Teamwork - A Benefit ?Teamwork - A Benefit ?

Ineffective Teams Don’t recognise differences All try to tackle the same

tasks - or avoid the “difficult” task

One person takes over, rest cruise

Lack of shared agenda

Effective Teams Find out strengths of team

members - and use them Allocation of tasks & roles

to play to people’s strengths Team leader who brings out

the best in others Trust and shared goal

Belbin team rolesBelbin team roles

Some of the strongest teams are made up of very different characters

Belbin team rolesBelbin team roles

Coordinator+ Keeps the team on track- May not be “the best” at everything

Teamworker+ Soothes the team- Bit “nice” and indecisive

Plant+ Creative- “World of their own”

Belbin team rolesBelbin team roles

Resource Investigator+ Seeks out info- Gets bored quickly

Implementer+ Efficient organiser- Inflexible

Specialist+ Expert- Narrow focus

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Shaper+ Action !- Argues !

Monitor Evaluator+ Analyses- Perfectionist

Completer Finisher+ Keeps to deadlines- Worries

Key Points from BelbinKey Points from Belbin

All these roles need to be present at some stage – appropriate to the task in hand

People can, and probably do change roles – appropriate to project

Content & Process– “Words & Music”