GROUP ROLES

Contributes ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions and decisions; proposes new ideas or states old ideas in a novel fashion

• Initiator/Contributor

• Evaluator/critic

• Secretary

• Harmonizer

Asks for clarification of comments in terms of their factual adequacy; asks for information or facts relevant to the problem; suggests information is needed before making decisions

• opinion giver

• Information seeker

• Coordinator

• Energizer

Offers facts or generalizations that may relate to the group’s task.

• Opinion seeker

• Energizer

• Elaborator

• Information giver

Indicates what the problems are

• Coordinator

• Blocker

• Diagnostician

• Gate Keeper

Keeps communication channels open; encourages and facilitates interaction from those members who are usually silent

• Gate Keeper

• Blocker

• Follower

• Tension Reliever

Clarifies the relationships among information, opinions, and ideas or suggests an integration of the information, opinions, and ideas of subgroups

• Secretary

• Opinion Seeker

• Opinion Giver

• Coordinator

Elaborates ideas and other contributions; offers rationales for suggestions; tries to deduce how an idea or suggestion would work if adopted by the group

• Critic

• Elaborator/Clarifier

• Recognition Seeker

• Harmonizer

Handles routine tasks such as seating arrangements, obtaining equipment, and handing out pertinent papers

• Secretary

• Energizer

• Procedure Developer

• Information giver

Keeps notes on the group’s progress

• Secretary

• Evaluator/critic

• Opinion Giver

• Elaborator

Prods the group to action

• Opinion Seeker

• Information Giver

• Energizer

• Harmonizer