Belbins Theort
BELBINS THEORY
In this report I aim to explain belbins theory and then apply this theory to two emergency drills that I took part in whilst on-board the container vessel m/v Acapulco on the western coast of Mexico. The first drill that we carried out was a fire in the engine room drill followed by an oil spill drill.
belbins theory is all about how teams are structured so that they perform at their best, with the belbins theory each team member has clear responsibilities and can see that every role is needed for the team to achieve their goals professionally and well.
belbins theory consists of four main sections: Leading Doing Thinking Socialising these four main roles are aimed at certain peoples personality styles, for example if a crew member on board the vessel was a confident person and action orientated then they could fit into the leading section and take the role of the coordinator or shaper. These different roles are illustrated in the table below:
Overall | Belbin role | Leading | Coordinator | Shaper | Doing | Implementer | Completer/finisher | Thinking | Monitor/Evaluator | Plant | Specialist | Socializing | Resource/investigator | Team Worker |
CO-ORDINATOR
the co-ordinator is a leader who is focused on the goals and objectives of the team. The co-ordinator will assign tasks amongst the team and motivates them towards the final goals. The strengths required to be a good co-ordinator are:
Maturity Confidence Good decision-making Good public speaker Good ability to delegate tasks The weaknesses of being a co-ordinator are:
Can be seen as manipulative could offload personal work.
SHAPER
The shaper is a task-focused leader who is committed to achieving teams goals and will 'SHAPE' the other members of the team to ensure that the end goal is reached. The shaper will often challenge, argue
In this report I aim to explain belbins theory and then apply this theory to two emergency drills that I took part in whilst on-board the container vessel m/v Acapulco on the western coast of Mexico. The first drill that we carried out was a fire in the engine room drill followed by an oil spill drill.
belbins theory is all about how teams are structured so that they perform at their best, with the belbins theory each team member has clear responsibilities and can see that every role is needed for the team to achieve their goals professionally and well.
belbins theory consists of four main sections: Leading Doing Thinking Socialising these four main roles are aimed at certain peoples personality styles, for example if a crew member on board the vessel was a confident person and action orientated then they could fit into the leading section and take the role of the coordinator or shaper. These different roles are illustrated in the table below:
Overall | Belbin role | Leading | Coordinator | Shaper | Doing | Implementer | Completer/finisher | Thinking | Monitor/Evaluator | Plant | Specialist | Socializing | Resource/investigator | Team Worker |
CO-ORDINATOR
the co-ordinator is a leader who is focused on the goals and objectives of the team. The co-ordinator will assign tasks amongst the team and motivates them towards the final goals. The strengths required to be a good co-ordinator are:
Maturity Confidence Good decision-making Good public speaker Good ability to delegate tasks The weaknesses of being a co-ordinator are:
Can be seen as manipulative could offload personal work.
SHAPER
The shaper is a task-focused leader who is committed to achieving teams goals and will 'SHAPE' the other members of the team to ensure that the end goal is reached. The shaper will often challenge, argue