Group Characteristics

Goal 4.01: Demonstrate characteristics of effective leadership.

HarmonizerPositive Role:• a person who tries to build good relationships

among team membersPossible Negative Role:• more concerned that the group is getting

along rather than what is getting done

Leader• takes responsibility for moving the team forward• keeps the team focused and on task• delegates responsibilities• able to pick out the good ideas that have been

presented to get the group going again

Coordinator• organizes team resources• organizes responsibilities

Encourager• praises other people’s ideas• helps others make significant contributions• good listener/truly interested in helping the

group• leaves his/her ego at the door/sees the bigger

picture

Seeker• asks questions• gets clarification

Initiator• gets things moving by making suggestions/

offering solutions• restates problem/solution to make it clearer• idea person

Distracter• turns attention away from the team’s primary

goal• wanders from subject

Avoider• refuses to actively participate• daydreams/ withdraws

Innovator• has creative ideas

Blocker• rejects ideas/always finds something wrong• argues and makes excuses• refuses to cooperate and blocks team progress

Dominator• interrupts others • uses intimidation to discourage people to share • thinks his/her way is the only way

Peacemaker• helps the team deal with conflict• serves as a mediator