

Belbin was so intrigued that he began an intense 9.5 year observational research study. Meredith Belbin to help them understand why this was so.

Some teams did outstanding and stayed in touch with each other for years while other teams could hardly stand to be in the same room together – much less stay in touch! They were perplexed and brought in noted industrial psychologist Dr.

It was a business simulation, where they were put in teams and then measured results. Back in the late 60’s and early 70’s Henley Management College in England was the premier executive Management training. (now known as The Henley Business School at the University of Reading – an English triple accredited business school and 3rd largest provider of MBAs in the world) Almost 10 Years – Intense Observational Research 9 Distinct “Clusters of Behavior” or “Areas of Contribution” emerged A bit of back ground on Belbin Team Roles and the validity. He identified nine predictable behavior patterns or “team roles.” He demonstrated that with a careful balance of technical skills and the optimal behavior patterns, we can select and develop teams with a predictably higher degree of success.ĥ Belbin Team Roles Henley Management College The way that the individual members behaved contributed to or detracted from the team’s effectiveness. Meredith Belbin from Cambridge University devoted over 10 years of research into team effectiveness: The skill or individual excellence of the team members was not a predictor of a team’s results.

Understand Belbin Team Role Theory and methods in order to be able to effectively apply this research based approach to obtain enhanced business results Understand your preferred, manageable and least preferred team roles Gain an appreciation of your self-perception and the perceptions of others of your team role profile Learn to use the Belbin methods in a team setting using a powerful team mapping exercise that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of a team and provides methods to improve business resultsģ Workshop Agenda Agenda Review Introduction to Belbin Team Rolesīelbin Review: Productive Teams & Team Roles Individual Report Interpretation Team Mapping Questions, Wrap Up and Bs & CsĤ Belbin Team Roles Dr. 1 Belbin Team Roles Productive Teams Workshop
