Group Member
Styles
Adapted from Glenn M. Parker,Team Players and Teamwork
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Group Member Styles
Contributor
 Collaborator
 Communicator
 Challenger
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Contributor
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Task-oriented team member
Enjoys providing team with good
technical information and data
Pushes the team to set high
performance standards
Most people see the contributor
as dependable
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Collaborator
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Goal-directed team member
Flexible and open to new ideas; willing to
pitch in and work outside of defined role
Able to share the limelight with other
team members
Most see the collaborator as a “big
picture” person
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Communicator
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Process-oriented team member
An effective listener and facilitator of
involvement, conflict resolution, and
consensus building
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Helps build an informal relaxed climate
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Seen by others as positive “people” person
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Challenger
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Member who questions the goals,
methods, and even the ethics of the team
Willing to disagree with the leader
Encourages the team to take wellconceived risks
Most people appreciate the value of the
challenger’s candor and openness
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