Belbin Scotland

Belbin Team Role Reports can help individuals to gain a better understanding of their behavioural strengths and weaknesses in a team. They can be used in an organisation to improve areas such as recruitment and selection, working relationships, team selection and development, people management, delegation and communication. Belbin Scotland can provide support to organisations across the whole of Scotland, including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Dundee. Belbin Team Role theory has been used for decades to help individuals, teams and organisations to perform more effectively. Over 3 million Belbin Team Roles Reports have now been generated worldwide. Belbin Team Role theory was developed as a result of research undertaken by Dr Meredith Belbin at Henley Management College to understand why certain teams performed better than others. Research helped to identify that that teams tended to be more successful when they were made up of a diverse and more balanced mix of behaviours. Extensive research helped Dr Belbin identify nine distinct clusters of behaviours that were displayed in a team and these became known as Belbin Team Roles. Teams that had all nine Team Role behaviours represented across team members typically performed more effectively. Each Belbin Team Role has a combination of strengths and weaknesses associated with it, and no team role is more important than the other. They all have a part to play in a successful team. An individual’s team role profile can change over time due to a variety of factors including a change in role or responsibilities, motivation level, working environment or organisational culture. For a team to achieve a high level of performance, it may need all nine team roles represented, but not necessarily at the same time. By understanding and applying Belbin Team Role theory effectively, the performance of individuals, teams and organisations can be improved.