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Group Roles in Board Meetings

Ever since our middle school days, each one of us has developed a distinct style of interacting with the larger groups of people around us. We are very familiar with the typical schoolyard labels of "teacher's pet," and "class clown" or "class bully."

But let's face it, even as adults we still adopt certain patterns of interaction whenever we are in groups. We all have our standard set of roles that we take on. However, many of us lack the vocabulary to name and understand these roles.

The following role-descriptions represent the typical roles that emerge among group members. There are task roles: roles which attempt to "get things done." There are social roles, roles which attempt to keep the group relational and interactive. There are also destructive roles, roles which undermine the purpose of the group in one way or another.

As you consider the group dynamics of your board, what roles (from below) do you see at work? What roles are missing? What destructive roles need to be addressed? ...

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