Exercise D (25 minutes)

Belbin’s Self-Perception Test for assessing team roles

Self Perception Inventory
Belbin maintains that your preferred role is not necessarily the role that you always play. At times the requirements of a team might dictate that you play a different role. He does argue, however, that if a team is missing one of these roles, it will not function as effectively. Even in teams of just two or three people, the eight different roles must be filled. Most people play more than one role on the teams in which they participate.

To complete each section of this inventory, tick in the far left hand column the one, two or three sentences most applicable to yourself.

Then in the column on the right, apportion 10 points between those sentences that apply to you: one of which you feel sums you up well while the other applies some of the time. In this instance you could give your first choice seven points, and the remaining points to you second choice. In some instances you might decide that there are two sentences which apply to you equally – if this is the case, award five points each.

You must allocate all 10 points in each section.

SECTION A
WHEN INVOLVED IN A PROJECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE:

Tick | | Points | √ | 1. I can be relied upon to see that work that needs to be done is organized. | 5 | | 2. I pick up slips and omissions that others fail to notice. | | √ | 3. I react strongly when meetings look like losing track of the main objective. | 3 | | 4. I produce original suggestions | | | 5. I analyse other people’s ideas objectively, for both merits and failings. | | √ | 6. I am keen to find out the latest ideas and developments. | 2 | | 7. I have an aptitude for organizing people. | | | 8. I am always ready to support good suggestions that help to resolve a problem. | |

SECTION B
IN SEEKING SATISFACTION THROUGH MY WORK: Tick |