Belbin® – Improving Business Performance Through Effective Teamwork
"Simply putting together a number of people and expecting them to work as a team is not enough."
Dr Meredith Belbin
The Science Behind Effective Teamwork
From in-depth research to a practical team tool
"Why do some teams succeed, while others fail?".
Dr Meredith Belbin led the original, nine year research study into team effectiveness to answer this very question.
The answer?
The research revealed that the key determinant for team success was not intellect, but a balance of useful behaviours.
Observing behaviours was key
The ground-breaking research used business simulation games designed to mirror real-life business situations alongside a rigorous observation of the behaviours of the participants.
The researchers observed every detail of the team's interactions. These were categorised (according to a standardised code) and recorded every thirty seconds.This enabled them to classify the behaviours demonstrated by the most effective and successful teams.
The result - a practical, scalable, global Team tool
The resulting clusters of identifiable, predictable and useful behaviours were termed 'Belbin Team Roles'. Using these, the researchers were able to predict both individual behaviour and the success of a team.
Belbin Team Roles have been used by organisations to transform their teams across the world ever since.
Transform your Teams with Belbin
The proven, scalable, research-based Team tool you need
We are all busier than ever. The pressure to deliver solutions that are practical, measurable, and which can be applied virtually mean that you need tried and tested solutions. You need something that works.
Use Belbin to provide practical insights to transform the way your Teams work together:
- Help individuals to improve self-awareness, meaningfully understand their behavioural strengths and weaknesses, and those of their colleagues, to support personal development and more effective team working
- Enable open conversations among team members using a common, de-personalised, easy to use 'language of teams'
- Effectively manage whatever challenges your Teams are facing from dealing with conflict, improving engagement or managing change.
Whatever your Teams need, Belbin is the straightforward and easy to apply solution, whether your organisation is a start-up, SME or multinational.
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CASE STUDY
Measurable development and lasting impact through 'a relentless focus on behaviours"
At the 2024 Belbin International Team Conference, much of the focus was on data – forming an evidence base, collecting and disseminating the data teams need for sustainable business improvement, and proving ROI.
A personal story was shared by Gary Shewan, Learning and Development Business Partner at Legal & General. It illustrated how using Belbin had made a direct, measurable and lasting difference to graduates on the 12-month ‘Step Forward’ talent development programme.
This is the story of how Belbin Team Roles helped Vicki to discover the career path that ‘energises her every day’.
(And as a result of the programme, Legal & General were awarded the Princess Royal Training Award - twice!).
Download the Case Study here