Stages of Team development

1. Your totem goes here, you may use a build if you desire Stages of Team development Your name goes here Your course position goes here

2. Learning Objectives As a result of this session you will: • Develop the ability to recognize the stages of development associated with a team • Understand the characteristics of each of the four stages of team development • Understand the concepts of skill level and enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four stages of team development NE-II-177

3. Learning Objectives As a result of this session you will: • Develop the ability to recognize the stages of development associated with a team • Understand the characteristics of each of the four stages of team development • Understand the concepts of skill level and enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four stages of team development NE-II-177

4. How Teams Develop •Forming •Storming •Norming •Performing Bruce W. Tuchman suggested in 1965 that as teams develop they progress through four common stages NE-II-177

5. How Teams Develop NE-II-177

6. Stages of Team Development • Forming • Most team members eager to be on the team – Enthusiasm is high • Clarity of norms, roles, goals and timelines is lacking • Anxiety about trusting other team members • High dependence on leadership figure for purpose and direction • Primary Issues: personal well being, acceptance and trust NE-II-177

7. Stages of Team Development • Forming Storming Team discovers discrepancy between initial expectation and reality Negative reaction to each other; Subgroups polarize team Trust is lowered with breakdown of communication Primary issues: power, control and conflict NE-II-177

8. Stages of Team Development • Forming StormingNorming • As issues are addressed, enthusiasm begins to rise • Productivity and technical skills increase • leading to positive, even euphoric feelings • Trust and cohesion grow • as communication becomes more open and task oriented • Increased clarity and commitment to • purpose, values, norms, roles and goals • New issues are sharing of control and avoidance of conflict NE-II-177

9. Stages of Team Development • Forming StormingNormingPerforming • Skill level and enthusiasm are high and reinforce each other • Pride and excitement come from being part of a high-performing team • Performance is the primary focus - Standards are high • there is a commitment to continuous improvement • Clarity exists for purpose, roles and goals • Trust and mutual respect are the norm • Communication is open, leadership is shared • Issues include continued refinements and growth NE-II-177

10. Variables of Team Development • Skill Level (productivity) • Starts out low • Rises as the team becomes productive • Enthusiasm (morale) • Starts out high then dips as reality sets in • Rises as the team works through its problems Skill Level and Enthusiasm are both high when a team becomes a HIGH PERFORMING TEAM. NE-II-177

11. Where is Your Patrol? NE-II-177

12. Here are some examples from “Remember the Titans” Walt Disney Pictures, 2000 • Year is 1971 • High School is being integrated • New coach appointed to take over football team • Successful and popular former coach demoted to assistant • Two coaches are as opposite as can be • How did this team form ? NE-II-177

13. Clip #1: “Forming” Enthusiasm is high, skill level is low Watch the team for: • Eagerness • High and unrealistic expectations • Anxiety about how players will fit in • What demands will be placed on them * NE-II-177

14. Clip #2: “Storming” Enthusiasm has dropped, skill level continues to be low. Watch the team for: • Difficulty working together • Frustration • Negativity • Communication breakdowns • Dissatisfaction with leadership * NE-II-177

15. Clip #3: “Norming” Enthusiasm and skill level are rising. Things to watch for in this clip: • Euphoric, positive feelings • Team members valuing their differences • Team members start thinking “we” rather than “I” * NE-II-177

16. Clip #4: “Performing” Enthusiasm and skill level are high. Things to watch for in this clip: • Pride and confidence • Purpose and goals are clear • Communication is open • Leadership is shared * NE-II-177

17. Now for a Story of Yours NE-II-177

18. SUMMARY • Understanding the Stages of Team Development • Enables us to anticipate what a team is likely to go through • Enables us to use appropriate strategies to smooth the progress of the team through each stage • Suggests suitable leadership and behaviors during each stage • It’s Not Set in Stone • Different teams proceed at different speeds • A team may sometimes regress to an earlier stage • A team may be in different stages with respect to different aspects of its mission NE-II-177

19. Learning Objectives Review You should be able to: 1. Recognize the stages of development associated with a team Forming Storming Norming Performing NE-II-177

20. Learning Objectives Review You should be able to: 2. Understand the characteristics of each of the four stages of team development Forming: Excitement of members - Lack of norms, goals and trust Storming: Discrepancy between expectations and reality. Sub groups polarize the team Norming: Issues are being addressed – trust and cohesion grow. Avoidance of conflict Performing: Clarity of purpose, roles and goal. Trust and respect are the norm. NE-II-177

21. Learning Objectives Review You should be able to: 3. Understand the concepts of skill level and enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four stages of team development Skill level / productivity: Steadily increases as the team develops. Enthusiasm / morale: Starts high, drops in the storming stage, begins to rise in the norming stage, high in the performing stage. NE-II-177

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