Belbin is same bs mostly. Yes, some people tend to be more comfortable in leadership roles and yes, some people are more creative.
But the belbin model is yet again one failed attempt to quantify these ephemeral observations - and failing at that.
I deal with several roles. My belbin questionnaire mapped pretty well the type of communication that was required in each role between the other person, but did not tell about me as such.
These tools are best used as an entertainment to get people thinking about how they behave, but in that a "which hogwarts house do you belong to" would run the same function. I.e. they are all fiction. Fiction can capture important insights, but it's not science.
(For those not familiar with belbin, part of the routine is collecting feedback from 5-6 of you coworkers)
Not sure I saw the feedback, but as I understand it its based on a lot of data from students at the college.
Though wen I did it the course leader said so you work at the labs which was flattering (the Uk equivalent of bell labs that is)
And not everyone is comfortable with leadership roles I know developer who is better than me who totally went to pieces presenting in front of a small group of his peers.
But the belbin model is yet again one failed attempt to quantify these ephemeral observations - and failing at that.
I deal with several roles. My belbin questionnaire mapped pretty well the type of communication that was required in each role between the other person, but did not tell about me as such.
These tools are best used as an entertainment to get people thinking about how they behave, but in that a "which hogwarts house do you belong to" would run the same function. I.e. they are all fiction. Fiction can capture important insights, but it's not science.
(For those not familiar with belbin, part of the routine is collecting feedback from 5-6 of you coworkers)