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Leadership and Teamwork -

How does Belbin's and Honey's theories relate to the following team roles and the police?

What is the role of the leader?

Leader

A leader is the person that takes control over the team they are a part of in order to complete the work set and achieve their goals successfully.

Leaders are often responsible for:

  • Managing and delegating the responsibilities amongst their team,
  • Establishing objectives,
  • And planning strategies for the group to follow in order to complete tasks efficiently.

Leaders within Belbin's theory.

Leaders according to Belbin's theory

The Coordinator - They focus on establishing objectives, outlining and establishing tasks in order of priority, encouraging effort from all those within the team, and delegating the work appropriately.

The Shaper - They help to develop and motivate the team to keep working and not lose focus.

The Implementer - They create defined and competent strategies and tasks that need to be carried out by the group.

Leaders within Honey's theory.

The Leader - They ensure that the team follows the clear objectives they have established, and they aim to encourage effort and commitment from all members within the group.

Leaders according to Honey's theory

How does this relate to the police?

Relation to the Police

Examples of ranks of leaders within the police:

  • Chief Superintendent
  • Superintendent
  • Chief Inspector

Recognising the importance of the role of a leader and how to identify the different traits they need in order to manage a team efficiently, is vital for the police to understand. This will help to benefit the police's efficiency.

By having an insight in the different traits a leader can show will help enable them to hire the best officer for the role. They can select someone they know who will have the attributes required for an officer to be able to complete the tasks and objectives expected from their group to the standard expected from the police service.

How can Belbin's theory relate to leadership roles in the police?

These role can be categorised as a particular type of leader in accordance to Belbin's ideas, depending on the traits they show within the job.

  • A Chief Superintendent could be classed as the Coordinator. This is because they are expected to set out detailed goals and strategies that the team must achieve, whilst also delegating responsibilities in correspondence to ranks and experience.
  • A Superintendent could be classed as the Implementer because they are responsible for setting and enforcing strategies and standards that must be upheld by the team under their supervision.
  • A Chief Inspector could be classed as the Shaper. This is because they manage large groups of police staff, providing the necessary drive they need in order to deliver a high standard of service to the community.

Each of these ranks could be argued to relate to any of the leader roles within Belbin's theory and are therefore open to interpretation. This is because Belbin's theory focuses on the personality and traits of the leader to give a greater insight to their role within tasks.

These ranks in relation to Belbin's theory

How can Honey's theory relate to leadership roles within the police?

These ranks in relation to Honey's theory

According to Honey's theory all of the people within these ranks would be classed as the leader.

This is because in all of the ranks listed previously, they are expected to take the lead by organising and prioritising work, monitoring the team's time management, and setting and reflecting on the goals that the team must complete.

Using Honey's theory allows the police to be able to see a clear leader within a team rather than trying to determine what role they would come under due to their traits like within Belbin's theory. Therefore, Honey's theory would be useful if the police needed to make a quick decision to identify a defined leader in a group.

What is the role of an Expert?

Expert

An expert within a team is someone who is able to provide detailed and experienced knowledge and ideas in a particular area. Their specialist insight will often help to increase the success of the team and the work they are completing.

Experts within Belbin's theory.

Experts according to Belbin's theory

The Plant - They are skilled at solving problems in original ways and they have an incredible creative visionary.

The Monitor Evaluator - They focus on taking a logical approach to the work. They try to make impartial judgments when needed and take in to consideration the options and thoughts of all those within the team before making decisions.

The Specialist - They have a great amount of in-depth knowledge and skills in a certain area that they can offer to the team.

The Complete Finisher - They are often used to review work that is near completion in order to refine and scrutinizes it for any errors or areas that may require development. They will compare the work to high standards of quality and are often extremely critical.

Experts within Honey's theory.

Experts according to Honey's theory

The Challenger -They question and challenge the effectiveness of the work the team does. They are skilled at problem solving as they are always thinking and evaluating the tasks the team is completing. They are able to convey their thoughts and opinions clearly to the group.

The Thinker - They are able to carefully select information that is relevant to the tasks at hand in order to improve the teams efficiency. They take a conscientious and logical approach, breaking down tasks and information into a step by step process.

How does this relate to the Police?

Relation to the Police

Examples of expert ranks within the police:

  • CID (Criminal Investigations Department)
  • Specialist branches (Anti-terrorism, Firearms, Forensic units)
  • Drugs squad
  • Dog handlers
  • Mounted police
  • Traffic department

It is vital for the police to hire those with specialist knowledge and experience within the force as these team members are essential in the understanding and management of large scale crimes and incidents. By understanding the traits and importance of experts within a team will also ensure that the police can hire the best person for the rank. They can also ensure that there are team members that have had training and experience that meets the standards of the police service.

How can Belbin's theory relate to expert roles in the police?

These ranks in relation to Belbin

Each of these roles were rather difficult to place in a set role within Belbin's theory, as she takes into account the individuals traits and approach. It is important to consider that her findings can help to better represent the qualities needed by an expert within the group in order to achieve a task, such as them taking a critical, creative, or logical approach depending on the job they need to complete. Therefore, the role of an individual in these ranks in accordance to Belbin's theory will differ from person to person, which limits the Police being able to use her ideas if they need to make a quick decision when recruiting staff.

However, in my opinion, those within CID are likely to be a monitor evaluator due to the crucial decisions they have to make which require a logical approach.

The other ranks I mentioned would likely be categories as a specialist, due to the high levels of specific knowledge they have to their chosen department.

How can Honey's theory relate to expert roles within the police?

These ranks in relation to Honey

All the ranks I listed previously (CID, specialist branches, drugs squad, dog handler, mounted police, and traffic department), would be considered a thinker within Honey's theory. This is because in each of these specialisations the staff are required to deliberate their responses to tasks by breaking the information down logically.

A challenger within the police force would be someone in a high management rank. For example, those between the ranks of Chief Inspector up to Chief Constable. They would be considered challengers as they are expected to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the staff under their command.

Honey's theory allows the police to make a quick summary of expert roles within teams in their ranks. This can help them dedicate the appropriate training to their staff depending on what they want to have them become an expert in.

What is the role of a team player?

Team Player

A team player is someone who works well within a group. This could be by listening to the opinions and ideas of everyone, encouraging effort from all, and trying to keep the peace within the team to avoid any unnecessary conflicts. They will often put aside their personal goals and differences in order to work efficiently with others.

Team Players within Belbin's theory.

The Resource Investigator - They are able to feedback a range of ideas to the team in an outgoing and enthusiastic manner. They tend to be charismatic and good at developing contacts with others that could aid the team with achieving their goals.

The Team-worker - They help the team work together and remain on task. They help to identify the work required, and complete it with the input and support of those within the team. They are both perceptive and diplomatic and try to reduce tension within the group.

Team player's according to Belbin's theory

Team Players within Honey's theory.

Team player's according to Honey's theory

The Doer - They urge the team to keep up a task orientated and motivated manner. They take a hands on approach to the work and enjoy getting involved with the work, with the advice and input of their team.

The Supporter - They assist and respect their team mates and their suggestions. They aim to ease tension and keep the peace within the group in order to ensure that the team does not become distracted.

How does this relate to the Police?

Relation to the Police

Examples of team players within the police would be:

  • Police Constables
  • PCSO's
  • Special Constables

It is important for the police to recognise the importance of teamwork and utilise it within the force.

By developing their staffs ability to work with others, it will prepare the force for when they have to work with other public services in response to incidents. The police can use the team player roles put forward by both Belbin and Honey in order to meet the high expectations that are set by both the force and the leader of the team. In addition to this, recognising the traits team players have will help the police refine their training and recruitment process as they will be able to identify the specific qualities that will need in their staff in order to improve their service.

How can Belbin's theory relate to team-player roles in the police?

These ranks in relation to Belbin's theory

Each of the roles I have identified can be categorised to a specific role within Belbin's theory.

  • A Police Constable could be considered as a Resource Investigator. This is because they are able to feedback information they have gathered to the team in order to help achieve their goals. They are also charismatic and good communicators because they work alongside both the public and other departments within the force.
  • PCSO's and Special Constables would be classed as team workers because they aid a variety of departments with their tasks and try to reduce friction both inside and outside the police force.

Belbin's theory can help the police understand the different roles team players can have within a group, whether that be these individuals focusing on sharing and showcasing information or reducing conflict within the team.

How does Honey's theory relate to the police?

These ranks in relation to Honey's theory

These ranks within the police could be classed as the following in relation to Honey's theory:

  • A PC could be considered as a doer as they are actively completing practical task within the community on a daily basis.
  • PCSO's could also be considered as a doer as they have a constant presence within the community, whether that be at events, on patrol, or hosting surgeries within local police stations in order to support the police constabulary they work for.
  • However, Special Constables could be considered as a supporter as they aim to reduce tension between the team and the public, while also assisting other officers to achieve their goals. This could be by supporting PC's at an incident in order to reinforce the police's presence.

Honey's theory, in my opinion, is easier to summaries the different roles a team player adopts within the group in comparison to Belbin's theory. It clearly summarise the traits they will commonly show in order to support and urge the team through their various tasks.

This, therefore, will help the police to refine their training and recruitment systems as they will have a clear insight in to the type of team player they may need within a particular task or rank. This will also improve their efficiency and the quality of service they provide to the community they serve.

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