Belbin’s Team Roles
RESOURCE 1: INTERPRETING BELBIN’s TEAM ROLES INVENTORY
Score | Interpretation | 0 – 0.5 | You are weak in this particular category. This does not mean that you cannot take on this role but that if you do, you will need to be aware that to be successful will require you to push yourself and to operate outside your comfort zone. | 0.5 – 0.9 | This will not be your preferred category but one which you could take on if there is an overall team weakness in this area. | 0.9 – 1.1 | You perform adequately in this category and are on a par with people from the same background as yourself. | 1.1 – 1.5 | This is a preferred role and one that you are quite adept at filling. However you may fall back on a lesser role should someone be stronger than you in this role or should there be a weakness in the team with respect to your lesser role. | 1.5 | You are very strong in this role; it is highly probable that this is the role that you will undertake for the team. | The following should be noted: * it is usual for the leader of the team to be the person with a high (perhaps the highest) score in either the shaper or coordinator categories; * the team usually has only one leader and the stronger of the shapers or coordinators will fill this role; * all of the roles need to be fulfilled to achieve team success; * teams that lack people with particular attributes will not fail as awareness of the weakness should encourage additional effort by one or more of the team members to cover the requirement; * your scores will change throughout your life with personal development and experience; * you are not typecast into the roles predicted by Belbin – the questionnaire should only be used to make you aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
RESOURCE 2: BELBIN TEAM ROLES
TEAM ROLE | TYPICAL FEATURES | WEAKNESSES | | | Allowable | Non-allowable | IMPLEMENTER – Turns ideas into practical actions. Works well across board. |
Score | Interpretation | 0 – 0.5 | You are weak in this particular category. This does not mean that you cannot take on this role but that if you do, you will need to be aware that to be successful will require you to push yourself and to operate outside your comfort zone. | 0.5 – 0.9 | This will not be your preferred category but one which you could take on if there is an overall team weakness in this area. | 0.9 – 1.1 | You perform adequately in this category and are on a par with people from the same background as yourself. | 1.1 – 1.5 | This is a preferred role and one that you are quite adept at filling. However you may fall back on a lesser role should someone be stronger than you in this role or should there be a weakness in the team with respect to your lesser role. | 1.5 | You are very strong in this role; it is highly probable that this is the role that you will undertake for the team. | The following should be noted: * it is usual for the leader of the team to be the person with a high (perhaps the highest) score in either the shaper or coordinator categories; * the team usually has only one leader and the stronger of the shapers or coordinators will fill this role; * all of the roles need to be fulfilled to achieve team success; * teams that lack people with particular attributes will not fail as awareness of the weakness should encourage additional effort by one or more of the team members to cover the requirement; * your scores will change throughout your life with personal development and experience; * you are not typecast into the roles predicted by Belbin – the questionnaire should only be used to make you aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
RESOURCE 2: BELBIN TEAM ROLES
TEAM ROLE | TYPICAL FEATURES | WEAKNESSES | | | Allowable | Non-allowable | IMPLEMENTER – Turns ideas into practical actions. Works well across board. |