Team Roles Ron Gatepain constructionsite INDIVIDUAL ROLES Within

Team Roles Ron Gatepain constructionsite

INDIVIDUAL ROLES Within a team there are two types of individual role: • functional role as assigned by the structure of the organisation e. g. head of department, deputy, etc. • team role as played by the individual within the team, the role of the person within the team will depend on the persons personality. constructionsite

Roles according to Clutterbuck • • Generators Integrators Developers Perfecters constructionsite

Bellbin’s Role Types • • Chairman / Co-ordinator Organiser / Implementer Shaper Plant Resource investigator Monitor / Evaluator Team worker Completer - finisher constructionsite

GROUP FUNCTIONS Benne and Sheats Initiator-contributor Suggests new goals, procedures and ideas to the group. Information seeker Seeks information and facts relevant to the problem. Opinion seeker Clarifies the value of what the group is. Information giver Offers facts and gives his experiences. Opinion giver Gives his opinion with regard to suggestions made. Elaborator Offers reasons for suggestions and deduces consequences of following them. constructionsite

Co-ordinator Co-ordinates the suggestions and activities Orienteer Questions the direction the group is taking and defines its position. Evaluator-critic Subjects the accomplishments of the group Energiser Stimulates the group to take decisions or action. Procedural technician Performs routine tasks for the group. Recorder Keeps a record of group decisions. constructionsite

Unhelpful Roles Aggressor Blocker Recognition seeker Deflates the status of other members by expressing disapproval of their contribution or values. Tends to be negative and resistant to suggestions. Opposes all suggestions. Calls attention to himself by boasting about his achievements. constructionsite

Self-confessor Playboy Uses the group forum to express personal feeling not related to the group. Displays a lack of involvement in the group's process by "playing around". Dominator Tries to dominate other members of the group. Help-seeker Looks for sympathy from other members by expressing personal problems constructionsite

Special interest pleader Speaks for certain sectors of the community ie. the small businessman. Cloaks his prejudices or biases in a stereotype. constructionsite

The Needs of the Group • Task • Group • Individual constructionsite

Task • This is the need to accomplish something. The task is the purpose of the group. It is seen as a thing rather than as people. constructionsite

Group • This refers to the maintenance of the group, it maintains working relationships between members in order that the group can accomplish its task. This refers to people, how they relate to each other. constructionsite

Individual • This looks at the needs of the individual members of the group, why they are part of the group, consider motivation. constructionsite

Maintaining The Group • Reviewing • Debrief constructionsite

Reviewing • Why we exist, what are we here for? • What or who would be affected if we went out of existence? • Are there more cost-effective ways our purpose and aim could be achieved than having this team? • Has there been a significant change in our mission as a team. • Have we perceived or been given, new responsibilities? • Are we still the right people to be tackling this work? • Does it still need a team effort? constructionsite

Debrief Was the goal clear? Was the plan workable? Was the plan flexible? Did everyone know what they were supposed to be doing? • Did everyone do their part? • Did everyone work together? • What skills or knowledge was lacking? • • • constructionsite