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Summary of the Belbin Team Role model
The summary below provides a brief exaplanation of the main characteristics of each of the nine Belbin Team Roles. For a more detailed exapanation contact barrie.watson@belbin.info and ask for a free copy of the four page Introduction to Team Roles.
Team Role |
Strengths |
Allowable Weakness |
Plant (PL) |
Creative, unorthodox |
Ignores incidentals |
Resource Investigator (RI) |
Enterprising, develops contacts |
Over-optimistic |
Co-ordinator (CO) |
Good chairperson, clarifies goals |
Manipulative |
Shaper (SH) |
Challenging, dynamic |
Provocative |
Monitor Evaluator (ME) |
Discerning, judges accurately |
Slow moving |
Team Worker (TW) |
Cooperative, diplomatic |
Indecisive |
Implementer (IMP) |
Efficient, disciplined |
Inflexible |
Completer Finisher (CF) |
Conscientious, painstaking |
Reluctant to delegate |
Specialist (SP) |
Single minded, seeker of knowledge |
Contributes on a narrow front |
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