What is a BELBIN Working Relationship Report?

What is a BELBIN Working Relationship Report?

Is it possible to foresee the nature of a working relationship between two people, even before such pairs are formalized? What could be the potential risks in getting chalk and cheese together?  On the other hand, what could be the potential benefits of teaming up cheese with bread?

The answers are obvious.  Yet, today’s workplace struggles with people in reporting and peer relationships, who just cannot get along. And the negative consequences are enormous.

A BELBIN Working Relationship Report is key to getting a sneak peek into the climate or chemistry that two people are likely to experience when they come together at work.

Why a BELBIN Working Relationship Report?

Every working relationship that hits the ground running does loads of good … inspiring its people and the Organization at large to go for more.  

Here’s where a BELBIN Working Relationship Report helps:

• Ensures both sides understand each other’s strengths and allowable weaknesses, and discover how they can complement each other.. not just collaborate.
• Spots potential land mines in a relationship, and prevents them in time, or prepares concerned individuals to cope with them in the interest of larger goals
• Allows the sponsors of the relationship enough notice, to provide adequate support to the people involved
• Avoids unpleasant surprises to both people involved and the ecosystem around them.

When should I make a BELBIN Working Relationship Report?

Whenever two people have to or have come together at work. The situations include:

• Ideally, before they are assigned to work together – in internal or external recruitment – and – in forming task forces, cross functional teams.
• Certainly when two people are having issues in getting along at work
• When there are early warning signs of performance being adversely impacted between two people
• For resolving conflicts
• In helping CEOs / C Level / mid-level leaders put their best foot forward in making the most of their working relationships with each team member, peer, and associate.
• Designing personal / leadership development initiatives

 So, let's make BELBIN happen!