Are you facing challenges with remote and hybrid teams?

Is your team struggling with...

  • A lack of visibility – it's more difficult to identify tensions, issues with disengagement, and even burnout.
  • Communication gaps – it’s harder for team members to collaborate effectively, read the room, sense tone, or iron out misunderstandings.
  • The feeling that something’s missing – the work gets done, but teams feel fragmented or flat. There's a lack of chemistry and cohesion.
  • Difficult relationships – especially in newer teams or for junior staff, who don’t have existing networks to fall back on.

It isn't just you.

We studied virtual and hybrid teams during and after the pandemic, and the results have given us crucial metrics into why many of these teams struggle.

Our key finding? Whilst some virtual teams can crack productivity and individual engagement, it's often team engagement that suffers.

Something is missing.

And to fix it? Teams need a practical, evidence-based approach that focuses on behaviour change and team dynamics.

Team Engagement for new and established hybrid teams

Our latest research shows that team engagement is harder for virtual and hybrid teams

Teams are in our DNA – let us help

We started with teams.  We’ve been studying team performance for half a century – and helping teams just like yours.

So... you're in the right place.

Belbin helps remote and hybrid teams to:

Build trust and psychological safety – key ingredients for productive, engaged remote working.

Understand how each person works best, especially when you don't see them day to day.

Improve communication by focusing on behavioural strengths, rather than assumptions or job titles.

Delegate more effectively by aligning work with each person's behavioural styles.

Prevent duplication or missed responsibilities by clarifying team contributions.

Recognise and manage potential gaps and conflicts early.

Boost engagement by helping people feel seen, valued and supported.

Make virtual team meetings shorter and more effective by involving the right people at the right time.

 

 

 

Clarity and connection for remote and hybrid teams

Belbin Individual reports identify each person’s preferred ways of working, including how they interact, problem-solve, and contribute to the team. Observer feedback (from colleagues) adds a vital extra layer—especially useful when teams don’t meet face-to-face regularly.

These insights are practical and immediately applicable. Individuals can use their Belbin report to:

  • Articulate their strengths with confidence
  • Communicate what they need to perform at their best
  • Manage their time and energy more effectively when working remotely
  • Understand how to adapt to meet the needs of others in the team
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See the bigger picture

Belbin Team reports bring all the individual data together, showing how the team works as a whole.

They highlight where strengths are concentrated, where there may be gaps, and how the team might perform in best and worst case scenarios, so you can plan ahead and prevent problems.

Workshops and further support

We offer workshops for teams and managers looking to improve collaboration in virtual or hybrid settings.

Whether you’re forming a new team, onboarding remotely, or navigating hybrid challenges, Belbin workshops can provide a clear framework to support:

  • Better communication and collaboration
  • Role clarity and accountability
  • Stronger working relationships
  • Shared goals and team alignment

Our workshops can be delivered virtually or in-person, and are tailored to your needs.

Belbin Team Workshop 2024

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Let's explore how Belbin can help your teams work better together.

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Watch: How have remote and hybrid teams changed since Covid?

We studied virtual and hybrid teams during and after Covid to find out how teams have adapted. 

Here we present our findings. Discover how productivity and engagement have fared as our relationship to our working practices evolve. And check out the broader implications for teams, including onboarding and organisational culture.

More resources to help teams

Belbin Team Role communication styles

How do Belbin Team Roles influence the way we communicate with others?

When you ask teams what is needed for success, ‘good communication skills’ is one of the most popular responses.

Read here

Using Belbin to build psychological safety in teams

“In the best teams, members listen to one another and show sensitivity to feelings and needs.”

There are practical steps you can take to build psychological safety into your team’s everyday interactions.

Read here

Belbin, teams and the social contract

A social contract details how team members will behave with one another, enabling everyone to work together more effectively.

They offer clarity and improve communication within teams. They set out the ways that team members will behave and interact.

Read here

Download our latest research into Belbin and virtual/hybrid teams

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