I am a great believer in To Do lists. I have researched many apps and settled for one that I am very happy with. I can structure my activities, tag them, link them to people, emails, geography etc. I can give them start dates, due dates, alarms etc. However, there is one shortcoming in every To Do app that I have come across and that is, while you can record the activity that you need to undertake, give it a priority and a due date, you can’t link the activity to a slot in yo

So said Meredith Belbin, the internationally renowned researcher on team roles and the critical part they play in the creation of high-performing teams. This is something I have known for a number of years, having been a manager and leader of large teams throughout much of my career in the NHS. I like to think that I always acknowledged the importance of every member of the team, each playing their part in contributing to the overall goals of the service (and thus the team).