Conclusion 3: Aithen

Every person is authentic in 2 to 3 roles.

Belbin discovered 9 different team roles and concluded that, based on their unique personality, everyone has two to three team roles that suit them. What role you utilise depends on the situation you find yourself in. These two to three authentic roles come fairly effortlessly, they’re performed naturally. The other six team roles cost more energy and feel unnatural. And yet, Belbin discovered that team members would sometimes take on those roles. He referred to this as “role sacrifice”. (More about each role > in the next article).