The “forming phase” was smoother in the classroom exercise than my real world experiences. The greatest bottleneck that I face during this phase in the real world is the lack of shared leadership and accountability among the team members. With team members joining the projects in different phases of the project, I feel the forming phase runs through the course of the project.
Stage 2- Storming: When individuals compete for acceptance and status:
In corporate settings, the storming phase is inevitable. In some cases, this phase extends through the duration of the project. So I was puzzled when we skipped this stage altogether during our team building exercise. Why did we skip this phase during our exercise? The top three on my list of reasons are lack of ego, authority or hierarchy among the team members. The MBA team didn’t have anything to lose. There was no competition for a promotion, a raise or individual credit for a work well done or the fear of losing the job or making our management look bad. Every team member during this phase is trying to answer the question “What’s in it for me?”. Till each member gets a satisfying answer to this question and their answer aligns with the goal of the project, this phase will continue.
Stage 3- Norming: When team adjusts and working together becomes normal:
During preparation, we came up with a couple of designs and we had one of the team member try a prototype for gaining height for the structure using the cups. He worked on it on
Forming is the stage when a group initially need to come together and get to know each other, then the team sets a goal. This is when the
The forming stage is characterized by dependency, and need for acceptance and guidance. In this stage the "meet and greet" is done. During the meet and greet each member gathers information that will determine the strength of potential relationships amongst group members, as well as establish group hierarchy. Generally, in this stage the leader of group is selected. The group leader has a tendency to be someone that is viewed as stable and
Wheelan (2013) identifies the four stages of team development and provides detailed explanation of how a group transforms itself from a stage one group of uncertainty into a successful, highly productive stage four team. This requires work and a thorough understanding of the many internal/external influences that can occur during each stage. A team member or leader who is well versed in these stages and who can evolve with each stage will be better equipped to deal with possible obstacles that can hinder group progress and implement practices to help the group successfully work through a
Forming is the testing and dependence of a group. In this stage, individuals establish group ground rules and organization, create relationships with leaders and other group members, and test the boundaries of the group. Even though the forming stage consists of suspiciousness and fearfulness of the new group, the sole purpose of this stage is to get to know one another. For example, in the field of Music, students must perform and collaborate with other musicians. Performing and collaboration is an important part of communication, self-expression, and education.
Following the forming stage is the storming stage. Throughout this stage, a high level of conflict occurred within the team. There were frustrations between team members during their meetings, as well as confusion regarding each
There will be high dependence on the leader to start the conversation and the individual roles and responsibilities will be unclear. The leader must be ready to answer a lot of questions from the rest of the group about the purpose of the team. In this scenario everyone will be polite to each other and welcome each other happily.
Planning phase: Once our team came up with our business and we each knew what part we would take part in we began to plan out how we were going to complete this due to certain time constraints, and available meeting times outside of class we had to devise on plan on how the project steps could be complete. This part took some time to agree on certain aspects. Yet once the plan was set, everyone had a good confidence this project was going to have an exceptional outcome but required a lot of
This stage is where players get to know and familiarize themselves with other teammates. This is where social comparisons begin and where players start evaluating each other’s strengths and weaknesses. My team had many issues with this stage. Upperclassmen often fear getting their spot taken by underclassmen, so they will pay close attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the newcomers. This same thing happens regardless of grade or age (upperclassmen verses underclassmen). I have multiple teammates who are not satisfied with their playing time. When they speak of it to me, they often say, “I just don’t get why coach doesn’t play me, but he plays this person, and I’m better than her.” They will also watch every mistake the player above them makes and wonder why she is not getting pulled out of the game or criticized for her wrong doings. This directly affects the forming stage. Signs of forming stage issues include uncommitted members, hidden feelings, confusion, poor listening, and
This balance is often observed difficult to achieve, especially within the solution teams. This is mainly attributed to the team formation stages as described by the Bruce Tuckman’s model (1965). According to Tuckman, the team formation goes through the forming, storming, norming and performing stages in progression. In the forming stage, there is a high dependence on leader for guidance and direction. In the storming stage, team members vie for position as they attempt to
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
The forming and orientation stage of the group is the initial step of getting the group started. Gladding (2012) outlines seven steps that make up the forming stage of group development. First, one must develop a basis for the group.
A useful theory to explain our processes and development as a group is Tuckman’s theory of group working which explains the stages that a group will progress through in order to achieve an objective, including the Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning stages (Mindtools, 2016). The forming stage was pre-established for our group because we had been allocated together prior to the task and we had already managed to build relationships with one another. It was at the storming stage we began to establish our roles within the group and allocate tasks for
Answer 5. Phase two is difficult it can cause some groups to disband before they start getting any work done. The people in the group usually have their own ideas and if they can not agree on ideas or who should be the leader they will not move forward. Groups must be able to communicate with one another to be able to come to certain conclusions. My brothers work group had a
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
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.