
121 – The New Project
Purpose/Objectives: In group meetings and project teams, participants’
“hidden agendas” can negatively affect the functioning
of the group, and they put an extra burden on the group
leader.
This exercise demonstrates these group dynamics
through a structured group role play. A group of
“employees” meet about a new project and each is
assigned a specific role, ranging from agreeable to
aggressive. The leader’s job is to introduce the new
project to the group, gain their support, and plan for a
changeover. The leader’s task is difficult because the
group members have a variety of hidden agendas. The
remaining session ...