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The underpinning theoryHOW INDIVIDUALS AFFECT TEAM DYNAMICSHere we use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to see how individualpersonalities might influence and be influenced by the team. We also useMeredith Belbin’s (1981) research into team types to indicate what typesof individuals best make up an effective team.MBTI and teams‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’‘Let’s think ahead’‘Let’s just do it’‘Let’s change it’The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator suggests that if you are a particulartype you have particular preferences and are different from other peopleof different types (see Table 1.5 for MBTI types). This means that when86