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One poppy open, another bud still closed. Cover image for So It's Okay That I'm Like This? Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Young people

2026-08-23

So It's Okay That I'm Like This?

Belbin team role circles and the Soomre signature. Cover image for The Team You Build Is the Company You Build.

Observations

2026-08-22

The Team You Build Is the Company You Build

Self‑understanding is most robust when internal insight is balanced with meaningful, credible feedback from others. Belbin Team Roles Study.

Strengths

2026-04-19

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different

Flower macro evoking tenderness and care. Cover image for Let's Talk About Weakness. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness. The Word Most Teams Avoid.

Resting mute swan, head tucked low, still watching. Cover image for Difficult People Don't Exist. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does

Assessment

2026-01-18

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So

Heritage bonfire, ordered repetition. Cover image for Behavioural vs Personality Tests. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-19

Personality Tests for Teams: What They Miss, and What to Use Instead

Mats Soomre lying on the grass at a golf tournament, photographing through a Canon lens. Cover image for article on photography and team coaching. Photo: Mikk Soomre

Observations

2026-04-26

Photography Made Me a Better Coach. The Camera Taught Me What to See.

Two red squirrels in a spruce tree. The Two Difficult People Every Team Needs. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-06-28

The Two People You Call Difficult Are the Two You Can't Decide Without

Belbin helps teams transform potential friction into a constructive conversation about needs, strengths and contributions, rather than personalities or fixed traits.

Assessment

2026-05-02

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need

Lone moment at sunset, distance and quiet. Cover image for Hybrid Teams Fail by Design. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Distance. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together

Macro of dispersed points from one source - cat's eye. Cover image for Same Message Four Sentences. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Different Sentences.

Dog (Samoyed) in motion, free and open. Cover image for 5+1 Ways to Work Better with Others. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 Ways to Work with Yourself and Others

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

Golf course - Joy Unleashed - putter, ball, flag - against stormy sky. Cover image for What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Seven Lessons from the Course.

Flower in quiet natural geometry. Cover image for The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Why Smart People Still Need to Learn the Hard Way.

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Red squirrel resting on a sunlit branch, eyes closed. Cover image for Google, Aristotle and Belbin. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-02-08

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive

Young people

2026-08-23

So It's Okay That I'm Like This?

Observations

2026-08-22

The Team You Build Is the Company You Build

Strengths

2026-04-19

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness. The Word Most Teams Avoid.

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does

Assessment

2026-01-18

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So

Assessment

2026-04-19

Personality Tests for Teams: What They Miss, and What to Use Instead

Observations

2026-04-26

Photography Made Me a Better Coach. The Camera Taught Me What to See.

Team Dynamics

2026-06-28

The Two People You Call Difficult Are the Two You Can't Decide Without

Assessment

2026-05-02

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Distance. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Different Sentences.

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 Ways to Work with Yourself and Others

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Seven Lessons from the Course.

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Why Smart People Still Need to Learn the Hard Way.

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Team Dynamics

2026-02-08

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive

Young people

2026-08-23

So It's Okay That I'm Like This?

Observations

2026-08-22

The Team You Build Is the Company You Build

Strengths

2026-04-19

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness. The Word Most Teams Avoid.

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does

Assessment

2026-01-18

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So

Assessment

2026-04-19

Personality Tests for Teams: What They Miss, and What to Use Instead

Observations

2026-04-26

Photography Made Me a Better Coach. The Camera Taught Me What to See.

Team Dynamics

2026-06-28

The Two People You Call Difficult Are the Two You Can't Decide Without

Assessment

2026-05-02

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Distance. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Different Sentences.

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 Ways to Work with Yourself and Others

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Seven Lessons from the Course.

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Why Smart People Still Need to Learn the Hard Way.

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Team Dynamics

2026-02-08

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive

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