Belbin Self - Perception Inventory Please spend about 15-20 minutes completing the Belbin SPI. Please note that there are no right or wrong answers; try to respond on the basis of who you are , not who you would like to be , Work at your own pace, taking care not to over-analyze your responses. i. It consists of seven sections and each section contains 10 statements. Within each section, you have to allocate points to the statements based on how you feel they apply to you; the sum total of points for the section must be 10. For example, if you think that one statement applies strongly and two others apply just little, you might distribute the points 6 for “strongly applies” and 2 each for the other two statements. Or if two statements apply equally strongly you might allocate 5 points to each. Alternatively you could give all the 10 points to one statement, or allocate one point to each statement. However try to avoid over liberal use of these extremes! Please allocate whole numbers only ~no fractions or decimals. SECTION 1 WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A TEAM: 10 I think I can quickly see and take advantage of new opportunities. 11 My comments on both general and specific points are well received. 12 | can work well with a very wide range of people. 13 Producing ideas is one of ny natural assets. 14” My ability rests in being able to draw people out whenever | detect they have something of value to contribute to group objectives. 15 can be relied upon to finish any task that | undertake. 16 My technical knowledge and experience is usually my major asset. 17 _ 1am prepared to be blunt and outspoken in the cause of making the right things happen. 18 | can usually tell whether a plan or idea will fit a particular situation, 19 _ I can offer a reasoned and unbiased case for altemative courses of action.SECTION 2 IF | HAVE A POSSIBLE SHORTCOMING IN TEAM WORK, IT COULD BE THAT: 20 . | am not at ease unless meetings are well structured and controlled and generally well conducted. 21 | am inclined to be too generous towards others who have a valid viewpoint that has not been given proper consideration. 22 | amreluctant to contribute unless the subject deals with an area that I know well. 23 | have a tendency to talk a lot once the group gets on to a new topic. 24 | am inclined to undervalue the importance of my own contributions. 25 My objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join in readily and enthusiastically with colleagues £6 1am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian when dealing with important issues. 27 | find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps because | am over-responsive to group atmosphere. 28 _| tend to get too caught up in ideas that occur to me and so lose track of what is happening. 29 | am reluctant to express my opinions on proposals or plans that are incomplete or insufficiently detailed, SECTION 3 WHEN INVOLVED IN A PROJECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE: 30 | have an aptitude for influencing people without pressurising them. 21 | am generally effective in preventing careless mistakes or omissions from spoiling the success of an action. 32 _ like to press for action to make sure that the meeting does not waste time or lose sight of the main objective. 33 | can be counted on to contribute something original. 34 | am always ready to back a good suggestion in the common interest. 35 One can be sure that | will just be my natural self. 36 —_| am quick to see the possibilities in new ideas and developments. 37 _| try to maintain my sense of professionalism. 38 | believe that my capacity for judgement can help to bring about the right decisions. 39 I can be relied upon to bring an organised approach to the demands of the job.SECTION 4 MY CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO GROUP WORK IS THAT: 40 | maintain a quiet interest in getting to know colleagues better. 41 I contribute where | know what | am taking about. 42. lam not reluctant to challenge the view of others or to hold a minority view. 43° I can usually find a line of argument to prove an error in unreliable statements. 44 | think that | have a talent for making things work once a plan has to be put into action. 45 I prefer to avoid the obvious and to open up lines that have not been explored. 48 I bring a touch of perfection to any job that | undertake, 47 | like to be the person to make contacts outside of the group or the organisation. 48 | enjoy the social side of working relationships. 49 While | am interested in hearing all views, | have no hesitation in making up my mind once a decision has to be made. SECTIONS I GAIN SATISFACTION IN A JOB BECAUSE: 50 | enjoy analysing situations and considering all the possible choices. 51 | am interested in finding practical solutions to problems. 52 _| like to feel that | am encouraging good working relationships. 53 | can have a strong influence on decisions. 54 | have a chance of meeting new people with different ideas. 55 | can get people to agree on priorities and objectives. 56 _| feel very comfortable where I can give a task my full attention. 57 _ I can find an opportunity to stretch my imagination. 58 | feel that | am using my special qualifications and training to advantage. 59 | usually find a job gives me the chance to express myself.SECTION 6 IF | AM SUDDENLY GIVEN A DIFFICULT TASK WITH LIMITED TIME & UNFAMILIAR PEOPLE: 60 —_| usually succeed despite the circumstances. 61 _ | like to read up as much as | conveniently can on the subject. 62 I would feel like finding my own solution and then trying to convince the group. 63 | would be ready to work with the person who showed the most positive approach, 64 | would find some ‘way of reducing the size of the task by establishing how different individuals can best contribute. 65 My natural sense of urgency would help to ensure that we did not fall behind schedule. 66 | believe that | would keep calm and maintain my capacity to think clearly. 67 Despite conflicting pressures, | would go ahead with anything that needed to be done. 68 | would {ake the lead if the group was not making any progress. 69 | would open discussion with a view to stimulating new thoughts and getting something moving. SECTION7 WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS | EXPERIENCE WHEN WORKING IN GROUPS: 70 1am inclined to over-react when people hold up progress. ‘71 Some people criticise me for being too analytical. 72 My desire to check that we get the important details right are not always welcome. 73 I tend to show boredom unless I am actively engaged with stimulating people. 74 | find it difficult to get started unless the goals are clear. 75 —_|am sometimes poor at putting across complex points that occur to me. 76 |. am conscious of demanding from other people the things that I cannot do myself. 77 {find other people do not give me enough opportunity to say all that | want to say. 78 1am inclined to feel that | am wasting my time and would do better on my own. 79 | hesitate to express my personal views in front of difficult or powerful people.Please copy your scores for each sentence on to the chart below. Section Points awarded for each sentence 1 13 10 4 7 1| |x 18 15 6 ” 2 |e 23 2 26 25 27 20 29 2 4 3 | 33 36 30 32 98 34 39 a 7 35 a las a7 49 a2 43 40 “4 46 a 48 5 |e 4 55 53 50 52 ot 56 58 59 6 | ez 64 68 66 63 67 65 61 60 7 75 73 76 70 ” 79 7 7 78 7 Totals Roles | PL RI co | sH | ME |) Tw] ™ cr | sp | DR CO Co-ordinator PL Plant CF Completor Finisher RI Resource Investigator DR *See explanation below SH = Shaper IM —_Implementer SP Specialist ME Monitor Evaluator TW Teamworker Your highest score indicates the role that you predominantly take within a group, whilst your second highest score indicates a role that you can quite comfortably perform within a group. Your lowest score indicates a role that you would not normally take within a group. “DR indicates ‘dropped points’. In each section, there is one ‘control item’ that is not directly relevant to any of the specific nine Team Roles. A high score for ‘DR’ suggests that you may have difficulty in perceiving how you actually contribute to a team and it may be helpful for you to invite some feedback from colleagues ‘on what they consider to be your contributions. Please turn to the following pages and read the descriptions for your 1* and 2” highest roles.Belbin’ Team Role Summary Descriptions irre . 3 , Ted ig { Co-ordinator Seta well Contribution: Outgoing, Contribution: Co-operative, Contribution: Mature, confident, enthusiastic. Explores opportunities perceptive and diplomatic. identifies talent. Clarifies goals. and develops contacts Listens and averts friction. Delegates effectively * Allowable Weaknesses: Might Allowable Weaknesses: Can be Allowable Weaknesses: Can be be over-optimistc, and can lose indecisive in crunch situations seenas manipulative and might interest once the intial enthusiasm and tends to avoid confrontation, offload their own share of the has passed. : work 4 % Monitor Y) Evaluator a Contribution: Creative, imaginative, Contribution: Sober, strategic Contribution: Single-minded, free-thinking. Generates ideas and disceming. Sees all options sel-starting and dedicated and solves difficut problems. and judges accurately. They provide specialist knowledge Allowable Weaknesses: Might Allowable Weaknesses: and skis, ignore incidentals, and may be Sometimes lacks the dive and Allowable Weaknesses: Can only too pre-occupied to communicate ability to inspire others and can contribute on a narrow front and effectively be overly critical tends to dwellon the technicalities eee eats sits Contribution: Challenging, Contribution: Practical, reliable, Contribution: Painstaking, dynamic, thrives on pressure. efficient. Turns ideas into actions conscientious, anxious. Searches Has the drive and courage to and organises work that needs to out errors. Polishes and perfects. save reoyte obs ces aaa Allowable Weaknesses: Can be Allowable Weaknesses: Can be Allowable Weaknesses: Can be a inclined to worry unduly, and prone to provocation, and may bit inflexible and slow to respond reluctant to delegate. sometimes offend people's feelings tonew possibilities, EET SRR LRT LE OT a Le ETE TRE EET TE For more information: +44 (0)1223 264975 1 www.belbin.com BELBIN © BALIN” 216 ‘BLEW Ha eit vademir of ELBIN ASSOCIATES, UX