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Tuckman Case

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According to question three, Tuckman claims there 4 stages all groups go through, and the Carl Hayden robotics team is no exception. The first stage is forming. The group formed for many different reasons, a few including, Dr. Cameron was drawn into the group via attraction to group goals. Oscar needed someone to sponsor the group who had experience in engineering. Oscar successfully recruited Christian through interpersonal attraction. Luiz joined simply for the fact of fun. Lorenzo joined for the most unique reason, because he had to. His forming story falls under the “miscellaneous” needs as he was simply trying to clean his record.
Second is the storming stage which is characterized by the initial tensions depicted in a scene at the actual competition, where water leaks into the battery. At this point in the movie the group has been long formed, there has been plenty of tension, yet in this instance there is immediate blame on one member, Lorenzo. While Lorenzo wanted to give up, Oscar fought to try and fix the solution, while Dr. Cameron was actually the definite problem solver. …show more content…

While the group was attempting to figure out where each member fit in on the team, while not actually wanting to be there, it was established that at this point they had no chance but to keep moving forward. It was expected that each member do their jobs, and do them well. Oscar was established as somewhat of the leader, Lorenzo the lynch pin, and so on.
Finally, the performing stage is defined as the group’s output. In the case of the movie this stage is obviously depicted in the competition, and the award ceremony as they won first

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