Meredith Belbin, a British researcher and management theorist, attempted to tackle this question at Henley Management College in the 1970’s. This question has plagued team leaders and managers for decades and continues to do so in companies all over the world. But why is it that even when all the team members have all the skills required for the task, the team isn’t guaranteed to perform as well as it should? Though team leaders and managers usually try to hire the most qualified people they can find for a task, simply having highly educated or talented team members isn’t a guarantee that the project will be a success. Have you ever worked with a team in which everyone just seems to be on the ball, tasks got done on time, and the entire project was just a pleasure to see to its end? Or have you ever worked with a team in which every member is quite talented, morale is high, and all the elements needed to succeed are there, and yet nothing seemed to get done?
