1. Welcome to Barrie’s workshop on Managing Difficult Team Role Chemistry

2. Step 1 – Explain the difference between comfort and effectivenessRI + RI
We are more comfortable
with people with whom we
are compatible
We are more effective
with people with whom we are incompatible SH + ME

3. Step 2 - Use e-interplace to identify difficult chemistry

4. Step 3 – Use the Team Role Alignment exercise to..
Raise awareness of how to manage difficult Team Role chemistry
Embed the principles of building productive working relationships
Lay the foundations for using the techniques in the workplace

5. Resource Investigator
Aligning with different Team Roles
Team Role
Helpful things to do
Things to avoid
Plant
Encourage them to
explain their thoughts and
be tolerant of their
unorthodox approach
Restrictive frameworks and
being critical of suggestions
that are not seen as relevant
Name/s
Resource Investigator
Allow them to talk and
enthuse and make use
of their natural desire
to communicate
Asking for too much detail
or expecting them to do
in-depth research
Co-ordinator
Approach them to ensure
your contributions are taken
forward and use them to
bring the best out of others
Undermining them by
doing private deals, using hidden agendas or pursuing personal conflicts
© Barrie Watson 2006

6. Aligning with different Team Roles
Helpful things to do
Things to avoid
Shaper
Use a factual and
goal-oriented approach
and be tolerant of their sense
of urgency
Making personal attacks and
appeals and being ambiguous
or getting off the subject
Monitor Evaluator
Use them to counter hasty
and reckless decision making
and allow them to express
their concerns
Being over-optimistic and
pressuring them to make quick
decisions by using collective
enthusiasm
Teamworker
Make use of their supportive
qualities and help ensure
personal feelings and
sensitivities are not overlooked
Taking them for granted and assuming they agree to everything and force them
to make big solo decisions
© Barrie Watson 2006

7. Aligning with different Team Roles
Helpful things to do
Things to avoid
Implementer
Give them responsibility for
organising things and explain
new approaches in a
process orientated way
Using them as a sounding board
for floating wild ideas
and neglecting to provide
sufficient information
Completer Finisher
Make it clear what the
priorities are and stick to
deadlines and allow them time
to do things thoroughly
Overloading them or setting
unrealistic deadlines and
belittling their tendency to
worry about getting it right
Specialist
Value their contribution as a
source of detailed information
and involve them in
undertaking research
Isolating them and over involving them in wide ranging unstructured discussions
© Barrie Watson 2006

8. Resource Investigator
Step 4 – Applying the techniques in the workplace
Team Role
Helpful things to do
Things to avoid
Plant
Encourage them to
explain their thoughts and
be tolerant of their
unorthodox approach
Restrictive frameworks and
being critical of suggestions
that are not seen as relevant
Meredith
Resource Investigator
Allow them to talk and
enthuse and make use
of their natural desire
to communicate
Asking for too much detail
or expecting them to do
in-depth research
Barrie
Co-ordinator
Approach them to ensure
your contributions are taken
forward and use them to
bring the best out of others
Undermining them by
doing private deals, using hidden agendas or pursuing personal conflicts
Charles
© Barrie Watson 2006

9. For attending my workshop I hope you found it worthwhile
Thank You
For attending my workshop
I hope you found it worthwhile
Barrie Watson
Belbin Associates, Cambridge, UK
© These slides and the Team Role Alignment exercise were designed by
Barrie Watson for use by people attending the Belbin Symposium 2010
They may not be copied sold or used by anyone else.
©The Work Role model is the copyright of Belbin Associates