The SPI in question is now clearly outdated and inferior, thus every use (especially when endorsed by a school or University) is actually promoting a version of Belbin that damages and undermines the reputation and integrity of the current commercial and sanctioned tools. Using the infringing work also affects the market and good will for the sanctioned and current work. Such use thus undermines Belbin sales of legitimate teaching materials / profiles and reports and is simply not fair.

The infringing versions of a Belbin SPI are being used in place of Belbin’s well-known, established and easily accessed commercial versions. There is a clear and negative financial impact upon the copyright owner because of such use. Replacing Belbin's up to date, easily accessible and fairly priced profiles with an infringing copy is also not fair.Ĭopying and using the Belbin SPI, even by an educational body, is simply not considered fair use / fair dealing. Obsolete (no Specialist role) - Lacking balance of observer input - Not properly normed - Does not offer any Team Role advice. Apart from its reproduction being a breach of our copyright, it is: We do not allow the use of the self-scoring questionnaire. The 3rd edition of Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Fail offers the reader one free online Belbin Individual Report. To clarify our position, we own the copyright and do not allow this questionnaire to be reproduced in any form. Individuals may purchase the book (1st and 2nd editions) and complete the SPI for their own personal development, but any copying or wider usage is an infringement of copyright. In particular, the use of the self-scoring paper Self-Perception Inventory (SPI) originally published in Meredith Belbin’s book, Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Fail (1981). We frequently receive enquiries requesting information on the copyright of Belbin materials. We produce a detailed, unique and informative report which shows your whole spectrum of strengths and weaknesses – not just “which Team Role am I?” If so you were probably breaking Belbin’s copyright and you definitely missed out on the real Belbin.Ĭlick this link to see what a legal Belbin Profile generated from the latest version of GetSet looks like.īelbin questionnaires can only be completed through our purpose built computer system, which analyses the results, comparing your scores to thousands of others and taking in the feedback of your colleagues for a full 360 degree view. You may have seen or found a document that claims to be a Belbin test. pdf report with your results? Have you ever added up the scores yourself? Have you ever completed a Belbin questionnaire but didn’t get a detailed. There is simply no free legal Belbin Questionnaire or free Belbin Test (irrespective of whether you are a business, school, university, government department or consultant). Please let us help you to access the legal versions.

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