Belbins Team Roles Flashcards
What is a plant?
dominant and introverted, high IQ, creative and imaginative.
They get preoccupied with effective communication and ignore incidentals.
Plants are the source of original ideas, suggestions, and proposals.
What co-ordinator?
Stable and dominant with normal intelligence.
They are mature, confident, and good at delegating making them social leaders.
They are not creative and can be manipulative. Co-ordinators set the agenda and make decisions
What is a shaper?
Dominant and extrovert.
They are dynamic and lead tasks.
They can be provocative and hurt people’s feelings.
Shapers give shape to the team’s efforts
What is a monitor evaluator?
stable and introvert with a high IQ.
They have good judgment but can be critical and slow-moving.
They sometimes lack drive and the ability to inspire each other
What is a Implementer?
stable and controlled.
They can be inflexible and slow to respond to new ideas.
Implementers turn theory into practice
What is a Resource Investigator?
extroverted, dominant, and communicative.
They are good at networking and enterprising. However, they can be over-optimistic and may lose interest quickly
What is a team worker?
extroverted but low in dominance. They are sensitive to the needs of others and are very cooperative. However, they can be indecisive
What is a completer finisher?
Introverted and extremely conscientious, they search out for errors and maintain a sense of urgency with task completion. However, they can be anxious, fussy, and reluctant to delegate.
What is a specialist?
High IQ and dominant. They are single-minded and seek knowledge. They are dedicated but only contribute to a narrow front
