Welcome to Barrie’s workshop on Managing Difficult Team Role Chemistry

Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Step 1 – Explain the difference between comfort and effectiveness

We are more comfortable with people with whom we are compatible We are more effective with people with whom we are incompatible + RI RI SH + ME Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Step 2 - Use e-interplace to identify difficult chemistry

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Step 3 – Use the Team Role Alignment exercise to..

 Raise awareness of how to manage difficult Team Role chemistry  Embed the principles of building productive working relationships  Lay the foundations for using the techniques in the workplace Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Aligning with different Team Roles

Team Role Plant

Name/s

Resource Investigator Helpful things to do

Encourage them to explain their thoughts and be tolerant of their unorthodox approach Allow them to talk and enthuse and make use of their natural desire to communicate

Co-ordinator Things to avoid

Restrictive frameworks and being critical of suggestions that are not seen as relevant Asking for too much detail or expecting them to do in-depth research Approach them to ensure your contributions are taken forward and use them to Undermining them by doing private deals, using hidden agendas or pursuing personal conflicts Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Aligning with different Team Roles

Team Role Shaper Monitor Evaluator Teamworker Helpful things to do Things to avoid

Use a factual and goal-oriented approach and be tolerant of their sense of urgency Making personal attacks and appeals and being ambiguous or getting off the subject Use them to counter hasty and reckless decision making and allow them to express their concerns Being over-optimistic and pressuring them to make quick decisions by using collective enthusiasm Make use of their supportive qualities and help ensure personal feelings and Taking them for granted and assuming they agree to everything and force them to make big solo decisions Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Aligning with different Team Roles

Team Role Implementer Helpful things to do Things to avoid

Give them responsibility for organising things and explain new approaches in a process orientated way Using them as a sounding board for floating wild ideas and neglecting to provide sufficient information

Completer Finisher

Make it clear what the priorities are and stick to deadlines and allow them time to do things thoroughly Overloading them or setting unrealistic deadlines and belittling their tendency to worry about getting it right

Specialist

Value their contribution as a source of detailed information and involve them in Isolating them and over involving them in wide ranging unstructured discussions Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Step 4 – Applying the techniques in the workplace

Team Role Helpful things to do Things to avoid Plant Meredith

Encourage them to explain their thoughts and be tolerant of their unorthodox approach Restrictive frameworks and being critical of suggestions that are not seen as relevant

Resource Investigator Barrie

Allow them to talk and enthuse and make use of their natural desire to communicate Asking for too much detail or expecting them to do in-depth research

Co-ordinator Charles

Approach them to ensure your contributions are taken forward and use them to Undermining them by doing private deals, using hidden agendas or pursuing personal conflicts Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates

Thank You For attending my workshop I hope you found it worthwhile

Barrie Watson Belbin Associates, Cambridge, UK e-mail: [email protected]

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These slides and the Team Role Alignment exercise were designed by Barrie Watson for use by people attending the Belbin Symposium 2010 They may not be copied sold or used by anyone else.

©The Work Role model is the copyright of Belbin Associates Slides by Barrie Watson - Belbin Associates