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Belbin was selected from a range of psychometrics due to its focus on the individual in the team environment. It has been a fantastic tool throughout our journey. We began our culture initiative with Belbin and built upon the focus of team work to integrate the process within our recruitment procedure.

We have used the Belbin assessment tool to support the development of Job Profiles and as a tool to consolidate agreement on the skills and attributes the recruiting panel are looking for. It can help surface different perspectives and support agreement of what is really important in the role all before you have even spoken with candidates.

Whilst individuals across our company had some awareness of Belbin and the benefits it can bring to individuals or teams, as an organisation we wanted to work alongside the team at Belbin Scotland to improve our understanding and embed a shared language. We have utilised the individual tests and reports for consecutive years across the organisation and are seeing the rewards at an operational and strategic level.

Our management team felt they left the session with practical tools and techniques they could apply back in the workplace, such as preparing for and holding supervision meetings with staff and giving and receiving feedback. I would recommend Belbin for any management teams keen to improve self-awareness and how this can be used to improve their ability to develop their staff and work more cohesively as a team.

Belbin has been hugely impactful for our staff that have undertaken the diagnostic tool and participated in live sessions. Our talent programme for aspiring senior managers used Belbin for the first time last year, and it has now become an integral part of the programme.

Aberdeen Foyer used Belbin individual assessment and group feedback as a way of opening up conversations between the team, building trust and confidence in each other and as a way of revealing people’s strengths and preferred styles of management.

Our client’s Team really enjoyed the Belbin feedback sessions and I’d go as far as to say it actually bonded them. The better understanding of the individual strengths and allowable weaknesses led to improved team cohesion, improved communication and importantly built trust.

The Belbin Scotland team have been incredibly supportive, responsive and knowledgeable in helping us establish this resource, bettering our training opportunities for employees going forward.

Can’t thank Belbin Scotland enough for the great support and the benefits we got from using Belbin. From team working & productivity to recruitment success.

There are no right or wrong answers with Belbin and that is key, it has been most useful for shining a light on individual strengths.

Participants in the programme have commented how much they enjoyed undertaking the Belbin assessment and putting it into practice in a face to face session. For anyone looking to develop their teams and give their people a greater understanding of what they have to offer, I would definitely recommend Belbin.

Feedback from our management team was overwhelmingly positive, they felt the reports helped them to understand their own behavioural strengths, weaknesses and how to manage these, as well as building an understanding of other managers preferred working styles.

The Belbin framework provides valuable insights into individuals' preferred roles within a team, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and potential contributions. By understanding team members' preferred behaviours and in ASV terms, where they prefer to play on the pitch, ASV aimed to improve communication, collaboration, and overall team effectiveness.

Belbin helped us be more specific in our advertising of the roles and go into the recruitment process with more confidence around the type of person and skills we were looking for. Would highly recommend as a process.

We use Belbin to discuss inclusivity and leading diverse teams. It has provided delegates with greater insight into how they can create more effective teams and empower others based on their strengths. It has also given our staff the opportunity to reflect on their own role in their teams and what they can bring to create success.

We quickly began to see improvements in behaviours between client team members resulting in an improvement in overall business performance. We also identified that with a lack of strength in a particular role, and our client had to look externally to bring someone in to complement the existing team. I was absolutely delighted with the results and would have no hesitation in engaging Belbin in a similar situation in the future.