Returning to the article we just read:

1. Which of the task-related roles do you think has the greatest potential of going wrong and causing conflict within the group and why?
2. Which maintenance role do you think you’ve performed the best in previous group experiences? How did your communication and behaviors help you perform the role’s functions? Which maintenance role have you had the most difficulty or least interest in performing? Why?
3. Describe a situation in which you have witnessed a person playing one of the self-centered roles in a group. How did the person communicate? What were the effects? Now describe a situation in which you have witnessed a person playing one of the unproductive roles in a group. How did the person communicate? What were the effects?
4. What is one skill or strength that you bring to group work in the online environment?

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I think the task-related role that may have the greatest potential of going wrong and causing conflict within the group would be the expediter role. I chose this role because it focuses more on keeping the group on track