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How to Use Belbin

Build Teams That Work Better Together

Belbin helps teams understand how people contribute, uncover strengths and gaps, and improve the way they collaborate, communicate, and perform.

 

Why teams struggle

Great teams do not fail because people lack talent.

They struggle when the right contributions are unclear, underused, missing, or misunderstood. Belbin helps make those patterns visible.

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People are not contributing at their best Team members often have strengths that go unnoticed, underused, or misunderstood by those around them.
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Teams become stuck or unbalanced Some teams generate great ideas but struggle to execute, while others move quickly but miss important perspectives.
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Differences create friction People can misinterpret one another's intentions, leading to frustration, tension, or unnecessary conflict.
How Belbin works

From individual insight to better team performance

Belbin helps teams move from awareness to action by showing how people contribute and how the team works as a whole.

Understanding Individuals
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Understand Individuals

Identify the behavioral contributions each person brings to the team.

See the Whole Team
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See the Whole Team

Map team strengths, gaps, overlaps, and potential blind spots.

Improve Performance
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Improve Performance

Use the insight to improve collaboration, communication, and delivery.

Trusted by Organizations Worldwide

Belbin is used by organizations, consultants, coaches, and teams who want a practical way to improve how people work together.

Leadership Teams HR, L&D & Talent Teams Project Teams Teams Experiencing Change Consultants & Coaches New or Growing Teams
Organizations using Belbin
How teams use Belbin

Start with Individual Reports. Build from there.

Teams use Belbin in different ways depending on their goals, but it all starts with Individual Belbin Reports, creating the self-awareness needed for stronger teamwork and collaboration.


From there, teams build on these insights through team reports, facilitated sessions, or Team Collaboration Mapping.

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Common outcomes

Teams that use Belbin consistently see:

  • Improved team performance and productivity
  • Stronger collaboration and communication
  • Increased engagement and motivation
  • Better decision-making and problem-solving
  • More effective leadership and management
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Team Reports

Bring individual insights together to understand the team as a whole. Team Reports help identify patterns, gaps, overlaps, and opportunities to improve how the team works together.

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Facilitated Sessions

Work with a certified Belbin facilitator to apply insights in a structured team setting. Sessions range from half-day introductions to multi-day programs and can be tailored to your team's needs.

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Team Collaboration Mapping

Use Belbin in-house through a structured team process that helps people understand themselves, each other, and practical ways to improve how the team works together.

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The Belbin Team Roles

Nine roles. One stronger team.

High-performing teams draw on all nine Belbin Team Roles, balancing Social, Thinking, and Action-oriented contributions.

Coordinator

Social Role

Clarifies goals, delegates effectively, and helps people work toward a shared objective.

Teamworker

Social Role

Builds relationships, supports collaboration, and helps the team work smoothly together.

Resource Investigator

Social Role

Explores opportunities, builds connections, and brings useful ideas from outside the team.

Plant

Thinking Role

Generates original ideas and creative approaches to complex problems.

Monitor Evaluator

Thinking Role

Analyzes options, weighs risks, and helps the team make sound decisions.

Specialist

Thinking Role

Contributes focused knowledge, technical expertise, and deep subject-matter insight.

Shaper

Action Role

Provides drive, challenge, and momentum when the team needs to move forward.

Implementer

Action Role

Turns plans into practical action and helps organize work into a workable structure.

Completer Finisher

Action Role

Checks details, follows through, and helps ensure work is completed to a high standard.

Scroll sideways to explore the nine Team Roles.

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Get Started

Choose the right way to start

Whether you want reports, expert support, or training to use Belbin yourself, there is a clear path forward.

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Buy

Purchase Belbin Reports

Get Individual, Team, or Group Reports to better understand how people contribute and where the team can improve.

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Get Support

Work With a Belbin Expert

Bring Belbin into workshops, team development sessions, leadership programs, or larger organizational initiatives.

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Learn

Become Accredited

Learn how to use Belbin confidently within your organization, consulting practice, or coaching work.

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Real Success Stories

Organizations use Belbin to support team development, leadership conversations, collaboration, and stronger working relationships.

Xerox Improved collaboration across multiple countries to support a successful global product launch.
The Globe and Mail Strengthened collaboration and communication during a major organizational transition.
Super Salesman Sam Used Belbin insights to uncover hidden strengths and accelerate career growth.
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See the Team You Have. Build the Team You Need.

Curious how your team would map out? Let’s walk you through it.

In just one session, we’ll show you how a Belbin assessment works, what your Team Collaboration Map could look like, and how we help close the Interaction Gap—without personality labels, fluff, or guesswork.

Let’s start with a conversation.







Lindsay Lalla

Lindsay Lalla is the VP of Marketing and Client Support for Belbin North America. Most recently, she has been spearheading the introduction of the Belbin Team Role methodology into North America. Lindsay is a skilled facilitator, and also runs the Belbin Accreditation classes where she certifies others in the Belbin method.
Lindsay’s formal education is in instruction and performance. Combined with her 17 years of adult education experience, she brings a depth of understanding in how to deliver the highly experiential workshops that are a hallmark of the Belbin North America approach to education and organizational development.

Patrick Ballin

Patrick offers more than 25 years of experience with some of the most successful businesses in Europe as a consultant, change manager and executive coach.

He has helped many well-known organisations to get their ideas and projects off the ground by working with business leaders and their teams to optimise interaction, strategy and execution.
Patrick was Global Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Development for The Body Shop, an international retailer of ethical health and beauty products, and managed its change programme across 52 countries. In 2009, he set up the national redundancy coaching service, Rework, for the UK industry charity, Retail Trust. Patrick spent his earlier career with ACWL Group, one of the pioneering UK Apple Centres, where he was a divisional Director.
He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, is a Visiting Lecturer for Brighton Business School, a Fellow of the RSA and coach for social enterprise incubator On Purpose.

Max Isaac

Max is the CEO of 3Circle Partners. He brings a depth of knowledge and experience from his career in general management and consulting in North America, England, Europe and Asia.
Max has assisted CEOs and senior leaders within client organizations with the design and implementation of Interaction Planning processes, team based organizational development programs and Lean Six Sigma initiatives.
Prior to moving into the field of organizational development, Max was the CFO for the Retail Division within The Molson’s Organization, where he took a lead role in growing the business to over $1 billion in revenues, doubling its size in four years through acquisitions and internal growth.
Max is co-author of Close The Interaction Gap, The Third Circle – Interactions That Drive Results, Setting Teams Up for Success and A Guide to Team Roles. He is also the contributing author of the Organizational Change sections of Mike George’s books Lean Six Sigma published in May 2002 and Lean Six Sigma for Service published in June 2003. Max is a registered CPA, CA in Canada. His undergraduate degree was earned at Witwatersrand University, South Africa.