Book description
Have you ever been overtaken at work by someone with fewer
qualifications? Have you ever wondered how some people move effortlessly
up the career ladder, while others stall at each rung? Drawing on 27
years' experience since the publication of Meredith Belbin's bestselling
book, Management Teams - Why They Succeed or Fail, Belbin have produced
a book to answer all these questions and more. The secret starts with
knowing who you are, how you behave, and how you interact with others.
Are you a Plant, for example? A Shaper? Or a Coordinator? Using these
Belbin 'Team Roles' as a language to describe their behaviour, readers
can learn how they can contribute at work in the most useful way.
Whether you are are in your first job or looking for ways to land that
promotion, the concise and jargon-free Belbin Guide to Succeeding at
Work will help you reach your career goals. Belbin Associates was
established in 1988 by Meredith Belbin, management guru and worldwide
bestselling author. His books include Management Teams: Why They Succeed
or Fail and Team Roles at Work (both Butterworth-Heinemann). Belbin
Associates have trainers operating in 25 countries, including the United
States, Australia, China, India, South Africa and Singapore. Their
corporate clients include the World Bank, Accenture, L'Oreal,
PricewaterhouseCoopers and GlaxoSmithKline.