1. © BELBIN ® 2010: Dr Meredith Belbin Uni.Westminster Getting the most out of Interplace Victoria Brown, BELBIN ~

2. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Introductions Background Current role Development Research Working on external research projects Interplace 7 – developing inventories, calculations and reports Writing web and software applications

3. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 This workshop Exploring new features of the online account Introducing Interplace 7 Q&A Belbin future Belbin present [Your questions go here!] Belbin past Ditching the dongle

4. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Belbin past e-interplace ® : ENGLISH (International) - Version 2.2 To install on Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 & NT4: Select Start and Run, type d:\setup (or your CD-Rom drive) to load e-interplace. Click OK or press the Return key, then follow the instructions on the screen. © 2009, e-interplace (Ver. 2.2) Belbin Associates, UK www.belbin.com Tel: +44-(0)1223 264975 email: info@belbin.com ~ for Tech. Support email: support@belbin.com ‘BELBIN’ and ‘Interplace’ are registered trademarks of Belbin Associates, UK. e-interplace ® T E A M R O L E A D V I C E BELBIN ® To use e-interplace you will need a Sentinel SuperPro USB/Parallel Port (Green) security dongle from Belbin Associates, UK. e-interplace software Installation problems Dongle mishaps Firewall and other technical issues

5. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Belbin online account Easy setup and log in Access your account from anywhere with internet access We host all your data securely online

6. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 How the online account works An account administrator can log in and set up passwords for each group of candidates Once candidates have completed, their reports and information can be found here If you need to enter scores manually, you can do it here You can create customised candidate, team and job reports here Set account preferences for your organisation Access slideshows, handouts, inventories and sample reports Get online help with using your account

7. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 How the online account works Easy Start-Up Guide Setting up user input accounts Basic account settings Retrieving reports

8. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 New features Unique login accounts Send personalised e-mail invitations from your account Prevent unauthorised use of account details with unique code Status page to help you keep track of candidate progress DEMO Upload list of e-mail addresses

9. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 New features Customising your report Adding your organisation name Adding your company logo DEMO Give your reports corporate branding and identity

10. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 New features Account settings Set account-wide preferences (notifications, date formats etc.) Choose your report presentation, order and source DEMO

11. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Belbin’s future Interplace 7 Bringing up-to-date: Inventories Calculations Reports - Self-Perception Inventory - Observer Assessment - Job Requirements Inventory - Inner workings of e-interplace - Self and Observers - Team and Group - Jobs

12. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Interplace 7 Objectives: Bringing material up-to-date Recognising and promoting diverse uses of Belbin Incorporating feedback and comments from clients Building on BELBIN’s reputation for incisive feedback

13. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Interplace 7 Incorporating observer feedback X X X X X X X X X Self-Perception Overall KEY

14. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Interplace 7 Profile overview - The shape of the graph - Distribution of roles - Team Role opposites - Social, thinking, task

15. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Interplace 7 What makes a Team Role? SHAPER Speaking out and challenging others Driving the team forward Responding well to pressured working Being impatient or intolerant of others “To enhance Team Role performance and personal effectiveness:” - “You could try focusing more on...” - “You might avoid...”

16. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Interplace 7 More support and advice for low self-awareness Tailored feedback on “points dropped”: - Taking a view of work with oneself and one’s enjoyment at the centre - Being overly concerned with how others view one’s role Improving personal effectiveness by strengthening Team Role behaviours.

17. © BELBIN ® 2010: Victoria Brown Belbin Symposium 2010 Question & Answer session Any questions?