The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team-Building Tools: The Best of the Annuals

Chapter 4. Defined Roles

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• The Hats We Wear: Understanding Team Roles

• No Strings Attached: Learning How Groups Organize to Complete Tasks

• Scope of Control: Taking Initiative in Problem Solving

• Yours, Mine, and Ours: Clarifying Team Responsibilities

• Symbols: Sharing Role Perceptions

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• The Search for Balance: Team Effectiveness

Defined Roles is the second critical block in the foundation of the teambuilding model presented here. Usually, members of a team have a fairly clear idea of what their roles are and it is only during times of crisis when role clarification poses a problem. But role issues may also come up during problem solving, when ...