To find out which of the 9 Belbin Team Roles you have an affinity towards, and which ones you don’t, you need to start by completing a Belbin Self-Perception Inventory.

This is a questionnaire that takes about 20 minutes to complete. Delivered in English and online, the questionnaire delivers a comprehensive report which you can keep for reference and the option for skype feedback sessions where you can explore some of your development.

The Self-Perception Team Role Profile is based on your scoring of the Self-Perception Inventory. It shows on the right your “preferred roles”, in the middle your “manageable roles”, and to the left your “least preferred roles”. It is measured against the BELBIN® norm database of over 5,600 SPIs.

So for example, if you come out as 100% “Shaper”, it means that you very much aspire to play the “Shaper” role and that less than 1% of the people tested scored such a high mark for that role.