It can also provides individuals with the information they need to take the next step on their career path. Given that two candidates can look similar on paper, why is one successful in a role and another not? The understanding of Belbin® Team Roles can help to identify which gaps in the organisation need filling and make decisions about which individuals to recruit or promote. The synergy – or lack of synergy – between a person and a job can be mysterious and difficult to explain. Belbin® in Recruitment and Career Development Armed with an understanding of their behaviours, leaders can learn how best to adapt their leadership style to the working environment within their organisation to ensure a positive impact on those they lead. Introspection can be difficult, but it is essential for leaders to measure how effectively they aree connecting with staff. Belbin® is an accessible, rich, people-positive tool which promotes authentic leadership, helping leaders towards an honest assessment of their strengths and shortcomings. It also gives managers a language to describe how they interact and interrelate with others. Belbin® provides managers with significant insights into the key behavioural strengths and preferences of their people, allowing them to get the best from each person in their team.

The key to outstanding leadership is understanding and utilising the natural talents and motivations of staff.

insight into behavioural strengths and weaknesses that aren’t necessarily revealed by a CV.

confidence when making decisions involving people.

informed, impartial decision-making, based on facts rather than a 'gut-feel' and unconscious bias.

appropriate conversations on the different strengths and weaknesses of each team member, without personal attacks.

the right people doing the right tasks, leading to better-performing teams.

self-aware individuals who can adapt their behaviours according to the situation and business needs.

teams that are balanced on behavioural contributions rather than job titles.

In short, using Belbin® can help you get: So how do you create productive, effective teams whose performance isn’t just a matter of good luck? And how do you manage teams that are underperforming – and develop strategies to address low productivity and dysfunction? That’s where Belbin® Team Roles comes in to help.

Each cog, each gear, each pin plays an important role. It is the interaction between the parts that makes the difference between a team machine that’s efficient, and one that gets stuck in the mud.

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