GROUP ROLES

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GROUP ROLES

• Types of Roles

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Types of Roles

• Formal Assigned/Designated emphasizes
  function
• Informal Emerges from Group Transaction

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Informal Roles 3 types
Task Maintenance Disruptive
Goal Productivity Get the job done Goal Gain Maintain Cohesiveness Harmony Goal Gain Attention Impede Goal Me Oriented
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Roles 3 types
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Informal Roles in Groups
Task Roles
Initiator Information Seeker Opinion Seeker Information Giver Clarifier/Elaborator Coordinator Secretary Director Devils Advocate
Maintenance Roles
Supporter/Encourager Harmonizer/Tension Reliever Gatekeeper Feeling Expresser
Self-Centered Roles
Stagehog Isolate Clown Blocker Fighter/Controller Zealot Cynic