1. Teamwork - A Benefit ? n Ineffective Teams 6 Don’t recognise differences 6 All try to tackle the same tasks - or avoid the “difficult” task 6 One person takes over, rest cruise 6 Lack of shared agenda n Effective Teams 4 Find out strengths of team members - and use them 4 Allocation of tasks & roles to play to people’s strengths 4 Team leader who brings out the best in others 4 Trust and shared goal

2. Belbin team roles n Some of the strongest teams are made up of very different characters

3. Belbin team roles Coordinator + Keeps the team on track - May not be “the best” at everything Teamworker + Soothes the team - Bit “nice” and indecisive Plant + Creative - “World of their own”

4. Belbin team roles Resource Investigator + Seeks out info - Gets bored quickly Implementer + Efficient organiser - Inflexible Specialist + Expert - Narrow focus

5. Belbin team roles Shaper + Action ! - Argues ! Monitor Evaluator + Analyses - Perfectionist Completer Finisher + Keeps to deadlines - Worries

6. Key Points from Belbin n All these roles need to be present at some stage – appropriate to the task in hand n People can, and probably do change roles – appropriate to project n Content & Process –“Words & Music”