Value of Team Building Stages of Team Development

Value of Team Building

Stages of Team Development n 1 -- Forming n 2 -- Norming n 3 -- Storming n 4 -- Producing n 5 -- Ending

Stages of Team Development

Five Stages of Team Dynamics FORMING: --“What’s going on? ” n NORMING: --“How am I expected to work with these people? ” n STORMING: --“How do we manage our differences? ” n PRODUCING: --“How can we maintain our good performance? ” n ENDING: -- “What happens if things change? ” n

#1 -- Forming- Task Functions/Issues Get the team started n Develop common purpose n Orientation n Provide n Build Structure Trust n Manage Transitions

#1 --Forming-Member Behavior Characterized by: n Anxiety n Search for structure n Silence n Reactive to leader

#1 --Forming-Leadership Roles Reduce the Uncertainty n Set Goals, Clarify Purpose n Draw out questions n Let members get to know each other n Model expected behavior

#2 --Norming-Task Functions/Issues Establish Primary Norms n Team responsibility n Cooperation & participation n Decision making n Confronting Problems n Leadership n Quality & Excellence n Interaction analysis

#2 -Norming-Member Behavior Characterized by: n Power struggles n Leader focused discussions n Silence n Hostility n Frequent topic changes n Failure to commit to action plans

#2 --Norming-Leadership Roles Encourage Norm Development n Develop n Use goals consensus n Redirect questions n Develop positive listening skills

#3 --Storming-Task Functions/Issues Manage Increased Conflict n Openly confront problems n Increased n Testing participation of group norms n Increasing the leader independence from

#3 --Storming--Member Behavior Characterized by: n Attacks upon the leader n Polarization n Increased n Fight of the team members testing of group norms or Flight behavior

#3 --Storming-Leadership Roles Legitimize Conflict n Examine your own Response to Conflict n Reinforce positive conflict resolution efforts n Acknowledge conflict as essential for change n DO NOT become more authoritarian

#4 --Producing-Task Functions/Issues Focus Team on Task n Monitor accomplishments n Critique Process--Analyze interactions n Avoid “groupthink” n Satisfy members’ personal needs

#4 --Producing-Member Behavior Characterized by: n Cohesiveness n Conflict Management n Closeness n Active n Here with the leader listening and now focus

#4 --Producing-Leadership Roles Maintain Team Skills n Maintain technical skills n Maintain interpersonal skills n Provide feedback on the group’s effectiveness n Assist in gaining more meaning from meetings

#5 --Ending--Task Functions/Issues Prepare Team for Closure n Leader leaves n Member(s) leave n Task/Goal changes n Technology changes n Goal is accomplished n Team disbands n Mergers

#5 --Ending--Member Behavior Characterized by: n Denial n Group skills break down n Withdrawal n Frantic attempts to work cohesively n Lethargy n Anger directed at leader n Increased conflict

#5 --Ending-Leadership Roles Legitimize Termination Anxiety n Acknowledge n Encourage the situation expression of feelings