Dr. Meredith Belbin’s Team Roles
Biography of Dr. Meredith Belbin
Dr. Meredith Belbin received his first degree in Classics and
Psychology at Clare College in Cambridge. He obtained another degree
for his doctoral dissertation on Old Workers in Industry. After
completing his training at the Institute of Engineering Production at
Birmingham and Research Fellowship at Cranfield, Dr. Belbin became a
management consultant of many industries.
When he came back to Cambridge, Dr. Belbin worked as a Chairman of the
Industrial Training Research Unit and Director of the Employment
Development Unit. Also, Dr. Belbin became the first lay member in
Cambridgeshire of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Panel on the
Appointment of Magistrates and Senior Associate of the Institute of
Management Studies, in Cambridge.
For three years he worked as a Visiting Professor in Leadership at
Exeter. It was here, where Dr. Belbin produced a short program for
entrepreneurs. Later on, he left his job to work at the University of
Bristol. He was an External Examiner in Entrepreneurship and
Engineering Management for MSc dissertations in that institution.
Dr. Belbin wrote a lot of books on Management Teams. This is a list of
books which he had written and when they were published:-
1. Why They Succeed Or Fall (1981)
2. The Job Promoters- A Journey To A New Profession (1990)
3. Team Roles At Work (1993)
4. The Coming Shape Of Organisation (1996)
5. Changing The Way We Work (1997)
6. Beyond The Team (2000)
7. Managing Without Power (2002)
8. The Origin and Future of Mind (2004)
As a consultant, Dr. Belbin had provided number of advises to the
OECD, the United States Department of Labour, the Commission of the
EEC, many other manufacturing industries and public service
businesses. When he was a lecturer and seminar leader, he had
frequently visited various countries.
Dr. Belbin became part of his family firm called, Belbin Associates.
This is commonly known as producers of INTERPLACE. It is a
computer-based Team-Role Advise System which offers advice on Human
Resources management issues and it is used throughout the world.
Team Roles
Dr, Meredith Belbin was the founder of the Team Roles. His definition
of a team role is, “a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate
with others in a particular way.”
In 1981, Dr. Be...
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...gning successful teams
* It facilitates internal placement
* It is effectively used for job evaluation
Each team needs a leader to reach team goals and achieve the
organisation’s objectives. Dr. Belbin identified two types of
leaders:-
1. Solo Leader
2. Team Leader
Solo Leader
1. Solo leader plays an unlimited role
2. The leader strives for conformity
3. Collects admirers and sycophants
4. Tells subordinate what to do
5. Plays everything and expect everyone to follow the plan
Team Leader
1. Team leader plays a limited role
2. Builds on diversity
3. Seeks talent in the team
4. Develops colleagues
5. Creates missions
Dr. Belbin reckons that there are two reasons for, why team leadership
is becoming very popular throughout the global:-
1. “We are living in a world of increasing uncertainty where things
are changing quite dramatically and often very quickly. One person
can no longer understand all of this and provide the direction
needed to cover every situation.”
2. “Team leadership is the only form of leadership that is
acceptable in a society where power is shared and so many people
are nearly equal.”
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