Week 4: Identifying team roles

Introduction

Welcome to Week 4 of the course.

In Week 3, you focused on Tuckman’s model of team development – considering the various different stages from Forming to Adjourning. You took some time to reflect on teams you have been a member of, and the process they went through in order to perform effectively – or not! While this model provides a useful framework, you also explored its potential weaknesses and looked at an alternative.

This week, you’ll learn about the individual roles within a team, exploring the different functional and behavioural roles you might encounter. You’ll start by identifying the wide variety of roles you play at home and at work, and you’ll reflect on the roles that play to your strengths in a team environment.

To begin Week 4, watch Lynne Johnson's introductory video.

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LYNNE:

This week, you're going to be thinking about the different roles people play in a team. Belbin's nine team roles are one of the ways different personalities in a team can be described. And you'll have a think about teams you've been part of a start to identify the roles you feel most comfortable in. You'll think about how it might feel to be part of a dysfunctional team, and conversely, what it's like to be part of a team that's performing really well.

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By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• identify the variety of roles you play in your life, including at work
• describe the differences between the 9 team roles defined by Belbin
• recognise the different roles you've encountered in some of the teams you have been part of
• reflect on the roles that you prefer to play in a team.