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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>To my way of thinking, the main value (as
with so many other instruments) is the self-awareness it brings – and the
opportunity to balance personal weaknesses.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When I undertook the questionnaire myself for
the first time, one role came out quite clearly for me. When I did this again many
months later, the ‘dominant role’ was no longer as dominant –
I could fill more than one role.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Open Space has a philosophical
underpinning of self-organizing. <span class=SpellE>Belbin</span> seems to have
a philosophical underpinning of ‘engineering’. I have often
wondered if these philosophies can be combined, or whether the two play
different roles, in different (cycle of) times. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mayke</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>, have you used <span class=SpellE>Belbin</span> only during
training, or have you used it for actual (longer running) projects?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Esther, if you say a little more about the
context in which you are asking the question, I (and others) might be in a
better position to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Masud<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Mayke Wagner, essence<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> February 18, 2004 4:29 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Instruments for
teamwork</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Ester,<br>
we have used Belbin for a couple of years! There is different ways of working
with you:<br>
1. You can introduce the roles. We always explain the roles, looking at a whole
work process: creating ideas, evaluating ideas, planning things, putting things
into action, evaluating the outcome, improving... The specialist role has been
"created" after the initial roles - so it does not really fit in the
work process, but is obviousy needed. <br>
According to your explanations, the participants explore which roles they
prefer...<br>
With respect to dealing with differences in groups, it makes sense to focus on
the strength each role contributes. These strengths are tied to weaknesses and
you can only get the "package", so the people start looking at the
benefifs of having, for example, a creative inventor in their team and stop
complaining about the chaotic side of the person!<br>
<br>
2. Another option would be that the participants fill in the questionnaire and
then - after explaining the roles - you look at the results with respect to the
team (Do we have all roles in the team? What is missing? What are the effects
of that?) and to the individual.<br>
<br>
What I find important that the people fill in the questionnaire with a certain
team situation in the back of their mind. That way, their role is situational
and the idea, that you may have different roles in different teams, gets
across.<br>
<br>
3. A third option is to give written explanations to the participants, and have
them come up with strength and weaknesses, popular examples. <br>
<br>
4. I heard someone introduced the roles by using start trek - supposedly you
have all the roles in it! Since I am not a star trek freak, I have not used the
approach.<br>
<br>
5. What I have also seen before is a combination of Belbin and Riemann's
dimensions of fear (I only know it in German - so I do not know whether it is
known in the English-speaking world). The dimensions are distance - closeness
and change - continuity (process) and in those four quadrants they have
allocated the Belbin roles. <br>
<br>
It would take me tto long to explain everything in written form. My suggestion
is that you give me a call and I can explain what I know on the phone. That is,
of course, an offer for others as well!<br>
<br>
I hope these ideas are helpful! <br>
Greetings from Germany,<br>
<br>
Mayke<br>
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Mayke Wagner<br>
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Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02<br>
visit us: <http://www.t-e-a-m.org><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Von: </span></b>"Esther ."
<EwingChange@aol.com><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Antworten an: </span></b>OSLIST
<OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Datum: </span></b>Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:08:57
EST<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An: </span></b>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff: </span></b>Re: [OSLIST] Instruments
for teamwork<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Masud:<br>
</span></font></b><font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>How would you approach using Belbin with a
team?<br>
</span></b><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
Esther Ewing<br>
The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Build
Capability<br>
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