Primary Roles
The following is an alphabetical list of the roles that may be involved in any group action.
ABSTRACT DESIGNER: The ability to design macro solutions to problems that require the complex integration of multiple conceptual models.
CONCRETE DESIGNER: The ability to design detailed, workable solutions for practical problems.
COUNSELOR: The ability to help others embrace workable solutions to their personal problems.
EVALUATOR: The ability to ensure the quality of the project and the integrity of the people involved.
FINANCIER: The ability and willingness to fund, whether for profit or not, specific people or enterprises.
GROUP ARBITRATOR: The ability to negotiate a satisfactory solution between two or more parties who have real or potentially conflicting interests.
LEADER: The ability to influence the direction and values of a group effort so as to mobilize the resources necessary to accomplish a goal.
MANAGER: The ability to oversee a selected task force so that the work gets done and the morale among workers is satisfactory.
ORGANIZER: The ability to arrange information, events, or tasks so that they are completed efficiently.
PROMOTER: The ability to proclaim the value of a person, concept, or thing in a convincing manner.
RECRUITER: The ability to enlist other people in the pursuit of a common enterprise.
SELLER: The ability to guide others in committing their resources toward a particular product, project, person, or concept.
SPECIALIST: The ability to perform specific and specialized tasks involving information, aesthetics, or technical skills.
STABILIZER: The ability to ensure that an enterprise continues to function in a steadfast, dependable manner.
SUPPORTER: The ability to help others succeed without requiring much personal recognition in the process.
TEACHER: The ability to communicate ideas and information in a useful, easily understood manner.
TRAINER: The ability to impart a skill to another.
VISIONARY BUILDER: The ability to envision the potential of an idea or project and provide the impetus to ensure its fulfillment.
In accomplishing a group endeavor, certain primary roles work in concert with others and come into play at fairly predictable points. Primary roles can be grouped in even broader categories.
1. ORIGINATORS: Abstract Designers, Visionary Builders, Concrete Designers
2. FINANCIERS
3. PERSUADERS: Recruiters, Promoters, Sellers
4. ORGANIZERS
5. PEOPLE SPECIALISTS: Teachers, Trainers, Counselors, Group Arbitrators, Managers, Leaders
6. PRODUCERS: Specialists, Supporters, Stabilizers
7. EVALUATORS
