Session 4.1-Belbin Questionnaire - Gui SV Phan 1

Team Inventory – Section 1
A SELF-PERCEPTION INVENTORY
DIRECTIONS:
For each section distribute a total of ten points among the sentences which you
think best describes your behaviour. These points may be distributed amongst
all the sentences or ten points may be given to a single sentence. Enter the
points alongside the relevant sentence.
1 WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A Points Awarded

TEAM:
a) I think I can quickly see and take advantage of new

opportunities
b) I can work well with a very wide range of people
c) Producing ideas is one of my natural assets
d) My ability rests in being able to draw people out

whenever I detect they have something of value to
contribute to group objectives
e) My capacity to follow through has much to do with

my personal effectiveness
f) I am ready to face temporary unpopularity if it leads

to worthwhile results in the end
g) I am quick to sense what is likely to work in a

situation with which I am familiar
h) I can offer a reasoned case for alternative courses

of action without introducing bias or prejudice
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2 IF I HAVE A POSSIBLE SHORTCOMING IN TEAM Points Awarded

WORK, IT COULD BE THAT:
a) I am not at ease unless meetings are well structured

and controlled and generally well conducted
b) I am inclined to be too generous towards others

who have a valid viewpoint that has not been given
a proper airing
c) I have a tendency to talk a lot once a group gets on

to a new idea
d) My objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join

in readily and enthusiastically with colleagues
e) I am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian if

there is a need to get something done
f) I find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps

because I am over-responsive to group atmosphere
g) I am apt to get too caught up in ideas that occur to

me and so lose track of what is happening
h) My colleagues tend to see me as worrying

unnecessarily over detail and the possibility that
things may go wrong
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3 WHEN INVOLVED IN A PROJECT WITH OTHER Points Awarded

PEOPLE:
a) I have an aptitude for influencing people without

pressurising them
b) My general vigilance prevents careless mistakes

and omissions being made
c) I am ready to press for action to make sure that the

meeting does not waste time or lose sight of the
main objectives
d) I can be counted on to produce something original
e) I am always ready to back a good suggestion in the

common interest
f) I am keen to look for the latest in new ideas and

developments
g) I believe my capacity for cool judgement is

appreciated by others
h) I can be relied upon to see that all essential work is

organised
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4 MY CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO WORK IS Points Awarded

THAT:
a) I have a quiet interest in getting to know colleagues

better
b) I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others

or to hold a minority view myself
c) I can usually find a line or argument to refute

unsound propositions
d) I think I have a talent for making things work once a

plan has been put into operation
e) I have a tendency to avoid the obvious and come

out with the unexpected
f) I bring a touch of perfection to any team job I

undertake
g) I am ready to make use of contacts outside the

group itself
h) Whilst I am interested in all views I have no

hesitation in making up my mind once a decision
has to be made
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5 I GAIN SATISFACTION IN A JOB BECAUSE: Points Awarded
a) I enjoy analysing situations and weighing up all the

possible choices
b) I am interested in finding practical solutions to

problems
c) I like to feel I am fostering good working

relationships
d) I can exert a strong influence on decisions
e) I can meet people who may have something new to

offer
f) I can get people to agree on a necessary course of

action
g) I feel in my element where I can give a task my full

attention
h) I like to find a field that stretches my imagination
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6 IF I AM SUDDENLY GIVEN A DIFFICULT TASK Points Awarded

WITH LIMITED TIME AND UNFAMILIAR PEOPLE:
a) I would feel like retiring to a corner to devise a way

out of the impasse before developing a line
b) I would be ready to work with the person who

showed the most positive approach however
difficult they might be
c) I would find some way of reducing the size of the

task by establishing what different individuals might
best contribute
d) My natural sense of urgency would help to ensure

that we did not fall behind schedule
e) I believe I would keep cool and maintain my

capacity to think straight
f) I would retain a steadiness of purpose in spite of the

pressures
g) I would be prepared to take a positive lead if I felt

the group were making no progress
h) I would open discussions with a view to stimulating

new thoughts and getting something moving
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7 WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS TO Points Awarded

WHICH I AM SUBJECT IN WORKING IN
GROUPS:
a) I am apt to show my impatience with those who are
obstructing my progress
b) Others may criticise me for being too analytical and

insufficiently intuitive
c) My desire to ensure that work is properly done can

hold up proceedings
d) I tend to get bored rather easily and rely on one or

two stimulating members to spark me off
e) I find it difficult to get started unless the goals are

clear
f) I am sometimes poor at explaining and clarifying

complex points that occur to me
g) I am conscious of demanding from others the things

I cannot do myself
h) I hesitate to get my points across when I run up

against real opposition
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Team Inventory – Section 1

1 WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A Points Awarded

a) I think I can quickly see and take advantage of new

b) I can work well with a very wide range of people

c) Producing ideas is one of my natural assets

d) My ability rests in being able to draw people out

e) My capacity to follow through has much to do with

f) I am ready to face temporary unpopularity if it leads

g) I am quick to sense what is likely to work in a

h) I can offer a reasoned case for alternative courses

2 IF I HAVE A POSSIBLE SHORTCOMING IN TEAM Points Awarded

a) I am not at ease unless meetings are well structured

b) I am inclined to be too generous towards others

c) I have a tendency to talk a lot once a group gets on

d) My objective outlook makes it difficult for me to join

e) I am sometimes seen as forceful and authoritarian if

f) I find it difficult to lead from the front, perhaps

g) I am apt to get too caught up in ideas that occur to

h) My colleagues tend to see me as worrying

3 WHEN INVOLVED IN A PROJECT WITH OTHER Points Awarded

a) I have an aptitude for influencing people without

b) My general vigilance prevents careless mistakes

c) I am ready to press for action to make sure that the

d) I can be counted on to produce something original

e) I am always ready to back a good suggestion in the

f) I am keen to look for the latest in new ideas and

g) I believe my capacity for cool judgement is

h) I can be relied upon to see that all essential work is

4 MY CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO WORK IS Points Awarded

a) I have a quiet interest in getting to know colleagues

b) I am not reluctant to challenge the views of others

c) I can usually find a line or argument to refute

d) I think I have a talent for making things work once a

e) I have a tendency to avoid the obvious and come

f) I bring a touch of perfection to any team job I

g) I am ready to make use of contacts outside the

h) Whilst I am interested in all views I have no

5 I GAIN SATISFACTION IN A JOB BECAUSE: Points Awarded

a) I enjoy analysing situations and weighing up all the

b) I am interested in finding practical solutions to

c) I like to feel I am fostering good working

d) I can exert a strong influence on decisions

e) I can meet people who may have something new to

f) I can get people to agree on a necessary course of

g) I feel in my element where I can give a task my full

h) I like to find a field that stretches my imagination

6 IF I AM SUDDENLY GIVEN A DIFFICULT TASK Points Awarded

a) I would feel like retiring to a corner to devise a way

b) I would be ready to work with the person who

c) I would find some way of reducing the size of the

d) My natural sense of urgency would help to ensure

e) I believe I would keep cool and maintain my

f) I would retain a steadiness of purpose in spite of the

g) I would be prepared to take a positive lead if I felt

h) I would open discussions with a view to stimulating

7 WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS TO Points Awarded

b) Others may criticise me for being too analytical and

c) My desire to ensure that work is properly done can

d) I tend to get bored rather easily and rely on one or