Task Roles
The amount of task roles
six task roles
The amount of social roles
six social roles
Definition of task goal
the goal of getting the job done
Definition of social goal
the goal of building a good relationship among group members
Amount of harmful roles
six harmful roles
Definition of task role
a member role that enables a group to get a task done
Definition of social role
a member role that helps build and maintain a cohesive team
A task goal does not work towards this
Strengthening group relationships
A social goal in group work might focus on improving this between members.
The member who takes on excessive amounts of work and makes decisions dependently
the dominator
Purpose of the idea sharer role
to share skilled ideas about team tasks with other team members
Purpose of the stress reliever
to take steps to reduce the emotional tensions that groups inevitably experience
A task goal in a group project might include setting one of these for when the work must be finished.
a deadline
A social goal can help build this positive feeling among group members.
trust
member who intimidates other group members, makes negative judgements about them, and seeks unhealthy confrontation
The agressor
Purpose of the group motivator
to encourage others to direct their energy to completing the task at hand
Purpose of the process observer
to note the emotional interactions among members as the group goes about its work
When a task goal is achieved, the group successfully completes this
the assignment
A social goal in a group may focus on strengthening this so members work well together.
cooperation
The member who does an excessive amount of work, offers solutions prematurely, and makes decisions in-dependently in order to save the group from failure
the rescuer
Purpose of the progress summarizer
to get the group to stop and reflect on the progress being made
Purpose of the communication facilitator
to use communication skills to build good relationships among members of the team
If a team adjusts their approach after realising their current method isn’t working, they are prioritising their task goal of this
making progress
A social goal in a group might focus on reducing this when disagreements happen.
group conflict
The member who is pessimistic and does not trust others, individually or in groups
the cynic