4.11 Team Role Theory

Team role theories are popular in many workplaces. Managers (often with the help of consultants) try to determine the “types” of people who work for them. Then, they adapt projects to take advantage of the strengths of each person in the team. Each person takes on a role that fits their personality and interests. We profiled Meredith Belbin’s team role theory in Technical Communication Today. But others are available. Here are Websites that discuss Belbin’s and others’ theories.

Belbin's Team Role Theory

• Meeting with Belbin, the Father of Modern Team-Role Theory
  Sabre
  
  
• Belbin Team-Roles
  Belbin

Other Team Role Theories

• MTR-I Team Roles and Team Performance Articles
  TeamTechnology
  
  
• Key Roles and the Team Process
  University of Washington
  
  
• What is your Myers-Briggs Personality Type?
  Personality Pathways
  
  
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI)
  The Skeptics Dictionary