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SessionIdea:TheBelbin® TeamRoleCircle

Method

Howyourunthissessionwilldependonthenumberofparticipants, whether theyareateam,orwhether theyarefromdifferent departmentsororganisations.

Ifit isaworkingteam,itmaybebestnottosplititup,unlessitisalargeteamthatnaturallybreaksintosmallersub-teams.Otherwise,divideparticipants into “teams”ofapproximately fiveorsix.

AskeachteamtodrawTheBelbinTeamRoleCircle onaflipchartandtoenter theirnamesinthesegmentsthatcorrespond totheirtoptwoTeamRoles.

Participants should usetheir toptwoTeamRolesashighlighted ontheTeamRoleOverviewpageoftheir report.

Short-cut: TheBelbin TeamRoleCircle isproduced aspartoftheBelbinTeamReport.

Oncenameshavebeenentered, encouragediscussion andanalysisofthefindings.Usingtheir newlyacquired knowledgeofTeamRoles, askparticipantstocomeupwithalistoffivestrengthsoftheteam,andfivepossibleweaknesses.

Objective:TosharepreferredTeamRoleswithintheteamandhighlightpotentialstrengthsandweaknesses.Bytheendofthesessiontheteamwillhaveaclearerinsightintobothindividualandcollectivecontributions,leadingtomoreproductiveworking.

Thismayincludestatementssuchas:

“WehavethreeTeamworkers andnoShapers.Thismeansthat weareatriskoflosingdirection andfocus.However, theatmospherewithin theteamislikelytobevery supportive.”

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SessionIdea:TheBelbin® TeamRoleCircle

Oncompletion ofthisexercise:Askparticipants tocomeupwith3actionpoints, basedontheirdiscussions,whichwill enabletheteamtoincreaseitseffectiveness.

Ifyouwanttheteam,orteams,toseehowwellteam-membersworktogetheronatask,thiswouldbeagoodtimetointroduce anexerciseorgame.TheBelbin gamesCo-operate andContribute havebeendesignedtoassistwith teamlearning.

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Handout:TheBelbin® TeamRoleCircle

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TeamWeaknesses:

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Handout:TheBelbin® TeamRoleCircle

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