25 Need-To-Know Management Models

Chapter 20

Team roles (Belbin)

• Why use it? Effective teams consist of members with different roles. For any task, a combination of roles will form the most effective team.
• What does it do? With a profile of each team member’s ability to fulfil one or more roles, it is possible to detect the potential under- or over-representation of certain roles in the team. If necessary, management may decide to use this information to pay greater attention to certain roles during the execution of team tasks, and to make arrangements regarding the way in which the team members work together.
• When to use it? Analysis of (the roles of) team members using the Belbin model is especially useful in situations where a team must be created that can undertake an assignment ...