Different roles played by team/group members – Reference to Belbin’s theory on team roles.

When a team is consisting with diversity of skills and competencies from each member, it enriches the team performance. However, it is challengeable to interact with people having different personalities and perspectives. The best solution is to provide them with a specific role to contribute towards achievement of the common goal of the team. 

Dr.Meredith Belbin has conducted a research and identified that team role is one of nine clusters of behavioural attributes which essential in facilitating team progress. So, according to Belbin, nine team roles have been identified. 

1.    Resource Investigator - Contributes team by being outgoing and enthusiastic. Inquisitive nature and explores opportunities sometimes can lose the interest by being over optimistic.

2.    Team Worker - Contributes to the team by utilizing the versatility to identify the work required and do it for the team. Always act on cooperative, perspective and diplomatic manner. Tends to avoid confrontation and hesitation make unpopular decisions.

3.    Coordinator – Contribute to identifying the talents of each team member and delegate work accordingly. Mature and confident in decision making. Sometimes become manipulative at work.

4.    Plant – Contribute through good problem solving and creative nature. Sometimes can be forgetful.

5.    Monitor Evaluator – Always be logical and provides impartial judgements where necessary. See the broad picture and identifies options through strategic nature. Sometimes slow in making decisions.

6.    Specialist – Possesses depth knowledge in a specific area. Always self-starting and dedicated and provide specialist knowledge and skills towards team goals. Sometimes they overload the team with information.

7.    Shaper – Always ensures that team keeps moving in line with the team goals and does not lose the focus. Contributes positively through dynamic and challenging nature, has the courage to overcome obstacles. Sometimes can be aggressive in getting things done.

8.    Implementer – Always drive team plan accordingly with the strategy. Provides practical and reliable insights. Converts ideas into actions and flexible to new ideas.

9.    Completer Finisher – Contributes team efforts to scrutinize the work errors. Always insist on highest work standards and quality ensures the end of tasks by polishing the perfects. Sometimes reluctant delegate and inclined to be worried.