Belbin Team Role communication styles

Belbin Team Role communication styles

How do Belbin Team Roles influence the way we communicate with others? Effective communication plays a key part in engagement and team performance, and is shown to reduce stress and conflict. When you ask teams what is needed for success, ‘good communication skills’...
Belbin and Lencioni

Belbin and Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – A Leadership Fable In his bestselling book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni described the pitfalls that can spell a team’s downfall. Here, we take a look at these five dysfunctions...
How to tackle burnout with Belbin

How to tackle burnout with Belbin

Under pressure, we revert to type – to behaviours that come most naturally, that feel most familiar to us. When that pressure is long-term, those behaviours develop into coping strategies, which can mask a real problem, such as burnout. Burnout is sometimes...
How does Belbin influence team performance? 

How does Belbin influence team performance? 

In partnership with Team Alchemy (TA) New Zealand, Belbin analysed 20 teams and managers at House of Travel, the largest privately-owned travel company in New Zealand. The objective was to quantify effective teamwork and collaboration by means of clear, dynamic,...
A Belbin Team Role guide to Christmas                        card writing

A Belbin Team Role guide to Christmas card writing

Christmas cards to your team Are you stuck for inspiration when it comes to your colleagues’ Christmas cards? Fear not. Check out our handy Belbin Team Role guide. (Remember we are all a wonderful mix of all these nine Belbin Team Roles – this is just for a bit of...