With regards to the group setting and how I generally relate to the team, I find myself somewhat split. By necessity of me often being designated as supervisor or officer in charge, I have to take on elements of a task-facilitating role. This happens in that I'm often seeking information on an issue, giving information to superiors or clients, and almost always passing instructions to my subordinates and monitoring their progress. That, however, requires me to be consciously taking on that role and acting accordingly. I find that if I'm left to my own devices and not designated as a leader, such as in a class setting or team effort not related to my work, I fall into a relationship-building role. In most average group settings, I tend to blend in more and am more apt to occasionally relieve tension, help with development or the construction of consensus, and sometimes empathize with the plight at hand. Generally speaking, that kind of interaction felt more comfortable to me than taking the lead on tasking.
Again, by nature of being the supervisor, its quite necessary for me to engage with my teams in order to get orders out to them, as well as to receive any feedback for queries or updates on action taken so I can update my leadership. I do, however, make it a practice to do more than just that. I try and regularly check in the offices on which I have oversight to see to their general welfare, and I might even casually chat as well.
On that same token, I am cognizant of trying to maintain our cohesion and general collaboration with the rest of the unit and our clients. I heard more than once in my bachelor's program about the idea of horizontal communication, and I try to promote that wherever I go, as having everyone in synch with the information available is often critical. Again, I'm also somewhat prone towards relationship building, so I'm often trying to get everyone's buy in on the issue at hand, or otherwise trying to encourage us forward as necessary.
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