Belbin's Team Types

Dr Meredith Belbin established that most people tend to fall into one of nine types when contributing to a team. Very briefly, these types are :

1. Plant : a person who comes up with ideas. Others tend to view them as creative and imaginative.

2. Co-ordinator : A chair person who is good at getting others involved and organised.

3. Monitor Evaluator : A sharp mind, this person is good at seeing the flaws and faults in others' arguments.

4. Completer Finisher : A conscientious person who is good at attending to detail and meeting deadlines.

5. Implementer : A person who is good at turning vague ideas into practical actions.

6. Resource investigator : A sociable person with good network of contacts who uses that network to discuss and explore ideas.

7. Shaper : A driven person who has the determination to overcome obstacles.

8. Team worker : A co-operative person who is good at listening and enjoys getting on with the work that they are given.

9. Specialist : Often a single minded person who provides expertise or knowledge that others do not have.

In reality, very few people can be labelled as one of the nine types all the time. People tend to shift between two or three types depending on the situation and their mood.

Well these things really describe a lot about a person when they work in a team. I personally think that I fall into Plant, Co-ordinator, and Resource Investigator.

Too bad that in my field of job requires us to fall into a Specialist type which I don't think fits me. Hell I'm glad I don't fall into a Specialist type, I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of thing you need to sacrifice once you really expert in something.
People that skillful will give up a lot of awesome thing which might happen in life.