This week's HR Uprising episode features Lucinda in conversation with Jo Keeler, the Managing Partner at Belbin Team Roles. They explore a wide range of team-related topics and Jo explains the value of understanding our team role preferences and applying this knowledge in the workplace.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Do different team roles fit different professions?
Validity and reliability of Belbin
How to play to your strengths
The symphonic C-Suite
Connecting Teams

BEST MOMENTS
"We have to value different behaviours, even if it's not our preference - bring me tea, bring me biscuits because I have to be a Completer Finisher here"
 "If we are going to embrace teamwork, it needs to be teamwork up and down the organisation, particularly at the very top"
 "HR can be the connector between these different teams"

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Please find links below to previous podcasts mentioned by Lucinda on this week's episode.
HR on Purpose with Steve Browne:https://hruprising.com/episode-25-hr-on-purpose-with-steve-browne/
The Strengths-Based Organisation with Emily Hutchinson: https://hruprising.com/episode-the-strengths-based-organisation-with-emily-hutchinson/

Belbin Articles and Research
Belbin in a nutshell: https://www.belbin.com/media/1488/team-roles-in-a-nutshell.pdf
Authentic Leadership: https://www.belbin.com/media/2630/belbin2018-authentic-leadership.pdf
Belbin and Entrepreneurship: https://www.belbin.com/media/2222/belbin2018-entrepreneurship.pdf
Belbin and Culture: How do we address cultural variation? http://www.belbin.com/media/1935/belbin-white-paper-culture-and-belbin-team-roles.pdf
Belbin and Virtual Teams: https://www.belbin.com/media/2109/belbin2018-virtual-teams.pdf
Belbin and Lean Teams: https://www.belbin.com/media/2183/belbin2018-lean-teams.pdf
All the statistics behind the Reports: Team Roles: A Comprehensive Review: http://www.belbin.com/media/1158/belbin-uk-2014-a-comprehensive-review.pdf
Copyright: Please do check this link if you are using a paper-based version of the Belbin Self-Perception Inventory.

EY Report
2013: https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EY-The-power-of-many/$FILE/EY-The-power-of-many.pdf

Deloitte – Human Capital Report
2016: https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/focus/human-capital-trends/2016.html
2018: https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/human-capital/topics/human-capital-trends.html - this includes a link to the Symphonic C-Suite concept

Gallup – Employee Engagement
http://news.gallup.com/reports/220313/state-global-workplace-2017.aspx

HBR Articles
https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
https://hbr.org/2014/12/getting-virtual-teams-right
https://hbr.org/2018/10/working-with-people-who-arent-self-aware

Actus Resources
You can access additional free HR Resources via the Actus Software website link below. Lucinda Carney is the founder and CEO of Actus Software: https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/

ABOUT THE GUEST

Jo Keeler leads strategic and operational activities for Belbin world-wide. A long-established and highly respected workplace tool, Belbin enables people to understand their own strengths and weaknesses - and helps organisations bring together the right people to form high performing teams. In addition to shaping Belbin for the next generation, Jo speaks internationally on the subject of teams – the challenges, the importance, and future of, and how to help teams reach their potential.
Jo Keeler on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jokeeler
Jo Keeler on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokeeler/

ABOUT THE HOST

Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.

“If you look up, you rise up”

CONTACT METHOD
Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/
Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Twitter: @lucindacarney
Instagram: @hruprising
Facebook: @hruprising

This week's HR Uprising episode features Lucinda in conversation with Jo Keeler, the Managing Partner at Belbin Team Roles. They explore a wide range of team-related topics and Jo explains the value of understanding our team role preferences and applying this knowledge in the workplace.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul aria-multiline="true" data-is-placeholder-visible="false" aria-label="Write list&hellip;" aria-autocomplete="list">
<li>Do different team roles fit different professions?</li>
<li>Validity and reliability of Belbin</li>
<li>How to play to your strengths</li>
<li>The symphonic C-Suite</li>
<li>Connecting Teams</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
<ul aria-multiline="true" data-is-placeholder-visible="false" aria-label="Write list&hellip;" aria-autocomplete="list">
<li>"We have to value different behaviours, even if it's not our preference - bring me tea, bring me biscuits because I have to be a Completer Finisher here"</li>
<li> "If we are going to embrace teamwork, it needs to be teamwork up and down the organisation, particularly at the very top"</li>
<li> "HR can be the connector between these different teams"</li>
</ul>
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Please find links below to previous podcasts mentioned by Lucinda on this week's episode.
<ul>
<li> HR on Purpose with Steve Browne: <a href="https://hruprising.com/episode-25-hr-on-purpose-with-steve-browne/" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://hruprising.com/episode-25-hr-on-purpose-with-steve-browne/</a></li>
<li>The Strengths-Based Organisation with Emily Hutchinson: <a href="https://hruprising.com/episode-the-strengths-based-organisation-with-emily-hutchinson/" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://hruprising.com/episode-the-strengths-based-organisation-with-emily-hutchinson/</a></li>
</ul>
Belbin Articles and Research
<ul>
<li>Belbin in a nutshell: <a href="https://www.belbin.com/media/1488/team-roles-in-a-nutshell.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.belbin.com/media/1488/team-roles-in-a-nutshell.pdf</a></li>
<li>Authentic Leadership: <a href="https://www.belbin.com/media/2630/belbin2018-authentic-leadership.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.belbin.com/media/2630/belbin2018-authentic-leadership.pdf</a></li>
<li>Belbin and Entrepreneurship: <a href="https://www.belbin.com/media/2222/belbin2018-entrepreneurship.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.belbin.com/media/2222/belbin2018-entrepreneurship.pdf</a></li>
<li>Belbin and Culture: How do we address cultural variation? <a href="http://www.belbin.com/media/1935/belbin-white-paper-culture-and-belbin-team-roles.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">http://www.belbin.com/media/1935/belbin-white-paper-culture-and-belbin-team-roles.pdf</a></li>
<li>Belbin and Virtual Teams: <a href="https://www.belbin.com/media/2109/belbin2018-virtual-teams.pdf" aria-label="https://www.belbin.com/media/2109/belbin2018-virtual-teams.pdf (opens in a new tab)">https://www.belbin.com/media/2109/belbin2018-virtual-teams.pdf</a></li>
<li>Belbin and Lean Teams: <a href="https://www.belbin.com/media/2183/belbin2018-lean-teams.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.belbin.com/media/2183/belbin2018-lean-teams.pdf</a></li>
<li>All the statistics behind the Reports: Team Roles: A Comprehensive Review: <a href="http://www.belbin.com/media/1158/belbin-uk-2014-a-comprehensive-review.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">http://www.belbin.com/media/1158/belbin-uk-2014-a-comprehensive-review.pdf</a></li>
<li>Copyright: Please do check this <a href="https://list-manage.agle1.cc/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belbin.com%2Fabout%2Fcopyright%2F&amp;s=6550738894323712&amp;t=1572263600355&amp;ns=belbin" aria-label="link (opens in a new tab)">link</a> if you are using a paper-based version of the Belbin Self-Perception Inventory.</li>
</ul>
EY Report
<ul>
<li>2013: <a href="https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EY-The-power-of-many/$FILE/EY-The-power-of-many.pdf" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EY-The-power-of-many/$FILE/EY-The-power-of-many.pdf</a></li>
</ul>
Deloitte &ndash; Human Capital Report
<ul>
<li>2016: <a href="https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/focus/human-capital-trends/2016.html" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/focus/human-capital-trends/2016.html</a></li>
<li>2018: <a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/human-capital/topics/human-capital-trends.html" aria-label="https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/human-capital/topics/human-capital-trends.html (opens in a new tab)">https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/human-capital/topics/human-capital-trends.html</a> - this includes a link to the Symphonic C-Suite concept</li>
</ul>
Gallup &ndash; Employee Engagement
<ul>
<li><a href="http://news.gallup.com/reports/220313/state-global-workplace-2017.aspx" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">http://news.gallup.com/reports/220313/state-global-workplace-2017.aspx</a></li>
</ul>
HBR Articles
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2014/12/getting-virtual-teams-right" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://hbr.org/2014/12/getting-virtual-teams-right</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2018/10/working-with-people-who-arent-self-aware" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://hbr.org/2018/10/working-with-people-who-arent-self-aware</a></li>
</ul>
Actus Resources
<ul>
<li>You can access additional free HR Resources via the Actus Software website link below. Lucinda Carney is the founder and CEO of Actus Software:&nbsp;<a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/</a></li>
</ul>
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jo Keeler leads strategic and operational activities for Belbin world-wide. A long-established and highly respected workplace tool, Belbin enables people to understand their own strengths and weaknesses - and helps organisations bring together the right people to form high performing teams. In addition to shaping Belbin for the next generation, Jo speaks internationally on the subject of teams &ndash; the challenges, the importance, and future of, and how to help teams reach their potential.
<ul>
<li>Jo Keeler on Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/jokeeler" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://twitter.com/jokeeler</a></li>
<li>Jo Keeler on LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokeeler/" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokeeler/</a></li>
</ul>
ABOUT THE HOST
Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&amp;D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to &lsquo;rise up&rsquo; together.
&ldquo;If you look up, you rise up&rdquo;
CONTACT METHOD
<ul>
<li>Join the LinkedIn community - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a></li>
<li>Email: <a href="mailto:Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk">Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</a></li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @lucindacarney</li>
<li>Instagram: @hruprising</li>
<li>Facebook: @hruprising</li>
</ul>

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.

This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun.
The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website www.hruprising.com. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.

Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   

Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 

Connect with Actus here:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/
Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware
Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.
This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&amp;D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun. The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website <a href="http://www.hruprising.com">www.hruprising.com</a>. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&amp;D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.
Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   
Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 
Connect with Actus here:                                                                                                                                  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/ Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

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