| A | B |
|---|
| Task Roles | These roles relate to getting the work done. |
| Social Roles | (also called "maintenance roles") These roles contribute to the positive functioning of the group. |
| Blocking Roles | (also called "dysfunctional roles") These roles disrupt group progress and weaken its cohesion. |
| Initiators / Contributors | ...suggest or propose new ideas |
| Information Seekers | ...ask for facts and authoritative information about the problem being discussed |
| Information Givers | ...offer facts related to the group problem |
| Opinion Seekers | ...ask for clarification of values about what the group is doing or planning to do |
| Opinion Givers | ...state their beliefs about suggestions that have been made; Emphasis is on what they believe, not on facts |
| Coordinators | ...clarify the relationships among various suggestions; coordinate the activities of group members |
| Energizers | ...encourage the group to act or make decisions; try to stimulate the group to "higher quality" activity |
| Procedural Technicians | ...do things to help the group get things done, for example handing out materials or setting up chairs |
| Recorders | ...keep a written record of group decisions; acts as the "group memory" |
| Encouragers | ...praise the contributions of others; indicate understanding and acceptance of other points of view |
| Harmonizers | ...attempt to settle disagreements and conflicts; They may use humor to keep things calm. |
| Compromisers | ...are willing to meet the group "halfway" by accepting ideas that they don't entirely agree with |
| Gate-keepers | ...encourage the participation of all members of the group; They make sure no one's ideas are left out. |
| Summarizers | ...summarize what has been said or done to help keep the group on task |
| Aggressors | ...express disapproval of the values, acts, or feelings of others; try to take credit for the ideas of others; "joke" in a hurtful way |
| Blockers | ...tend to be negative; They resist, disagree and oppose beyond "reason." |
| Recognition-seekers | ...call attention to themselves by boasting, or acting in unusual ways |
| Self-confessors | ...use the group setting to express their personal feelings and issues not related to the task |
| Dominators | ...try to take control; may use flattery, tell others what to do, or interrupt others |
| Help-seekers | ...act helpless; They say things like "I can't help. I don't really understand this stuff." |
