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MANAGEMENT TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
SUMMARY OF BELBIN TEAM ROLES
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Contribution
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Allowable Weakness
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| PLANT:
Creative, imaginative,
unorthodox. Solves difficult problems. |
Weak in communicating with and managing ordinary people. |
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| RESOURCE INVESTIGATOR: Extrovert, enthusiastic, communicative. Explores opportunities. Develops contacts | Loses interest once initial enthusiasm has passed. |
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| CO-ORDINATOR: Mature, confident and trusting. A good chair-person. Clarifies goals, promotes decision-making. | Can be manipulative and appear aloof. |
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| SHAPER: Dynamic, outgoing, highly strung. Challenges, pressurises, finds ways round obstacles. | Prone to provocation and short-lived bursts of temper. |  |
| MONITOR/ EVALUATOR: Sober, strategic and discerning. Sees all options. Judges accurately. | Lacks drive and ability to inspire others. |  |
| TEAMWORKER: Social, mild, perceptive and accommodating. Listens, builds, averts friction. | Indecisive in crunch situations. |
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| IMPLEMENTER: Disciplined, reliable, conservative and efficient. Turns ideas into practical actions. | Somewhat inflexible, slow to respond to new possibilities. |
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| COMPLETER/ FINISHER: Painstaking, conscientious, anxious. Searches out errors and omissions. Delivers on time. | Inclined to worry unduly. Reluctant to delegate. |
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| SPECIALIST: Single-minded, self-starting, dedicated. Provides knowledge or technical skills in rare supply. | Contributes on only a narrow front. |
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