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The definitive, practical guide to applying Belbin Team Roles in real teams

Team Roles at Work is Dr Meredith Belbin’s definitive, practical guide to applying Belbin Team Roles in real teams and is in it's third edition.

We are delighted to share that it is now in it's third edition.

The book covers how a Team Role language emerged and how we can use it to our advantage, to articulate our strengths and cultivate strategies for tackling conflict and other difficulties in our working relationships.

In addition to answering these timeless questions, this latest edition examines the application of Team Role theory to virtual teams, and the benefits of embracing behavioural diversity.

A personal message from Dr R Meredith Belbin

In our rapidly-changing world, the need for effective teamwork is greater – and perhaps more urgent – than ever.

The migration to virtual and hybrid working opens up a number of opportunities – to overhaul talent deployment, and to break down the hierarchies which threaten effective working, so long as we attend to the difficulties in communication which may accompany such practices.

Almost thirty years on from the publication of the first edition of this book, it is immensely rewarding to celebrate the third edition as we reflect on the growth of Team Role theory and practice facilitated by our network of distributors and Belbin champions worldwide.

I extend my thanks to all.

Dr R Meredith Belbin. Originator of Belbin Team Role theory and Co-Author of Team Roles at Work, 3rd edition

Meredith Belbin Partner Belbin
Victoria Brown Head of Research and Development Belbin

A message from co-author of the third edition, Victoria Brown

Team Roles at Work is Meredith Belbin’s definitive, practical guide to applying Belbin Team Roles in real teams.

It’s the well-thumbed volume our trainers and consultants scribble on, highlight and take along to every course. And it’s a great place to begin deepening your understanding of Belbin theory in action.

In this work, Meredith describes how a Team Role language emerged and how we can use it to our advantage, to articulate our strengths and cultivate strategies for tackling conflict and other difficulties in our working relationships. In addition to answering these timeless questions, this new edition examines the application of Team Role theory to virtual teams, and the benefits of embracing behavioural diversity.

It has been a great pleasure to work with Meredith on this third edition and I hope that Team Roles at Work continues to spread the Belbin message across the globe.

Victoria Brown is Head of R&D at Belbin and co-author of Team Roles at Work, 3rd edition.

Order your copy

You can order your copy of Team Roles at Work, 3rd edition here.

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