BELBIN® Team Role Descriptions |
Team Role |
Contribution |
Allowable Weakness |
PLANT |
Creative, imaginative, unorthodox. Solves difficult problems. |
Ignores incidentals. Too pre-occupied to communicate effectively.
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RESOURCE INVESTIGATOR |
Extrovent, enthusiastic, communicative. Explores opportunities. Develops contacts.
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Over-optimistic. Loses interest once initial enthusiasm has passed. |
COORDINATOR |
Mature, confident, a good chairperson. Clarifies goals, promotes decision-making, delegates well. |
Can be seen as manipulative. Offloads personal work.
|
SHAPER |
Challenging, dynamic, thrives on pressure. The drive and courage to overcome obstacles. |
Prone to provocation. Offends people's feelings. |
MONITOR EVALUATOR |
Sober, strategic and discerning. Sees all options. Judges accurately. |
Lacks drive and ability to inspire others. |
TEAM WORKER |
Co-operative, mild, perceptive and diplomatic. Listens, builds, averts friction. |
Indecisive in crunch situations. |
IMPLEMENTER
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Disciplined, reliable, conservative and efficient. Turns ideas into practical actions. |
Somewhat inflexible. Slow to respond to new possibilities. |
COMPLETER FINISHER |
Painstaking, conscientious, anxious. Searches out errors and omissions. Delivers on time. |
Inclined to worry unduly. Reluctant to delegate. |
SPECIALIST
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Single-minded, self-starting, dedicated. Provides knowledge and skills in rare supply. |
Contributes on only a narrow front. Dwells on technicalities. |
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