI explores opportunities and develops contacts. Once the initial enthusiasm has passed, the RI may lose interest and move on to new things.

3. Co-ordinator (CO):

This person is mature and confident and can make a natural “chairperson”. They clarify goals and delegate effectively by tapping into team members’ strengths. Their coordination input might be perceived as manipulative rather than persuasive.

4. Shaper (SH):

This person is dynamic and thrives on pressure. They have the drive and courage to overcome obstacles. They may be prone to provocation and might upset others with their direct approach.

5. Monitor Evaluator (ME):

Strategic-minded, logical, and discerning, the ME sees all options and judges accurately. Others may perceive their ability to spot rather than solve problems as pessimistic or sceptical. 

6. Teamworker (TW):

Cooperative, mild-mannered, perceptive, and diplomatic. Good, empathetic, and active listener. Their desire to “keep the peace” and avoid conflict may be perceived by others as indecisive, especially in challenging situations.

7. Implementer (IMP):

Disciplined, reliable, practical and efficient. Adept at turning ideas into actions. Organises the work that needs to be done efficiently. Others may see their desire to stick to the process as needing to be more flexible.

8. Completer-finisher (CF):

Painstaking and conscientious, they seek out errors or omissions and aim to complete on time to high-quality standards. Striving for perfection may be seen as being inclined to worry unduly over the details. They do tend to “sweat the small stuff”.

9. Specialist (SP):

Single-minded, self-starting and dedicated. Provide knowledge and skills in rare supply. As they focus their energy on their subject matter, they may not appreciate it or want to get involved in work outside their scope or area of interest.

Understanding and applying the 9 Belbin Team Roles within a team context can lead to more effective teamwork by achieving a behaviourally balanced team, where all the required team roles are represented, and potential weaknesses are mitigated by playing to the strengths of others in the team.

Belbin Team Roles Accreditation

• – Leaders, Team Leaders, Line Managers and Supervisors
• – HR/Human Resources
• – Learning and Development and Training
• – Recruitment and Talent Management
• – Facilitators and Coaches
• – Business and Management Consultants
• – Lecturers and Teachers

The three-day Belbin accreditation process can be completed in person or online. It covers Belbin theory in depth, explores the content and practical application of each Belbin Report, and explains how to deliver Belbin feedback and your own Belbin Workshops.

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