1. Humor.

2. Starting on time.

3. Short meetings.

4. Fun.

5. Compromising.

6. Similar backgrounds.

7. Common goals.

8. Enthusiasm.

9. Cooperation.

10. Assigning a leadership role on a temporary basis (rotating facilitator).

11. Having clear goals that are understood by all.

12. Alternative ideas.

13. Consensus decision-making.

14. Respect

15. Defined roles.

16. Commitment.

17. Flexible structuring.

18. Support for others.

19. Facilitation rather than leadership

20. Initiative.

21. Cooperation.

22. Sensitivity to people's differing needs.

23. Trust.

24. Being process-oriented not task oriented.

25. Listening

26. Following through and accepting responsibility.

27. Dealing with the affects of power differences on group process

1. Not listening.

2. Unclear issues.

3. Disorganized.

4. No facilitator.

5. No defined goals and objectives.

6. Not buying into goals and objectives.

7. Not being involved in decision-making.

8. Impatience with the group decision- making process.

9. Being afraid to speak up at a meeting because of what others might say

10. Using words and jargon that some members might not understand.

11. Lack of information.

12. Not listening to what others have to say.

13. Suppressing conflict.

14. Rejecting other's ideas without hearing them.

15. Animosity and dislikes in the group.

16. Lack of multilingual communication.

17. Time Pressures.

18. Outside pressures.

19. Using Robert's rules.

20. Ego.

21. Pushy people.

22. Hidden agenda/self-interest

23. Lack of well-defined roles.

24. False humor or too much humor.

25. Inflexible group structure.

26. Lack of planning.

27. No prepared agenda.

28. Age group differences.