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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

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.

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

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

Assessment

2026-04-19

Behavioural Assessment vs Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?

Single flower yielding under its weight. Cover image for Before You Motivate. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-03-25

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates

Wildlife in quiet repose, watching. Cover image for Introverts Are Not the Problem. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.

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

Strengths

2026-03-05

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

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.

Dog 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 better with yourself and others

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

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Assessment

2026-01-18

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

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

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.

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

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.

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.

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

Assessment

2026-05-02

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

Observations

2026-04-26

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

Strengths

2026-04-19

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

Assessment

2026-04-19

Behavioural Assessment vs Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?

Leadership

2026-03-25

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

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

Strengths

2026-03-05

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

Strengths

2026-02-20

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

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 ways to work better with yourself and others

Team Dynamics

2026-02-08

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

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Assessment

2026-01-18

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

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

Observations

2025-12-12

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

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Different Sentences.

Observations

2025-10-14

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

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

Assessment

2026-05-02

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

Observations

2026-04-26

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

Strengths

2026-04-19

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

Assessment

2026-04-19

Behavioural Assessment vs Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?

Leadership

2026-03-25

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

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

Strengths

2026-03-05

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

Strengths

2026-02-20

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

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 ways to work better with yourself and others

Team Dynamics

2026-02-08

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

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead

Assessment

2026-01-18

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

Leadership

2026-01-15

Leadership: Individual Responsibility or Type of Teamwork?

Observations

2025-12-12

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

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Different Sentences.

Observations

2025-10-14

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

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows

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