One key role of the facilitator is to identify the dynamics that develop when people interact with one another and to help group manage those dynamics. Dysfunctional dynamics have a negative impact on group members, hindering their ability to work together, and undermine the facilitator's best efforts to create a comfortable, productive work climate (open, trusting, safe) and to help members progress through their task work (content, agenda, outcomes).
The Nine Types of Group Dynamics:
