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The Storming Stage Of Tuckman's Stages Of Group Development

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Hynes Posted Date: September 24, 2017 7:12 PMStatus:Published

First and foremost, thank you for your service. Additionally, your discussion board post was very educational. I would like to further examine the storming stage of Tuckman's Stages of Group Development. Our textbook states the following about the storming phase of Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development, “ Individuals test the leader's policies and assumptions as they determine how they fit into the power structure” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2016, p. 265). At this stage, it is imperative for group leaders to maintain control of the group.

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During the storming phase is where the group members will experience conflict over process or progress. It is the responsibility of group leaders to maintain a positive climate for the group to flourish. When confrontation arises leadership should not shy away, and maintain a positive environment, “There is confrontation from the team leader and team members isolate themselves from the activities of the team” (Ryan, 2014, p. 52). Additionally, group leadership should be fair and impartial as the team develops. Leaders, should weigh facts versus opinions. You may find within a group dynamics that group leadership often sides with extraverts more than introverts. Leaders should weigh argument over progress or process based on efficiency and not individual linkings or relationships of group members. When there is and bias within group dynamics there is a

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