Experience of use of team development profiling tools….

Belbin Team Roles
Focus on the roles that people naturally play within teams given the present team structure, recognising that these may change as team membership changes. Experience of working with teams and team dynamics across the Cardiff City Council. Using the Belbin profile to help Senior Manages across the Authority, as part of in-house MBA programme, NEBSM Diploma and Certificate programmes and as an aid to team development for a cross-functional teams entering a national event.

Thomas International DISC profiling
DISC profiling helps individuals identify their personal those of their team members and key contacts. Experience working in the early days of Orange PCS, creating their first in-house management development programme. Also focused on the role of teams in organisations, helping them to identify where they were in their lifestyle, using the "Storming, Norming, Forming, Performing" framework.

Team Management System Index
Focus on preferences at a behaviour level and opportunity to adapt behaviour according to the needs of the team. As an accredited Master Trainer of TMSDI, used extensively across the global organisations as a team analysis and development tool. Used within major corporate and on an individual coaching basis. Created bespoke team development events, ranging from team problem solving, relationship building, and setting mission and vision for organisations, departments or teams. Used as a core foundation for ‘Ambassador’ training across multi –national Telecom business.

Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Focus on personality type and contextual behaviour. Used to ‘stretch’ individuals and as a guide to understand actions of others in a team or organisation. Licensed user of MBTI for use in coaching development, and personal improvements at all levels. Used regularly as an individual and team development tool.

Hays McBer Emotional Intelligence profile
Focus on understanding self and learning how to adapt self to meets needs of others. Experience of working with Hay Mcber (profile developers) on a Senior Management Development Programme using Emotional Intelligence profiling, Management Styles inventory, Organisational Values, and Team climate 360 Feedback tools. Coaching senior managers to identify how their style and approach affected their team climate and performance, and how they could develop to change the team climate and motivation.

Neuro Linguistic Programming LAB profiling
‘Language and behavioural profiling’ is used extensively to help individuals understand their own behaviour and thinking styles, and to learn to recognise these behaviours in others, and to adapt accordingly. As an accredited trainer of NPL to Master Practitioner Level, I have regularly used this to assist individuals identify their own patterns of behaviour and those of others.

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