Below is an interview from 2008 with the team and management expert, Dr Meredith Belbin. The interview is taken from the Belbin DVD Fire, Toast and Teamwork. In this clip, the interviewer (Nigel Belbin, Meredith’s son) asks questions, such as: What is the ideal size of team? Do we need all 9 Team Roles present [...]
Posts Tagged ‘personal-development’
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An Interview with Meredith Belbin
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Belbin Case Study: Leadership Development
I would like to welcome to the blog: guest author, Marsha Egbert. Marsha is manager of Organization Development at ALLDATA and has consulted with 3Circle Partners. She has more than 25 years of experience aligning human capital with business needs for profitability, serving as a Human Resources Director, an organization development specialist, and HR generalist [...]
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Why Do Team Roles Change? (And What Can I Do About It?)
One of the questions we often hear at Belbin North America, is: “If I did my Belbin Team Roles Report over again, would it be different?”
The answer is “Yes, and no.”
The Belbin Team Role Report measures behavior, not personality. Behavior can change over time, in response to a number of factors, including personality, the work environment, experience, and one’s current values and motivations.
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Integrating Self-perception and Feedback: The First Step to Self-awareness
I’d like to welcome back to the blog one of our guest bloggers, Nicola Naddi. Nicola returns to discuss increasing one’s self-awareness through the information contained in a Belbin Team Role Report. Nicola is one of our instructors, and has fifteen years of international experience in the fields of leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, coaching and [...]
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Branding Yourself with Belbin
At the 2008 Belbin Conference in Cambridge, Thebe Ikalafeng, director of Brand Leadership Ltd, discussed using Belbin and positive branding on an individual level to promote our individual identity.
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The Limitations of Belbin
We know that Belbin can help to improve team performance. But can one use Belbin Team Role Theory in all situations?
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Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and Belbin Team Roles
Many organizations use more that one assessment tool to help develop self-awareness and increase team performance. The Belbin Team Role Assessment is one such tool. One of the most common instruments we run into in our client organizations is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI is an assessment based on a questionnaire designed to measure personality differences in people.
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The Must-Read Team- and Personal-Development Books for Summer
I’d like to share some of my favorite books from my bookshelf. These are some of the books that have influenced my thinking about building and managing teams, and allowing for the best possible learning within an organization.
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The Best Way to Use Belbin: Playing to Your Strengths
I’d like to introduce you to our first guest blogger, Nicola Naddi. Nicola is one of our instructors, and has fifteen years of international experience in the fields of leadership, team-working, conflict resolution, coaching and organizational development both within multinational companies and international organizations.