【社区作品】Belbin Team Roles

Belbin Team Roles，包含Thinking Oriented、Action Oriented、People Oriented。

Belbin Team Roles

• Thinking Oriented
  • Plant
    • Tends to be highly creative and good at solving problems in unconventional ways. Strengths: Creative, imaginative, free-thinking, generates ideas and solves difficult problems. Allowable weaknesses: Might ignore incidentals, and may be too preoccupied to communicate effectively. Don't be surprised to find that: They could be absent-minded or forgetful.
  • Specialist
    • Brings in-depth knowledge of a key area to the team. Strengths: Single-minded, self-starting and dedicated. They provide specialist knowledge and skills. Allowable weaknesses: Tends to contribute on a narrow front and can dwell on the technicalities. Don't be surprised to find that: They overload you with information.
  • Monitor Evaluator
    • Provides a logical eye, making impartial judgements where required and weighs up the team's options in a dispassionate way. Strengths: Sober, strategic and discerning. Sees all options and judges accurately. Allowable weaknesses: Sometimes lacks the drive and ability to inspire others and can be overly critical. Don't be surprised to find that: They could be slow to come to decisions.
• Action Oriented
  • Shaper
    • Provides the necessary drive to ensure that the team keeps moving and does not lose focus or momentum. Strengths: Challenging, dynamic, thrives on pressure. Has the drive and courage to overcome obstacles. Allowable weaknesses: Can be prone to provocation, and may sometimes offend people's feelings. Don't be surprised to find that: They could risk becoming aggressive and bad-humoured in their attempts to get things done.
  • Implementer
    • Needed to plan a workable strategy and carry it out as efficiently as possible. Strengths: Practical, reliable, efficient. Turns ideas into actions and organises work that needs to be done. Allowable weaknesses: Can be a bit inflexible and slow to respond to new possibilities. Don't be surprised to find that: They might be slow to relinquish their plans in favour of positive changes.
  • Completer Finisher
    • Most effectively used at the end of tasks to polish and scrutinise the work for errors, subjecting it to the highest standards of quality control. Strengths: Painstaking, conscientious, anxious. Searches out errors. Polishes and perfects. Allowable weaknesses: Can be inclined to worry unduly, and reluctant to delegate. Don't be surprised to find that: They could be accused of taking their perfectionism to extremes.
• People Oriented
  • Co-ordinator
    • Needed to focus on the team's objectives, draw out team members and delegate work appropriately. Strengths: Mature, confident, identifies talent. Clarifies goals. Allowable weaknesses: Can be seen as manipulative and might offload their own share of the work. Don't be surprised to find that: They might over-delegate, leaving themselves little work to do.
  • Team worker
    • Helps the team to gel, using their versatility to identify the work required and complete it on behalf of the team. Strengths: Co-operative, perceptive and diplomatic. Listens and averts friction. Allowable weaknesses: Can be indecisive in crunch situations and tends to avoid confrontation. Don't be surprised to find that: They might be hesitant to make unpopular decisions.
  • Resource Investigator
    • Uses their inquisitive nature to find ideas to bring back to the team. Strengths: Outgoing, enthusiastic. Explores opportunities and develops contacts. Allowable weaknesses: Might be over-optimistic, and can lose interest once the initial enthusiasm has passed. Don't be surprised to find that: They might forget to follow up on a lead.