Building Blocks of Effective Teamwork Building Blocks Purpose

Building Blocks of Effective Teamwork

Building Blocks Purpose u Explore the stages of group development u Define the concept of team u Identify elements of effective teamwork

Tuckman’s Model of Group Development 5 Stages 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forming Storming Norming Performing Adjourning Tuckman, B. W. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384 -399.

Forming Stage u Characterized by dependency on the group leader, lack of group identity, uncertainty about the group’s purpose, and lack of trust.

Storming Stage u Characterized by conflict and confrontation, resistance, testing, and role ambiguity.

Norming Stage u Characterized by cohesiveness and group identity. Standards and attitudes that guide behavior are established. Members avoid conflict and seek harmony.

Performing Stage u Characterized by interdependence, cooperation, and open communication among group members. Group effectively balances work and relational matters (both task and people-oriented) and accomplishes goals of the group.

Adjourning Stage u Characterized group. by termination of the

Stages of Group Development forming performing storming norming adjourning

Team u “A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. ” u John Katzenbach & Doug Smith, The Wisdom of Teams, 1993, Harvard Business School Press, p. 45.

Characteristics of Teams Leadership Becomes a Shared Activity u Collective Accountability u Purpose/Mission/Goal u Problem Solving u Measure of Effectiveness u

Building Blocks

Group Roles Task Roles u Initiator u Opinion giver u Elaborator u Recorder Relational Roles u Encourager u Harmonizer u Compromiser u Follower

Teamwork u How can leaders develop effective teams (progress from a group, committee, etc. to a team)?

Essence of Teamwork u Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else. ~Proverb