BELBIN© Team Roles

Maximising understanding of team role preferences.

Introducing

Self Perception Inventory (SPI) & Observer team role profiling (360°) is used as a behavioural diagnostic tool to profile an individual's team role preferences, through workplace behaviours, as well as the collective team picture. Maximillion is an accredited BELBIN Team Role centre - we provide full BELBIN Profiling Services and allied workshops to help your team identify individual team role preferences and use the knowledge and learning gained to maximise team effectiveness.

There are a number of BELBIN programme formats available depending on group size, duration and budget.

For example, our two day BELBIN programme - Team Jigsaw - combines the intensive insight into BELBIN Team Roles outlined below with a practical session in a restaurant kitchen under the expert guidance of a professional chef to bring the learning to life!

Implications & applications of BELBIN Team Roles in the workplace

Programme aims & objectives

To explore the implications ands applications of BELBIN Team Role methodology and engage teams in selected team challenges and experiences that will:

• increase understanding and appreciation of one's own and each other's preferred team roles, strengths and development areas. Exploring new ways of working, sharing of team members' knowledge and experience, valuing and maximising individual contribution and challenging assumptions and perceptions.

• strengthen relationships in a fun non-threatening environment and provide a memorable and rewarding experience to all participants

Key benefits

• Full project management of your programme, including pre-event information and communication
• Online BELBIN Team Role Self Perception and 360° Observer Assessment profiling. Offers robust external validation based on years of qualitative research as well as an objective perspective on the strengths and development areas of the team
• Tailored package to fit your objectives, timings and group size
• Scope and content are aligned to the individual, team and organisational context
• Offers an introduction to understanding good teamwork practice and supporting behaviours.
• Creates a common language for the group and enhances communication through positive interaction
• BELBIN-specific teambuilding exercises will be low risk and non threatening but highly experiential, stimulating and engaging
• Practical implementation of quick win ideas & intentions to ensure increased return on investment, as well as planting the seeds for medium and longer term actions
• Production of full interpretive BELBIN Report for each participant, as well as a variety of Team Report formats.

How it works

• Pre-event: BELBIN Team Role Profiling for all participants (Online Self Perception Inventory & Observer profiling).
• Morning workshop - familiarising the team with BELBIN Team Roles and their implications and applications in the workplace.
• Afternoon team activities - incorporating fun, engaging BELBIN-specific activities and team challenges from our TeamWorks In programme portfolio to bring to life the knowledge and learning gained from the morning.
• Post-programme debrief meeting: within three to four weeks of programme end, should this be required.

Organisations that used BELBIN

• DfID United Nations & Commonwealth team
• Audit Scotland
• RBS Group
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• HBoS plc
• Anatom
• British Energy - part of EDF Energy
• GE Oil & Gas (formerly VetcoGray)

• NFU Mutual Direct

What NFU Mutual Direct wanted

Maximillion were approached by Glasgow-based NFU Mutual Direct to design a weekend of team development, including BELBIN Team Role Profiling (SPI & Observer), Team Effectiveness Inventory and stretching indoor and outdoor activities for the senior management team. In terms of rationale we were briefed to keep the team fully occupied and engaged throughout the whole weekend - a "morning - noon and - night" approach - including evening activities, as well as time for personal and team reflection. The key requirement was to bring the group together under a shared agenda and a set of common goals to encourage and develop leadership, communication, collaboration, creative thinking, problem solving and personal influencing skills. In addition, the team should enjoy a fun shared experience that would allow team members to get to build relationships and play to each other's strengths.

What they said

"The weekend exceeded my expectations." "All my objectives were met and I was very satisfied that the key learning outcomes were reached."  "Mike Tierney (Lead Facilitator) was fantastic."

Head of NFU Mutual Direct

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