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<DIV><SPAN class=150255222-18022004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Thanks
Mayke.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150255222-18022004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>It has
been interesting reading all of the different views on
Belbin.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=150255222-18022004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>I also
teach organization policies and principles to future criminal justice
candidates. Where could I find a copy of Belbin to utilize in a
group setting in class?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=150255222-18022004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>Lillian Jeter</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Mayke Wagner,
essence<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday 18 February 2004 20:29<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Instruments for
teamwork<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>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>___________________________________________<BR>essence
- Beratung, Training, Coaching<BR>Mayke Wagner<BR>Hanser 3<BR>88279
Amtzell<BR>GERMANY<BR><BR>mayke.wagner@t-e-a-m.org<BR>Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232
02<BR>visit us: <http://www.t-e-a-m.org><BR><BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#000080><FONT face=Arial><B>Masud:<BR></B><BR><B>How
would you approach using Belbin with a team?<BR></B><BR><FONT
size=2><BR>Esther Ewing<BR>The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and
Organizations to Build Capability<BR>www.ChangeAlliance.com
<http://www.changealliance.com/> <BR>330 East 38th St, Suite 53K<BR>New
York, NY 10016-9804<BR>212-661-6024<BR><BR>Authorized Distributor, Panoramic
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