Task roles include:
● Initiator–contributor. Redefines problems and offers solutions, clarifies objectives, suggests agenda items, and maintains time limits
● Information seeker. Pursues descriptive bases for the group’s work ● Information giver. Expands information given by sharing experiences and making
inferences ● Opinion seeker. Explores viewpoints that clarify or reflect the values of other members’
suggestions ● Opinion giver. Conveys to group members what their pertinent values should be ● Elaborator. Predicts outcomes and provides illustrations or expands suggestions,
clarifying how they could work ● Coordinator. Links ideas or suggestions offered by others ● Orienter. Summarizes the group’s discussions and actions ● Evaluator-critic. Appraises the quantity and quality of the group’s accomplishments
against set standards ● Energizer. Motivates group to accomplish, qualitatively and quantitatively, the group’s
goals ● Procedural technician. Supports group activity by arranging the environment
(e.g., scheduling meeting room) and providing necessary tools (e.g., ordering visual equipment)
● Recorder. Documents the group’s actions and achievements
Nurturing roles facilitate the growth and maintenance of the group. Individuals assuming these roles are concerned with group functioning and interpersonal needs.
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