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"When all think alike, then no one is thinking."*
What’s the tipping-point? When does a team become a group? How does the psychology change, and what influence does this have on individual behaviours?
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Belbin and project teams
How do you break the ice quickly and establish rapport quickly? How do you create a collaborative, engaged atmosphere and work towards psychological safety while ensuring the work stays on schedule?
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Belbin in recruitment - hire for behaviour, train for knowledge
Why is someone who is recruited for their specific skills or qualifications not able to do what they do best?
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Team Roles and organisational culture
When you find the recipe for success with an individual or group, it’s tempting to try and reproduce those characteristics. But what are the implications?
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7 reasons why collaborative leadership beats solo leadership hands down
In the past our concepts and experience of leadership have revolved round the solo leader. The leader, familiar to us, is the one with ardent followers who unhesitatingly takes on any role and assumes…
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Creative solutions and the problem with 'Don't bring me problems'
If you tell your team to come to you with problems, not solutions, you're likely to alienate vital people and stifle a culture of inquiry.
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Task or relationship? Discovering your leadership style with Belbin
Leaders who can successfully identify – and work with – the shape of their leadership style, stand a greater chance of improving engagement and harnessing the potential of those they lead.
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Case Study - building high performing teams
I first heard of Belbin as a result of online research. A Director wanted to work with his team during a period of intense change. He needed to understand where people would be best suited...
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Using Belbin to build psychological safety in teams
7 practical steps you can take to build psychological safety into your team’s everyday interactions.
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What’s become of our meetings and where next?
The frustration arising from lengthy, unproductive ones is all too common. Make the most of your meetings with Belbin Team Roles.
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Belbin Team Roles in a crisis
In a challenging environment, people revert to what they know – to those behavioural styles which come most naturally. Here is our guide to how each Team Role responds in a crisis.
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10 surprising things that teams need
We hear a lot about what teams need for high performance. Purpose, accountability, balance… But how does conventional wisdom stack up against the evidence?