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BelbinExercise

BelbinExercise

Forassessingteamroles.

ThisversionoftheBelbintesthasbeentakenfrom‘Teambuilding’byAlistairFraserandSuzanneNeville:

TheIndustrialSociety1993.

SelfPerceptionInventory

Tocompleteeachsectionofthisinventory,tickinthefarlefthandcolumntheone,twoorthreesentencesmostapplicabletoyourself.

Theninthecolumnontheright,apportion10pointsbetweenthosesentencesthatapplytoyou:

oneofwhichyoufeelsumsyouupwellwhiletheotheronlyappliessomeofthetime.Inthisinstanceyoucouldgiveyourfirstchoicesevenpointsandtheremainingpointstoyoursecondchoice.Insomeinstancesyoumightdecidethattherearetwosentenceswhichapplytoyouequally-ifthisisthecase,awardfivepointstoeach.

Youmustallocateall10pointsineachsection.

SECTIONA

WHENINVOLVEDINAPROJECTWITHOTHERPEOPLE:

Tick

Points

1.Icanbereliedupontoseethatworkthatneedstobedoneisorganised.

2.Ipickupslipsandomissionsthatothersfailtonotice.

3.Ireactstronglywhenmeetingslooklikelosingtrackofthemainobjective.

4.Iproduceoriginalsuggestions.

5.Ianalyseotherpeople’sideasobjectively,forbothmeritsandfailings.

6.Iamkeentofindoutthelatestideasanddevelopments.

7.Ihaveanaptitudefororganisingpeople.

8.Iamalwaysreadytosupportgoodsuggestionsthathelptoresolveaproblem.

SECTIONB

INSEEKINGSATISFACTIONTHROUGHMYWORK:

Tick

Points

1.Iliketohaveastronginfluenceondecisions.

2.Ifeelinmyelementwhereworkrequiresahighdegreeofattentionandconcentration.

3.Iamconcernedtohelpcolleagueswiththeirproblems.

4.Iliketomakecriticaldiscriminationbetweenalternatives.

5.Itendtohaveacreativeapproachtoproblemsolving.

6.Ienjoyreconcilingdifferentpointsofview.

7.Iammoreinterestedinpracticalitiesthannewideas.

8.Iparticularlyenjoyexploringdifferentviewsandtechniques.

SECTIONC

WHENTHETEAMISTRYINGTOSOLVEAPARTICULARLYCOMPLEXPROBLEM:

Tick

Points

1.Ikeepawatchingeyeonareaswheredifficultymayarise.

2.Iexploreideasthatmayhaveawiderapplicationthanintheimmediatetask.

3.Iliketoweighupandevaluatearangeofsuggestionsthoroughlybeforechoosing.

4.Icanco-ordinateanduseproductivelyotherpeople’sabilitiesandtalents.

5.Imaintainasteadysystematicapproach,whateverthepressures.

6.Ioftenproduceanewapproachtoalongcontinuingproblem.

7.Iamreadytomakemypersonalviewsknowninaforcefulwayifnecessary.

8.IamreadytohelpwheneverIcan.

SECTIOND

INCARRYINGOUTMYDAY-TO-DAYWORK:

Tick

Points

1.Iamkeentoseethereisnothingvagueaboutmytaskandobjectives.

2.Iamnotreluctanttoemphasisemyownpointofviewinmeetings.

3.Icanworkwithallsortsofpeopleprovidedthattheyhavegotsomethingworthwhiletocontribute.

4.Imakeapointoffollowingupinterestingideasand/orpeople.

5.Icanusuallyfindtheargumenttorefuteunsoundpropositions.

6.Itendtoseepatternswhereotherswouldseeitemsasunconnected.

7.Beingbusygivesmerealsatisfaction.

8.Ihaveaquietinterestingettingtoknowpeoplebetter.

SECTIONE

IFIAMSUDDENLYGIVENADIFFICULTTASKWITHLIMITEDTIMEANDUNFAMILIARPEOPLE:

Tick

Points

1.Ioftenfindmyimaginationfrustratedbyworkinginagroup.

2.Ifindmypersonalskillparticularlyappropriateinachievingagreement.

3.Myfeelingsseldominterferewithmyjudgement.

4.Istrivetobuildupaneffectivestructure.

5.Icanworkwithpeoplewhovarywidelyintheirpersonalqualitiesandoutlook.

6.Ifeelitissometimesworthincurringsometemporaryunpopularityifoneistosucceedingettingone’sviewsacrossinagroup.

7.Iusuallyknowsomeonewhosespecialistknowledgeisparticularlyapt.

8.Iseemtodevelopanaturalsenseofurgency.

SECTIONF

WHENSUDDENLYASKEDTOCONSIDERANEWPROJECT:

Tick

Points

1.Istarttolookaroundforpossibleideasandopenings.

2.IamconcernedtofinishandperfectcurrentworkbeforeIstart.

3.Iapproachtheprobleminacarefullyanalyticalway.

4.Iamabletoassertmyselftogetotherpeopleinvolvedifnecessary.

5.Iamabletotakeanindependentandinnovativelookatmostsituations.

6.Iamhappytotaketheleadwhenactionisrequired.

7.Icanrespondpositivelytomycolleaguesandtheirinitiatives.

8.Ifindithardtogiveinajobwherethegoalsarenotclearlydefined.

SECTIONG

INCONTRIBUTINGTOGROUPPROJECTSINGENERAL:

Tick

Points

1.IthinkIhaveatalentforsortingouttheconcretestepsthatneedtobetakengivenabroadbrief.

2.Myconsideredjudgementmaytaketimebutisusuallynearthemark.

3.Abroadrangeofpersonalcontactsisimportanttomystyleofworking.

4.Ihaveaneyeforgettingthedetailsright.

5.Itrytomakemymarkingroupmeetings.

6.Icanseehowideasandtechniquescanbeusedinnewrelationships.

7.Iseebothsidesofaproblemandtakeadecisionacceptabletoall.

8.Igetonwellwithothersandworkhardfortheteam.

TheBelbinTest

ScoringKeyforSelfPerceptionInventory

TransferyourpointsallocationfromthesevensectionsoftheSelfPerceptionInventorytotheappropriateboxesbelow.Thepre-printednumbersinthegridrefertothequestionnumbersofeachsection.ForexampleifforSectionAyouscoredsevenpointsforquestion6andthree

pointsforquestion1,youwouldallocatetheminthecolumnsRIandIMrespectively.

Onceyouhaveallocatedallyourpoints,totaleachcolumn.

Thehighesttwototalsrepresentyourprimaryandsecondarypreferredteamroles.

TheBelbinTeamRoles

Thepersonalskillinventoryidentifieseightteamroleswhicharedescribedbelow.ThereisalsoanotherteamrolecalledtheSpecialistwhichisnotidentifiedinthequestionnaire.

SH=‘Shaper’

Characteristics

Highlystrung,outgoing,dynamic.

Shapersarehighlymotivatedpeoplewithalotofnervousenergyandagreatneedforachievement.Oftentheyseemtobeaggressiveextrovertswithstrongdrive.Shapersliketochallenge,toleadandtopushothersintoaction-andtowin.Ifobstaclesarise,theywillfindawayround-butcanbeheadstrongandemotionalinresponsetoanyformofdisappointmentorfrustration.

Shaperscanhandleandeventhriveonconfrontation.

Function

Shapersgenerallymakegoodmanagersbecausetheygenerateactionandthriveonpressure.Theyareexcellentatsparkinglifeintoateamandareveryusefulingroupswherepoliticalcomplicationsareapttoslowthingsdown.Shapersareinclinedtoriseaboveproblemsofthiskindandforgeaheadregardless.Theylikemakingnecessarychangesanddonotmindtakingunpopulardecisions.Asthenameimplies,theytrytoimposesomeshapeandpatternongroupdiscussionoractivities.Theyareprobablythemosteffectivemembersofateaminguaranteeingpositiveaction.

Strengths

Driveandareadinesstochallengeinertia,ineffectiveness,complacencyorself-deception.

AllowableWeaknesses

Pronetoprovocation,irritationandimpatience,andatendencytooffendothers.

CO=‘Co-ordinator’

Characteristics

Calm,self-confident,controlled.

ThedistinguishingfeatureofCo-ordinatorsistheirabilitytocauseotherstoworktosharedgoals.Mature,trustingandconfident,theydelegatereadily.Ininterpersonalrelationstheyarequicktospotindividualtalentsandtousethemtopursuegroupobjectives.WhileCo-ordinatorsarenotnecessarilythecleverestmembersofateam,theyhaveabroadandworldlyoutlookandgenerallycommandrespect.

Function

Co-ordinatorsareusefulpeopletohaveinchargeofateamwithdiverseskillsandpersonalcharacteristics.Theyperformbetterindealingwithcolleaguesofnearorequalrankthanindirectingjuniorsubordinates.Theirmottomightwellbe“consultationwithcontrol”andtheyusuallybelieveintacklingproblemscalmly.Insomeorganisations,Co-ordinatorsareinclinedtoclashwithShapersduetotheircontrastingmanagementstyles.

Strengths

Welcomeallpotentialcontributorsontheirmeritsandwithoutprejudice,butwithouteverlosingsightofthemainobjective.

AllowableWeaknesses

Nopretensionsasregardsintellectualorcreativeability.

PL=‘Plant’

Characteristics

Individualistic,serious-minded,unorthodox.

Plantsareinnovatorsandinventorsandcanbehighlycreative.Theyprovidetheseedsandideasfromwhichmajordevelopmentsspring.Usuallytheyprefertooperatebythemselvesatsomedistancefromtheothermembersoftheteam,usingtheirimaginationandoftenworkinginanunorthodoxway.Theytendtobeintrovertedandreactstronglytocriticismandpraise.Theirideasmayoftenberadicalandmaylackpracticalconstraint.

Theyareindependent,cleverandoriginalandmaybeweakincommunicatingwithotherpeopleonadifferentwave-length.

Function

ThemainuseofaPlantistogeneratenewproposalsandtosolvecomplexproblems.Plantsareoftenneededintheinitialstagesofaprojectorwhenaprojectisfailingtoprogress.Plantshaveoftenmadetheirmarksasfoundersofcompaniesorasoriginatorsofnewproducts.

ToomanyPlantsinoneorganisation,however,maybecounter-productiveastheytendtospendtheirtimereinforcingtheirownideasandengagingeachotherincombat.

Strengths

Genius,imagination,intellect,knowledge.

AllowableWeaknesses

Upintheclouds,inclinedtodisregardpracticaldetailsorprotocol.

RI=‘ResourceInvestigator