MEREDITH BELBIN

1. 3) Coordinator: mature, good at delegating and at helping the rest of the team to reach decision. Their management and delegating powers may mean they don´t pay enough attention to their own duties.

2. 4) Shaper: You have to tread carefully with this person; they thrive on pressure and challenge. They get results by pushing others hard to do the same. They may upset other team members.

3. 5) Team worker: They like to steer clear of confrontation, They are good listeners and can help to calm situations by talking through problems with colleagues.

4. 6) Completer-finisher: the team´s perfectionist. They pay painstaking attention to detail. Colleages may have trouble relating to them.

5. 7) Monitor-Evaluator: They are good at judging the situation due to a great ability to analyse logically. However, their work can fall short of expectations.

6. 1) Plant: ability to come up with strange and innovative solutions. They work alone and they may have trouble communicating their ideas.

7. 2) Resource investigator: bounless enthusiasm at the start of the project. Excellent networkers who express themselves clearly and they pursue opportunities outside the team. They tend to lose enthusiasm at the end of the project.

8. 8) Implementer: This person is disciplined and can be relied on to perform to a high level and to cope with things practically. Is difficult to take new ideas on board.

9. 9) Specialist: They are highly skilled, the provide special knowledge, but they tend not to see a bigger picture. Focus on technicalities.