Storming Team Development

Whether groups are formed for social or task oriented purposes, the ability to produce and maintain a sense of affiliation, peer support and collaboration is important for overall group functioning. The cohesion of a social group is produced through the establishment of a set of group norms, which are later defined as a guide for conduct accepted within a group of individuals. However, in order for a group to perform and produce results, the team leader should guide his/her team through the proper stages of group development, which includes the following steps: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Although teams should follow all these stages of group development, the forming and the norming stages are the most important,

One of the more important skills students will learn outside the classroom is teamwork. This quality can not be taught it must be learned by experience. Members will be on teams to compete in competitions. Students must learn the limits and strengths of their team member if they wish to succeed. This skill prepares students for the team work assignments which will be required in classes, as well as in everyday

The ELITE Team experienced the forming stage of development when it used regularly scheduled meetings to learn about each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Soon after, forming was experienced when it evolved by implementing the policy of focusing on eliminating errors. There were some conflicts that were encountered finger pointing and blame was placed on team members during meetings, some of which left in tears. This was only possible after strong relationships had been created. Eventually, team overcame the conflicts and moved on to the performing stage, which it currently works in today. The

The features of effective team performance are set out in Brian Tuckman’s phases of team development theory, ‘Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing.’ This outlines the phases that a team will go through in order to become effective and reach maturity. At the ‘Forming’ stage of team development individual roles and responsibilities are unclear and each member of the team is concerned to avoid conflict with each other. From this point the team will go through the ‘Storming’ phase which is when they start to conflict as individuals put forward ideas which will be challenged by others in a bid to gain power and position over others. After this the ‘Norming’ phase follows and it is at this point that individual roles are defined and accepted

The team leader’s ability to identify, understand and correct any dysfunctional teams is also an important process to stay productive. There are three types of dysfunctional teams (MCMANUS, 2014) the “war zone” team is an environment where everyone is watching their backs and jockeying for position behind closed doors. There is usually a struggle for power and is generally a very completive environment between team members. The “love fest” team is heavily focused on

Reid Hastie, in his book “Wiser,” discusses many of the common points of how groups succeed and fail mainly due to group think. Throughout his years of research, he found a number of attributes that effective teams have in common. From his book, we have extracted ten important lessons that we believe are the most important for teams to learn and implement to be high performing. These findings also relate to the “5 Dysfunctions of a Team” that are outlined by Patrick Lencioni. Teachings taken from “Wiser” are symptoms, or indicators, of dysfunctions within a team, and many of his solutions help teams to overcome certain dysfunctions.

The recent victory of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers gives us a clear view into the dynamics of what makes a strong team. The Cavs collectively pulled together when the odds seemed impossible, but their efforts made them victors. A group is a couple of people put together for no apparent reason. The team is like a basketball team; every player has a position. On a team there 's a leader, being the coach, and that leader can choose to disseminate information to the players through the team captain. Everyone is not meant to lead and there are some people that prove that they have the ability to do more than just follow directions. Throughout this course we have learned the importance of team cohesion, communication, conflict resolution, motivation, inclusion, and the importance of diversity. It is important to know the different dynamics between that of a group and that of a team.

The team has managed to avoid the Storming phase altogether and I was lucky enough to jump directly from stage one to stage three. That was primarily due to engaging them from the very beginning with the challenges and goals the team needs to achieve. Gradually, the team moved into the Norming stage, when they started to resolve their differences, and work on achieving the

Having played a variety of team sports throughout my life, I saw a lot of parallels throughout the class work on team building between positive teamwork and success. Reading Five Dysfunctions of a Team and then applying what we learned from the reading into several team building exercise gave me a unique perspective on how to create and identify key team building skills.

Work Team development is a dynamic and often difficult process. Most teams find themselves in a continuos state of change and development. Eventhough, most teams never reach full stability, there is a general pattern that describes how most teams evolve. There are five stages of team development, the first stage is forming. In this stage there is a great deal of uncertainty about the teams purpose, structure and leadership. Members are testing the the waters to determine what types of behaviors are acceptable. This stage is complete when members began to think of themselves as part of the team. The second stage is called storming. In this stage there is much intragroup conflict.Team members accept the existence of the team, but there is resistance to the control that the team imposes on individuality. Conflict can arise from numerous sources within the team setting but generally falls into three categories:communication, factors, structural factors and personal factors (Varney, 1989/Townsley). In addition, there is conflict over who will control the team.

Although a group consists of many talented individuals, team cohesion is the way these individuals work together to better the team and not just themselves. Team cohesion is essential for the fate of a group, and the videos watched all show similar themes of how team cohesion is formed and maintained. The initial source of team cohesion is the coaches and leaders that teach it to their teams, as well as the individual motivations to stay committed to their teams. Team homogeneity is important for team cohesion as it makes sure all members have similar attitudes towards their common goal, and finally one stage of the four-stage team-building model displays the need for teammates to become friends outside of the field in order to strengthen their

154). As an athletic trainer, It is prudent information to understand team dynamics and progressions since majority of our settings will be associated with a team. The most common team progression is explained by sport psychologist through the linear theory of group development. There are four stages to the linear theory: “forming, storming, norming, and performing” (Weinberg & Gould, 2014, p. 155). In the forming phase, a team comes together for the first time (Weinberg & Gould, 2014). Typically, people are comparing themselves to those around them, developing structure, and becoming familiar with one another. Following forming phase is the storming phase. This phase is characterized by being resistant to the leader, as well as interpersonal conflict (Weinberg & Gould, 2014). In the norming stage, the team starts to come together to accomplish team goals. The last stage of this model is the performing stage (Weinberg & Gould, 2014). This is when things are going well, and the team is performing at their peak (Weinberg & Gould, 2014). Most teams reached this stage once they draw toward the end of the season, but this stage does not last since new players typically arriving for

The genesis and growth of a group always goes through five stages: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Forming is always the first stage, where the group members meet for the first time and roles as well as structure and purpose are not firmly established. This stage closes when the individuals label themselves as a group. Appropriately named, the storming stage is defined by intragroup conflict in the areas of limited autonomy and leadership, and is a critical in group development. The resolution of this stage comes with a visible leader along with rankings of group members. After the dust has settled, the norming stage begins with development of cohesiveness, close relationships, and ends

Charlie repeatedly steps in and breaks up this flow of ideas by saying that the teams needs to break and reconvene when discussions appear heated. Charlie goes wrong as a leader since he does not realize that the open exchange of ideas and perspectives is a natural part of the team’s building and development process of “storming” (Week2, Lecture1).

Phil Jackson famously stated that "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." Given this scenario, I have formulated a series of recommendations to address the key issues. The case is a prime example of a dysfunctional team trapped in the storming phase. The team’s three core problems are team dysfunctions, intragroup conflicts, and role ambiguities. In the hopes of resolving these issues, I have developed a strategic approach with different options and emergency tactics to pursue based upon the results of its first stage.