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I chose to watch The Office (Season 1, Episode 1). In the first episode I saw that Michael Scott was the leader. It did not say how he was appointed leader, but it was evident that he was the highest-ranking worker in that office. As the leader, Michael has the ability to not only communicate one on one with workers about problems, but he has the ability to easily hold group meetings for important information. Dwight Schrute would be described as the opinion giver task role. He gives his opinion on many matters. He is not afraid to speak his mind, this has a positive effect on the group. He readily available to challenge authority, and makes others happy in the group with his sense of humor. The scene where they talked about describing a …show more content…

Michael would be defined as a Joker. With joker his joker personality, it is hard to see him as a effective leader among the group, but he does have some task roles he conducts. Michael is both a leader and an initiator. He is a leader because he is appointed. But he does try to initiate ideas and approaches for the group, but he does so in a jokingly manner. He uses process functions in his leadership style. He tells the group that his sector will be the one that is not down sized. He tells everyone they are not going to be down sized to keep their morale up. With everything he does, he attaches his joker role with it.

A self-centered role individual would be one defined, as a person who is selfish in ones need and insecure in some matter, so they tend to want to be the center of attention. Self-centered goals distract from the group because they are not group uplifting characteristics. They are usually self-gain goals; even the aggressor is a self-gain goal because it gives a sense of power to only the aggressor. In the office, Michael can be depicted being a Joker. He is avoiding the down sizing problem by cracking jokes, everyone else is worried about their job, but Michael just wants to liven up the mood for himself with jokes.

Of all the variables listed in the book (description, problem orientation,

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