Belbin’s team roles

Belbin’s team-role model describes nine clusters of behaviour through which people contribute to a team: Plant, Monitor Evaluator, Specialist, Resource Investigator, Co-ordinator, Teamworker, Shaper, Implementer and Completer Finisher. These contributions include generating ideas, evaluating options, supplying expertise, finding opportunities, coordinating, maintaining cooperation, driving progress, organising implementation and checking completion. People can contribute through several roles, and useful roles vary with the task. Each role has associated weaknesses that need managing alongside its strengths.