Week 2 reading

Belbin's (1981) team roles

Innovator: produces ideas, imaginative, unorthodox, radical, clever, uninhibited. Can be over-sensitive, prickly. May need careful handling.
Investigator: Finds things out, always knows someone who…, brings information back to the team, enthusiastic, gregarious. Can be lazy and complacent.
Chairperson: Self-confident, commands respect, good speaker/writer, thinks positively, good at guiding the team. Can be domineering, bossy.
Shaper: Energetic, drives people along, needs to succeed, makes things happen. Can be disruptive and argumentative, impatient and a problem if things don't go their own way.
Evaluator: Careful, makes intelligent judgements, tests out ideas, evaluates proposals, helps the team avoid mistakes. Can become isolated and aloof, pessimistic or over-critical.
Team worker: Sympathetic, understanding, sensitive, shows strong concern for social interaction, leads from behind. Places the team above personal concerns. May be indecisive.
Organiser: Methodical, hard-working, reliable, orthodox, turns ideas into plans which are feasible and gets down to tasks which need doing. Can be inflexible and uninspiring.
Finisher: Painstaking, conscientious, follows through and works hard to finish things properly. Meets deadlines and pays attention to detail. Can be over-anxious and perfectionist.