How well does your group coordinate its activities and communication? Key things to evaluate on this front are how the group elicits contributions, delegates and directs action, summarizes decisions, handles conflict, and manages processes. For example, do some members talk too much while others give too little input? If so, the group needs someone to improve the balance of contributions. Simply saying something like “Allie, I think we should hear from some other people on this subject” can be very effective. Or does your group tend to revisit issues it has already decided on? If so, you can expect many members to express frustration with this time-