Belbin's Team Role Model

Must be a balance of 

FUNCTIONAL ROLES

and

TEAM ROLES

(Reddy, 2012)

Using Belbin's team roles, this is my view of my team mates (Belbin, 2010). These are views gathered from week one up until the initial concept presentation. These perceptions may change between now and the final submission. 

There were some interesting points that emerged through using this model.

1. Our team leader posses the qualities of both The Coordinator and The Shaper. It is best that the leader has one of these traits, but it is not ideal to have both. This may prove to be as issue later down the track, but for the moment it hasn't caused any issues. The difference between these to qualities of a leader are that the co-ordinator has a very calm and confident approach while the shaper can be quite confronting and demanding. I think the co-ordinator type is a more likeable leader from the perspective of other team members however the shaper is likely to get better results through pushing team members to excel. 

2. The four main roles are filled which is excellent and one member who has the traits of numerous roles. 

ARC1- Leading

ARC2- Doing

INT- Socialising

IND1 - A mix 

IND2 - Thinking 

3. Through using the model ARC2 appears very much suited to the build and deploy, final stages of the process. This is entirely accurate. This is an obvious reflection of this particular member's skills and preferences.