Group/Team Role Functions

Question 1

What are task functions

Answer 1

Behaviours relevant to attain group goals

Question 2

What are maintenance functions

Answer 2

Behaviours to keep group happy

Question 3

List the 5 task functions

Answer 3

Initiating, seeking information, giving opinion or info, clarifying, summarizing, and consensus taking

Question 4

List the 4 maintenance functions

Answer 4

Harmonizing, gatekeeping, encouraging, compromising, setting standards

Question 5

initiating (task)

Answer 5

Identifies goals

Question 6

Seeking info or opinion (task)

Answer 6

Request facts or seek out opinions

Question 7

Clarifying (task)

Answer 7

Define terms, paraphrase key ideas

Question 8

Summarizing (task)

Answer 8

Offers group solution or suggestion, restate key ideas

Question 9

Consensus taking (task)

Answer 9

Checks to see whether group has reached common goal

Question 10

Harmonizing (maintenance)

Answer 10

Reconcile disagreements, explore differences in constructive manner

Question 11

Gatekeeping (maintenance)

Answer 11

Helps keep communication channels

Question 12

Encourage (maintenance)

Answer 12

Unconditional acceptance of others through body language and words

Question 13

Compromising (maintenance)

Answer 13

Admits mistakes, modifies position in the interest of group cohesion

Question 14

Setting standards (maintenance)

Answer 14

Reassess group