Q. Explain the concept of group dynamics and discuss how group effectiveness can be achieved using Belbin’s Team Role Theory.
# Functions and characteristics of a team
Belbin’s theory recognizes nine main team roles. The following are the functions and characteristics of each team role: The Plant
The plant is creative and innovative. They are responsible for the production of ingenious new ideas and novel strategies. They are very bright; their ideas may often be radical and practical constraints may sometimes be overlooked. The Plant’s preferred approach is to work independently, thinking intensively and following up his own schemes. They are not very ‘team orientated’ though their contribution to the team is very likely to improve the team’s success.
Characteristics
* They are innovators and inventors and can be highly creative * They usually prefer to work by themselves at some distance from team members using their imagination and often working using unorthodox manners * Tend to be introverted and react strongly to criticism and praise * Their ideas tend to be radical and lacking in practical constraint * Independent, clever, original and may be weak in communicating with other people on a different wave length
Functions
* Generating new idea and proposals and to solve complex problems * Needed at start of a project or when a project is failing to progress
The Resource Investigator
The Resource Investigator is highly effective when it comes to picking up ideas and making them work. The Resource Investigator has a critical role to play in the team’s new innovations. In particular, the Resource Investigator, as the name suggests, is adept at finding out what is available and what can be done.
Characteristics
* Often enthusiastic, quick-off-the-mark extroverts * Good at communicating with people both inside and