IDENTIFYING AND DILUTING NEGATIVE TEAM ROLES

IDENTIFYING AND DILUTING NEGATIVE TEAM ROLES NEGATIVE TEAM ROLES HOW TO SPOT THIS BEHAVIOR (What they might say) HOW TO DILUTE THE IMPACT OF THIS NEGATIVE ROLE (What you might say) Topic Jumper -- unable to explore any specific topic in depth, displays a short attention span and continually interrupts group discussions by attempting to change the subject Dominator -- displays threatening and bullying behavior within the team setting, uses intimidating and minimizing behavior in an attempt to take over the team and control all discussions, "hijacks" the team by coercing it to pursue his or her personal agenda Devil's Advocate - can be positive in the sense of introducing different viewpoints into the team discussion, can become a negative role when used to block team progress or consensus, does not allow the team to move forward