Here is a critical review of the strengths and limitations of applying Belbin's team role model to recruitment and selection processes like at the John Lewis Partnership:
Strengths:
- Identifying complementary roles helps build balanced, well-rounded teams. This enhances collaboration and covers skills gaps.
- Assessing candidates' preferred roles provides self-awareness and helps place people in roles fitting their natural strengths.
- Training on roles fosters understanding of how different personalities contribute and how to work together effectively.
Limitations:
- Roles may oversimplify complex personalities into rigid boxes. Real people exhibit traits of multiple roles.
- Self-perceptions don't always align with how others see a person's behaviors and contributions