Help the team to gel, using their own versatility to identify the work required. He or she is usually outgoing and enthusiastic, but can be over-optimistic. This person finds ideas and brings this to the team. Use this video as an example when allocating different tasks or roles to people within your project work. The aim of this video is to clarify how different roles can be of interest when working in a team. After that, or if you already know the role (or roles) that best applies to you, you can watch a short video with an explanation about the different Belbin roles and their purpose. If you are not yet aware of your own team role, start with the Belbin questionnaire. Underneath the nine roles are described in short, the Belbin website provides a more extensive explanation of the roles, or check out this useful handout. This teaches you about each other and determine an effective way of dividing tasks in the team. You can take the test with your team and reflect on who is comfortable with which role. A successful team should ideally cover all nine roles.
This team role describes how one behaves, contributes and interrelates with others. Belbin have identified nine different behaviors that individuals display in the work place. If team tasks and roles have to be divided, it is useful to learn more about each other's personality.
