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Interpretation of Belbin’s Self Perception Inventory

Type Typical

Characteristics

Positive Qualities Allowable Weaknesses

ACTIO O!I"T"# !O$"S%

Shaper &S'( Highly strung,

outgoing,

dynamic

Drive and a readiness to

challenge inertia,

ineffectiveness,

complacency or self-

deception.

Proneness to provocation,

irritation and impatience.

Co)pany

Worker &CW(*

I)ple)enter

Conservative,

dutiful, predictable

Organising ability, practical

common sense, hard-working,self-discipline

ack of fle!ibility,

unresponsive to unprovenideas

Co)pleter+

,inisher &C,(

Painstaking,

orderly,

conscientious,

an!ious.

" capacity for follow-

through. Perfectionism.

" tendency to worry about

small things. " reluctance

to #let go$.

T'O-.'T O!I"T"# !O$"S%

Plant &P$( %ndividualistic,

serious-minded,

unorthodo!.

&enius, imagination,

intellect, knowledge.

'p in the clouds, inclined to

disregard practical details or 

 protocol.

/onitor

"valuator

&/"(

(ober,

unemotional,

 prudent.

)udgment, discretion, hard-

headedness.

acks inspiration or the

ability to motivate others.

P"OP$" O!I"T"# !O$"S%

Chair)an &C'(*

Coor0inator

Calm, self-

confident,controlled

" capacity for treating and

welcoming all potentialcontributors on their merits

and without pre*udice. "

strong sense of ob*ectives.

 +o more than ordinary in

terms of intellect or creativeability

!esource

Investi1ator

&!I(

!troverted,

enthusiastic,curious,

communicative.

" capacity for contacting

 people and e!ploringanything new. "n ability to

respond to challenge.

iable to lose interest once

the initial fascination has passed.

Tea)worker

&TW(

(ocially

oriented, rather

mild, sensitive.

"n ability to respond to

 people and to situations, and

to promote team spirit.

%ndecisiveness at moments

of crisis.