Principlev1

Balance role type distribution across teams rather than

Balance role type distribution across teams rather than optimizing for individual capability, because team performance depends on covering necessary functions not maximizing any single dimension.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize by relationships), Expertise as Domain-Specific Schema Organization (expertise is domain-specific and doesn't transfer), and Shared mental models among group members determine what the (shared mental models determine team perception and action). Belbin's research provides the evidence, but the principle follows from the axiom that role coverage matters more than individual excellence when schemas must be distributed across a team.

Source Lessons

L-0231

Role types clarify relationships

Defining roles for people and objects clarifies what each is responsible for.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures AxiomExpertise as Domain-Specific Schema Organization AxiomShared mental models among group members determine what the

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